Ottawa man dies trying to save his dog

[Rick C]

Sad story from Ottawa:

http://www.canada.com/ottawa/news/ci...079202&k=77572

Rick C
www.goldentales.ca

[badger]

That is the saddest story. I suppose some will say he was a fool. No fool!

[iRONKNiGHT]

I'd die for my Furball ...i'm going to die one day, i'll like rather die trying to save someone or some animal rather than taking the easy way out..

[lezzpezz]

Years ago, this happened to a newlywed friend of mine when he was trying to save his puppy on the Thames River near Woodstock. Both Mark and the puppy perished unfortunately.:sad: leaving a wife and small newborn behind......I am feeling a little veclempt(?) right now, having read this article. A lot of sad memories have just hit me.....so sad and so sorry......

[twodogsandacat]

Soon as I saw the word Ottawa I knew It was ice. How sad.

Many times when a human dies trying to save an animal in icy water the human dies and the pet survives.

Still I’m pretty sure I’d be in there too. Sad.

[Gazoo]

Very true...most dogs are amazing swimmers and it seems much less susceptible to hypothermia.

[Prin]

There was another boy yesterday who fell down a part of a cliff after he tried to pull his dog back up in Vancouver. They were rescued safely.

[Rick C]

Originally Posted by Gazoo

Very true...most dogs are amazing swimmers and it seems much less susceptible to hypothermia.

I saved Keeper from an icy demise after she ran out of my sight over a hill on the pasturelands we frequent and went through the ice of a slough. She had ignored my calls to stop, all in the spirit of exploration and bad training. I ran to catch up knowing the danger was there but she'd already gone through.

While its true I did go out on the ice to retrieve her I was also confident, knowing the body of water, that I wouldn't plummet over my head if I went through . . . . I was basically risking a good soaking in sub zero temperatures a mile from any building.

Keeper, however, was definitely unable to touch bottom and unable to get out, hanging onto the ice by her front paws.

Keeper's version of events . . . .

http://www.goldentales.ca/sink.htm

I never let them go on frozen river ice.

Rick C
www.goldentales.ca

[HunterXHunter]

Diving in after Hunter is something definitely won't do. Not because I don't love him, it's just that...well....I can't swim and have little to no chance of saving myself let alone save him. But then again, I don't live within running distance to any bodies of water