Ypsilanti Fire Department rescues dog from Huron River
The Ypsilanti Fire Department rescued a dog from the Huron River Tuesday afternoon after terrier mix got off of its leash and jumped into the river, then was tiring as it tried in vain to reach the shore.
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Firefighter Rodney Schroeder rescued the dog, Chi-chi, from the Huron River Tuesday afternoon.
Courtesy of Ypsilanti Fire Department
Firefighters received the call at 5:30 p.m. from the owner, who said he tried to call "Chi-chi" back to the shore for several minutes before calling 911.
The dog was in the water for nearly 45 minutes, treading water and trying to keep its head above water. The dog was unable to swim back to shore due to a significant amount of seaweed that was blocking her path.
When the team of five firefighters arrived at the 1000 block of Huron River Drive, they found the dog about 50 yards offshore and treading water in circles.
Firefighter Rodney Schroeder said he observed the dog’s movements becoming visibly slower.
“She had been out there for a long time and I don’t think she would have lasted much longer,” Schroeder said. “She was panicking because she was running out of energy.”
Schroeder entered the chest deep water and he also had difficulty moving through the mud and other debris in the water.
After putting on their ice rescue suits, firefighters tied a rope around Schroeder in order to ensure his safety.
“She was trying to get back to the shore and she was getting caught up on the seaweed and lilly pads,” Schroeder said. “I had a heck of a time and it was hard for me to get out there to her because she was swimming away from me.”
Schroeder said she started to move toward him and that’s when he was able to grab her.
“The mud and weeds were thick and I was a little winded, so they had to pull me back in,” he said. “It was a great feeling to be able to help an animal. That’s our job and it’s good to be able to do that. It was a group effort and the other guys did a great job.”
Schroeder said although she was visibly shaken, the dog was fine and didn’t require any medical assistance.
“The owner was very thankful," he said. "And we told him to try to keep her on the leash."
Katrease Stafford covers the city of Ypsilanti for AnnArbor.com. Reach her at 734-623-2548 or at KatreaseStafford@annarbor.com. You can also follow her on Twitter.
Comments
Tru2Blu76
Thu, Jul 12, 2012 : 5:28 p.m.
100% Sure way to prevent your dog from drowning in the middle of the Huron or any river: BUY A LEASH, attach one end of leash to dog's collar, HOLD ONTO the other end. "Rinse and repeat" each time you take your dog outside. I know it's complicated and may cost dog owners up to $15 or $20, but hey, this is America and we know everything, right? I like all the rich detail* in this article, that required great diligence and persistence. Only - not given is the reason the dog was out that far in the water to begin with! And remember: dogs are not fish, alligators or turtles (really!) - not in fact "aquatic" at all. (With the possible exception of retriever breeds.) Don't let your dog go in the water - instead, buy a turtle or fish. (Alligators are more dangerous and they grow about 12 inches per year, can reach lengths up to 13 feet and weights up to 500 pounds - you don't want one, take it from a former alligator owner. ;-) *One exception in these details: there is no "sea weed" in Michigan waters. Most of green stuff that's visible in the photo is... alga. Lots and lots of alga matts out there due to the low, slow water current, the high nitrogen content and high temps. When those alga matts die this Autumn, they will decompose and "suck" oxygen out of the water.
4Bells
Thu, Jul 12, 2012 : 12:15 p.m.
The fire department saving a pet in distress has always been a scene worthy of a Norman Rockwell rendering. This is no exception. Great job! It is essential that we have trained & capable emergency & rescue heroes ready & standing by - for any soul in peril . . .
Tru2Blu76
Thu, Jul 12, 2012 : 6:05 p.m.
"It is essential that we have trained & capable emergency & rescue heroes ready & standing by - for any soul in peril . . ."- and for any soul too cheap & careless to keep their dog leashed as well, I see. ;-)
bunnyabbot
Thu, Jul 12, 2012 : 5:45 a.m.
everyone who disagrees with the FD doing things like this is basically saying that it is a waste to use the FD in instances like this. They are trained using mock ups and scenarios to get certified. They take continued training to remain certified. Using training in real world scenarios is training in itself, every opprotunity to use your skills makes you better with those skills as you have an opprotunity to gain knowledge. Not using them would make you rusty and bored.
W
Thu, Jul 12, 2012 : 1:21 a.m.
Woman in Ypsi: The amount of funding allocated to the fire department is based on the number of responses in the prior years. If the department received $100,000 (low estimate) in one year and was sent out on 100 dispatches the cost per dispatch is $1000. We do not just pay some amount per year no matter what and if we can reduce the number of times the fire department dispatched in one year the amount of money we need to set aside for them will go down also.
Woman in Ypsilanti
Thu, Jul 12, 2012 : 4 p.m.
And just for the record, you clearly do NOT research anything before you post so I resent your implication that others don't. Hello Pot! I have something to tell you. Love, Kettle.
