Troy, a Pit Bull who lives in Amsterdam, “pawed” it forward to his rescuers. He hand — er, mouth — delivered a gift to the police officers who saved his life.
While walking through Rietlandpark with his owner last month, a bee stung Troy’s neck. Troy went into shock and couldn’t walk. When his owner yelled for help, he was fortunately heard by officers at the Piet Heinkade police station across the street from the park.
The officers rushed Troy and his owner to a veterinarian. Because they got him there so quickly, Troy was able to make a complete recovery. The veterinarian said Troy would not have been so lucky if it had taken longer for him to get treatment for the sting.
Today Troy showed his appreciation to these heroes — with a box of popsicles.
“Troy gives his saviors ice cream as a thank you!” Politie Amsterdam posted on their Facebook page, along with a photo of the happy dog making his delivery.
Lassie wasn’t around to alert the owner of Angus, a blind, 14-year-old English Bulldog, that her dog had fallen into a well, but luckily firefighters from Costa Mesa, Calif., came to the rescue of the elderly pooch.
Angus fell into the 10-foot well in his backyard four days ago, KCBS reports. His dog mom, Robyn Hubbard, said Angus hadn’t barked and she wasn’t even aware there was a well in her yard. A neighbor discovered it while helping her search for Angus.
“She started crawling around and all of a sudden she’s like, ‘Did you know about this hole?'” Hubbard told KCBS. “And I said, ‘What hole? What are you talking about?'”
Angus, who has no eyes, hadn’t been in the backyard for a year. “He can’t even really walk from the bed to the den,” Hubbard said. He’d suffered several seizures earlier this week, and she thought he may have wandered off somewhere to die.
“Obviously, he’s not on his last legs like I thought he was,” she told KCBS.
An Hour-Long Rescue Effort
To free Angus, the firefighters dug an access hole next to the well. One of the firefighters was then lowered head first into the well to pick up the dog. The rescue effort took almost an hour.
*Animal Rescue Update* FF’s have dug an access hole and are attempting to rescue Angus; 14 y/o English Bulldog. pic.twitter.com/CpD3VB3ZO1
After being reunited with his grateful dog mom, firefighters were nice enough to transport both of them to a local animal hospital, where Angus was evaluated.
Amazingly, Angus was dehydrated but had no broken bones and is in good condition, KCBS reports. In a photo tweeted about two hours after his ordeal, the old boy appears to be resting comfortably at the animal hospital.
This has been a terrible, busy week for Southern California firefighters due to the devastating Blue Cut Fire and other wildfires made worse by the state’s severe drought.
Just a few days ago, a dog who’d been “sheltering in place” near a burning structure in the Blue Cut Fire ran and leaped into the arms of Cal Fire Battalion Chief Mike Mohler. Thank you, firefighters, and stay safe!
While areas of Louisiana have experienced devastating floods caused by historic amounts of rain, the severe drought here in Southern California has had a terrible impact on what one firefighter of 40 years called the worst wildfire he’d ever battled.
The so-called Blue Cut Fire, which began Tuesday in the San Bernardino Mountains, has burned more than 25,000 acres as of Thursday morning. More than 82,000 people have been evacuated, and, sadly, hundreds of them may have no houses to return to.
One dog left behind in the West Cajon area is very lucky to be alive.
When he saw Cal Fire Battalion Chief Mike Mohler, the dog, who appears to possibly be a Rottweiler mix, ran to him from a burning structure and leaped into his arms, according to a post yesterday on Cal Fire San Bernardino/Inyo/Mono Unit’s Facebook page.
“Seeing that dog run out of those flames was pretty amazing,” Mohler told KCBS. “It sheltered in place until it actually saw help, but it just wanted help. It needed to get out of that area.”
The dog was treated for minor burns, given food and water, and taken to the Apple Valley Animal Shelter. Hopefully the lucky puppy will soon be reunited with his owners.
Although it’s not yet known why the dog was left behind, it’s likely because, according to some comments on the Cal Fire Facebook post, many residents weren’t home when the fire started.
“People are not leaving pets behind,” wrote Priscilla Jaynes. “If people are at work, their pets are at home, and sometimes you can’t get through to them in time. Once police close a road, there is no going past the blockade. I know someone who lost their dog this way. It was devastating.”
Debe Webb added a comment saying that’s exactly what happened to her. “My husband spent eight hours on the roads trying to get to Wrightwood to our pets,” she wrote. “We were both at work down the hill when the fire started. He also had to walk five miles because they would only let them get so close by car. He got all three dogs and himself out.”
