Two incredible dog rescue stories—it just wasn’t their time to go to The Bridge

 

 

Shih Tzu rescued from rising waters

For extreme rower Charlie Head, there are more important things than completing an extreme challenge. Like rescuing a puppy.

Head, 33, was completing a grueling 600-mile trip from Cornwall to London when he spotted a tiny puppy stranded on the rocks. He quickly abandoned his course and rowed over to rescue the puppy from the rising waters. Another ten minutes and the water would have swallowed him up.

Footage of the rescue as Head took the Shih Tzu puppy he named Bam Bam aboard his one man paddle board was captured on a camera fitted in his helmet. Video

Head who is planning a rowing trip across the Atlantic two months from now is hoping that the rescue of the little puppy will bring the Karma he needs to succeed.

 

Jack Russell Terrier survives poisoning
and being buried alive

In France, Ethan, a Jack Russell Terrier, has a whole chain of people to thank for his incredible survival tale.

First there was the man who just happened to see the earth move above where he had been buried near a pedestrian path. The movement was apparently the result of convulsions from being poisoned.

The man got a shovel and dug him up. Firefighters rushed the dirt coverd dog to a veterinary clinic where he was nursed back to life.

He was “flat as a pancake,” barely breathing and completely cold when he reached the office of the veterinarian. His veins had collapsed and it was hard to hydrate him.

But incredibly within 24 hours the dog was back on his feet.

"It's extraordinary. We only see this in TV movies," said veterinarian Philippe Michon. "He came back to life and without a scratch. It's rather miraculous."

According to the information on his microchip, this all happened to Ethan'a on his third birthday.

The owner of record said that he had given the dog away, but police are continuing to investigate. The story

Comments

[Sam]

You know, I'm always glad to read stories where people take a bit of time to care. You hear so many bad things these days.

Sam

[geogia little pea]

As huffy as I get about humanity in general, I realise there are many good people around. Nice way to start my Sunday X

[Clive]

Amazing stories - we enjoyed reading them!

[Colby]

Great rescue stories! I feel so bad for that little Jack Russell and to have it all happen on his third birthday. It drives me crazy to hear about some of the things people do to their dogs. I'm so happy Ethan is alive and doing well.

[Karen Friesecke]

That Terrier must be part cat because he certainly used up one of his lives that day. Lucky dog that somebody found him!

[Toby]

Two very lucky dogs that those peoples were in the right places at the right times!

[Linda]

Whoever DOES THAT TO ANIMALS NEEDS TO HAVE IT DONE TO THEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

Linda
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[Jodi]

Great stories of rescue and survival. Does sort of give you hope for the human race. :-)

[cube]

Sometimes it seems as though cruelty knows no bounds. I'm glad that is tempered somewhat with stories of humans going the extra mile to help those who can't help themselves.

[yellowdoggranny]

I love happy endings, but if this was a true happy ending, someone would have found who ever did that and beat the crap out of them.

[Pamela]

I have not yet seen any follow ups on either of these stories. If you get any more info, I hope you'll share.

I'm dying to know how he shih tzu got trapped by the rising tide.

[Jan Keefe]

These stories are both heartbreaking and heartwarming at the same time. And amazing that both of these dogs survived. I hope they will find happy homes after all they've been through - maybe with someone that helped rescue them?