Woman in Ypsilanti
Thu, Jul 12, 2012 : 3:59 p.m.
W, if you are worried about some future expense based on this call, by all means write a letter to city hall and ask them not to include dog saving calls in their calculations for future budgets.
JRA
Thu, Jul 12, 2012 : 3:06 a.m.
W- did you ask anyone to help you find your lost parrot?
W
Thu, Jul 12, 2012 : 2:48 a.m.
Maybe I do help run the city and maybe I am trying to fix the problems but maybe it is very hard to do and I just needed to pick a starting point and maybe an audit and review of how and where tax dollars are spent is where I want to start. Or maybe I'm mad because I lost my parrot and there were no checkpoints and search and rescue teams dispatched to find him. Or maybe before I post answers about a topic I research the topic so I can produce valid points about it. Who knows but at least I am making people think about the topic of tax dollars and how they are spent no matter what you feel they should be spent on.
Mike
Thu, Jul 12, 2012 : 2:27 a.m.
Wow "W".... You seem to know everything about EVERYTHING!!!!! Mayby YOU should be the one running the city.... Then we would have NO problems at all... ;o(
tom swift jr.
Thu, Jul 12, 2012 : 12:38 a.m.
Hey, "W", if they send YOU a bill for your share of the cost, you just forward it to me. I'm glad to pay it. Now, go away.
W
Thu, Jul 12, 2012 : 1:39 a.m.
Like I said, when we can properly provide an education and provide a safe environment for everyone in the city, we can then afford to send the fire department to get cats out of the trees. You know my daughter told me that there is a man who has to patrol the grounds at Estabrook elementary school every morning before school to pick "dirty needles" so the children do not get hurt. Do you still think we can afford to "waste" money every time some persons pet is in danger? And again like I said one bill is not the problem but 100 dispatches to non-emergencies is and you could probably not afford to pay for all the wasted dispatches of emergency response teams. Even if it only cost $100 to go save that persons dog I will say give that to someone who cannot afford insulin or a Veteran who can't find a job or a volunteer Firefighter in Napoleon. I will go away now because spoiled yuppies who waste time and money saving "Chi-chi" do not know what a real problem or a real emergency is and I pray that you never have to learn.
tom swift jr.
Thu, Jul 12, 2012 : 1:20 a.m.
W... dogs are just as important to me as children, and cats, and adults... they are all lives worth saving... As I said, send me your share of these bills as well, I'm glad to give what I have to help others... You're idea of "wasted" dollars is very different than mine.
W
Thu, Jul 12, 2012 : 1:13 a.m.
So Mr. Swift you get upset when they cut funding to programs such as head start but wasting money on non-emergencies is ok? See the correlation here? Can I send you the bill to pay for music class to be put back in public schools? Can I send you the bill to cover reducing the number of children per classroom in public school? You cannot have your cake and eat it too Mr. Swift and I say if something has to go it should be deploying emergency response teams to save dogs and not cutting teachers or funding to schools. And like I said before the word "emergency" has been used very loosely here as it has many meanings to many people. In my opinion an "emergency" call to 911 that results in the dispatching of an emergency response team is not acceptable and the dog owner should have to pay a fee to the city for this. A little $ wasted here and a little $ wasted there ends up equaling a lot in the end.
W
Wed, Jul 11, 2012 : 9:33 p.m.
Go ask the residents of Highland Park who have no police force and a part time fire department what they think. Go do a survey in Flint or Detroit and they will laugh so hard that we have the time and money to use our emergency response teams in this manner. Go speak to parents in a district where emergency managers have taken over the schools and see how they react to the fact that our city even responds to this type of call. Even better, go to Highland Park and call 911 because your dog is drowning and see what they say. Our emergencies are so different than the real world emergencies.
Woman in Ypsilanti
Thu, Jul 12, 2012 : 3:57 p.m.
You are right. We should as a state help poorer communities like Highland Park and Detroit pay for the sort of fire dept services which would allow them to save dogs. I can get behind that 100%
arborani
Wed, Jul 11, 2012 : 11:08 p.m.
How about if we managed to care for all living creatures equally?
W
Wed, Jul 11, 2012 : 10:50 p.m.
Wow, I will say that I care and this is the problem. We are not people from Ypsi and Flint or people from America or Africa we are all humans on one plant and we should care for all of them equally. Not just the ones that we can see.
Jonathan Blutarsky
Wed, Jul 11, 2012 : 10:22 p.m.
So you would prefer to live in Flint, Detroit, or Highland Park? Have at it!
Olive
Wed, Jul 11, 2012 : 10:05 p.m.
Who cares what the residents of Highland Park, Detroit or Flint or parents from other school districts think. They have nothing to do with Ypsi and the people who live here.
justcurious
Wed, Jul 11, 2012 : 9:15 p.m.