My heart goes out to everyone affected by this terrible wildfire, and the heroic firefighters who are battling it.
How to Help Animals Displaced by the Blue Cut Fire
Three shelters are currently taking in evacuated animals evacuated due to the wildfire. Dogs and cats are being taken in by the Apple Valley and Devore animal shelters. Larger animals can stay at the San Bernardino County Fairgrounds, which is also serving as an American Red Cross Shelter.
For these shelters’ latest donation needs, check their Facebook pages:
The Lutheran Church Charities (LCC) Comfort Dogs are well known for providing solace to people after mass shootings. But today, after a senseless act of violence, it’s some of these dogs and their handlers who will need the comforting.
During a random shooting in Joplin, Mo., around 5 a.m., two dogs and three people were shot as they rode in a van on their way to an LCC Comfort Dogs meeting in Saint Louis.
Two comfort dogs, both Golden Retrievers, were injured. Louie was shot in the neck and Jackson was shot through his ear flap.
Kenneth Eby, who was driving, was shot multiple times and is in critical but stable condition, the Joplin Globe reports. Heidi Gustin was shot in the arm and is in serious but stable condition. Karen Mech, struck by shrapnel and glass, was treated for minor injuries.
A couple in another vehicle were also shot. The man is in serious but stable condition, and the woman had minor injuries.
Tom S. Mourning II, the 26-year-old suspect, fired at the vehicles as he was driving. He has been taken into custody, the Jackson Globe reports. A rifle and handgun were found in his car.
“This came out of the blue and all of a sudden people were shot and going to the hospital,” Jason Glaskey, head of Immanuel Lutheran Church’s comfort dog ministry, told the Globe.
Eby’s wife, Vicki, who was not injured, told ABC News her husband had been shot in the lung. “It was so dark, we didn’t know what was happening,” she said. “If they hadn’t gotten him to the hospital when they did, he wouldn’t be here.”
Louie is recovering after surgery to remove the bullet from his neck. “I’m one sore pup who’s glad to be out of surgery and resting,” says a post on his Facebook page this afternoon. “Please pray for my people as they recover in the hospital (especially Ken who is in critical care), for the other shooting victims, and for my brother Jackson Comfort Dog, who is already home after being shot in the ear flap.”
“We are very grateful that these victims do not appear to have life-threatening wounds because of this act,” Joplin Mayor Mike Seibert said at a press conference today.
‘I’m Friendly. Please Pet Me.’
LCC K-9 Comfort Dogs, based in Northbrook, Ill., sends therapy dogs from around the U.S. to areas where tragedies and disasters have occurred, as well as to local churches, hospitals and nursing homes.
The dogs are available for anyone who needs a hug or absorbent fur for their tears. Their vests have the invitation, “I’m Friendly. Please pet me.”
To make a donation to help pay the travel expenses to bring LCC dogs to visit their brethren in Joplin, visit the LCC K-9 Comfort Dogs website.
A woman and her dog are alive today thanks to the heroic actions of David Phung and two other men in a boat who spotted her car sinking on a flooded street in Baton Rouge, La. The rescue was captured on video by WAFB reporter Robbie Reynold.
“Oh my God, I’m drowning,” the woman can be heard saying inside her car, its front end sinking into the water.
“We’re coming, we’re coming!” the men assured her. “We’re breaking a window!”
When the men were unable to break the window with a pole, Phung jumped out of the boat and onto the sinking car. He was able to tear through the convertible’s cloth top. As the car became almost completely submerged, he was finally able to pull the woman out.
But she wasn’t alone in her car. “My dog, get my dog!” she cried.
At first Phung was unable to find the dog, and told her her pet might be gone.
“No, she better not be!” the woman said.
And sure enough, the dog popped her head out of the water, which by then was up to the hero’s shoulders. The three were able to swim to the boat.
‘Historic’ Rain and Flooding
Southeastern Louisiana has been experiencing what’s being called historic torrential rain and flooding. During just the past 24 hours, the Louisiana National Guard has rescued nearly 500 people and 61 pets.
At least three people have died — and this woman is really very fortunate not to be one of them.
“Do not drive your car through a flooded area, as it does not take much water to carry away a vehicle,” warns the Louisiana state government. “Do not drive around road barriers, because you do not know if the road of a bridge has been washed out.”
Hopefully Phung will be honored for risking his life to save the woman and her dog.
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