Fairhope, Alabama
EARLY-MORNING RESCUE
A Labrador retriever went for help recently when his buddy, a blind German shepherd, fell off the municipal pier into Mobile Bay; two fishermen and Fairhope police officers improvised a rescue.
They first tried to just pick the shepherd up, but the dog was scared and tried to bite so a rope and sling were improvised.
They were take to the Haven animal shelter; apparently they had escaped from a nearby home.
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A Labrador retriever went for help recently when his buddy, a blind German shepherd, fell off the municipal pier into Mobile Bay; two fishermen and Fairhope police officers improvised a rescue.
They first tried to just pick the shepherd up, but the dog was scared and tried to bite so a rope and sling were improvised.
They were take to the Haven animal shelter; apparently they had escaped from a nearby home.
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Dog in water. |
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Deciding what to do ... . |
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Preparing a sheet-sling ... . |
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Rescue underway ... . |
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Mission accomplished! |
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A good dog. |
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