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[Billfish715]

Very, very few people (even animal lovers) would do what your friend did. I hope his efforts don't go unrecognized or taken for granted. No one does heroic things for the glory but we all rely on heroes to do what others can't or won't. A hero doesn't have to be a soldier or a uniformed first responder, everyone has a hero inside himself. When it's your turn, turn your inner hero loose.

[phil]

that's badass. but jumping into a river to save a pigeon is next level cuckoo for cocoa puffs.

[Billfish715]

On a lighter note..........Many years ago, I had a labrador retriever which was my hunting and fishing buddy for many years. He was a nut as many labrador owners might attest. I took him with me several times when I went ice fishing and seldom was he on a leash. I did hitch him up to my sled and let him pull it out onto the ice but that was it. He usually stayed by my side while I was checking tip ups but when the fishing was slow, he often would go exploring. Have you ever tried to catch up with a four-legged labrador as he galloped across the surface of a slippery ice-covered lake?

I said that he was a retriever. I don't know how many apologies I made when my dog would stroll over to another fisherman, wag his tail, sit down an wait for a pat on the head, and then pick up a perch or pickerel that the fisherman had put on the ice and then return it to me. To add insult to injury, before returning to me, he would stop by at someone's tip up and lift his leg to de-ice the hole. Fortunately, everyone was understanding and there were lots of laughs all around. You had to see it.

[FASTEDDIE29]

Amazing story! Your friend deserves a medal or something for his act of kindness! Good stuff!!!!

[Andrushkin33]

As long as you are not a fish, he will do anything .... lol

In reality that's just the way he is .... I only recently found out about it from another friend of my since he is not a type of person who would go talking about it. He did what he thought was right and went back to fishing. If someone or something in distress, he will go out of his way to save it. If you are a fish on another hand, I would swim another way. LoL....

I wouldn't try to catch any dog, anywhere, but if you are out you are responsible for your pet and your pet actions. This story had a happy ending for all but we know it could of been much much different.

Stay safe.

Andre