Ahhhh Terriers. Ya gotta love em'! I'm a masochist, we have 3.
Think!
Wed, Jul 11, 2012 : 9:15 p.m.
W They are everyone's tax dollars. Not just yours. I do not have children in public school, use AATA, go to WCC, get Veteran's benefits, collect Social Security, or use Medicare. But I understand that education, healthcare, and public transportation are for the greater good of our entire community and our country. And that is just the tip of the iceberg of the greater good that our taxes can do for the people in our community. I congratulate the dog's owner for calling for help and the YFD for providing a happy end to the story. And a big thank you to everyone that pays their fair share of taxes so we can have such wonderful services to help everyone in the community. Patriots pay taxes and are smart enough to understand why.
Woman in Ypsilanti
Thu, Jul 12, 2012 : 3:56 p.m.
Thank you so much for this comment. We are a community and we all benefit by paying for services even if we don't personally use them. If I didn't want to live in such a community, I would move to one with lower taxes and fewer services.
bunnyabbot
Wed, Jul 11, 2012 : 8:28 p.m.
I just want to point out to people that had it not been someones dog and was a stray the FD would have still come out to do a rescue if called and people would be saying that was wonderful. For the FD to come out to rescue the dog means that trained professionals with the proper team assistance and equipment can do it safely and sucessfully. Had the the owner tried to rescue the dog themselves than we would either have the FD out there rescuing a person or a person drowning and a search crew to locate a body. If it were my dog I would have called the FD, if they refused to come I would have jumped in the water myself to attempt to save my dog, this would have resulted in me struggling in the conditions the same as the FF did but I wouldn't have had the help he had to get out. No one wants to see their dog tread water until they go under, not when something could have been done. It is proper for the FD to come out, mainly because it lessons the risk that some random person doesn't attempt a rescue on their own.
BOBBY
Wed, Jul 11, 2012 : 7:47 p.m.
:-) Nice! Wheres the "Like" button?
jns131
Thu, Jul 12, 2012 : 8:23 p.m.
I have it. Go press it.
AySquared
Wed, Jul 11, 2012 : 7:14 p.m.
45 minutes in the water sounds like a lot of time for a dog to be in water. Very well done, YFD.
dading dont delete me bro
Wed, Jul 11, 2012 : 7:05 p.m.
what, no net?
Murf
Wed, Jul 11, 2012 : 7:13 p.m.
That new fly fishing store would have been perfect. I've seen fish in that river bigger than that dog!
C
Wed, Jul 11, 2012 : 6:44 p.m.
Kudos to everyone involved for doing the RIGHT THING - firefighter and owner alike. Can't we set aside worries about tax dollars and the like for one minute and be human beings, and instinctively "good people" doing "good things?" I am a dog lover, but even if I wasn't, I wouldn't wish to see someone tragically lose their best friend. Animals ought to be rewarded for not being humans.
justcurious
Wed, Jul 11, 2012 : 9:18 p.m.
Great post C! A dog is the only thing that will love you more than it loves itself.
kraiford12
Wed, Jul 11, 2012 : 6:21 p.m.
My dog jumps into the river I'm going in after it, not asking someone else to do it for me. Then again, my dog listens. Wouldn't break its lead, run off, and not come back.
jns131
Thu, Jul 12, 2012 : 4:29 p.m.
Sorry, but I am going after mine. No matter what.
JRA
Thu, Jul 12, 2012 : 2:16 p.m.
You are very welcome!
kraiford12
Thu, Jul 12, 2012 : 2:03 p.m.
I'll make sure to settle down asap, thanks
JRA
Thu, Jul 12, 2012 : 12:30 a.m.
Settle down there kraiford, my never say never comment was referring to your statement about that your dog wouldn't break it's lead and run off. It very well could happen.
kraiford12
Wed, Jul 11, 2012 : 9:28 p.m.
I never said never. When accidents happen revert to statement 1, I'll go in after my own dog.
JRA
Wed, Jul 11, 2012 : 8:54 p.m.
Never say never kraiford....accidents DO happen.
Woman in Ypsilanti
Wed, Jul 11, 2012 : 5:41 p.m.
I think it is good that the YFD responds to calls like this. What is the alternative? What if, when this person called 911, she was told that the fire dept doesn't respond to these kinds of calls? What then? Well, then you have an untrained person jumping into the river to save the dog and possibly the AnnArbor.com story we would be reading would be about a person who drowned trying to save their dog.
City Confidential
Wed, Jul 11, 2012 : 5:36 p.m.
For the complainers, this is another way that it could have gone down: woman doesn't want to "bother" the fire department with this "non-emergency" so she jumps in herself, because she is not going to watch her dog die. Then she gets into trouble with the weeds/mud. Now we have a "real" emergency and possibly someone dying. She did the right thing calling for help rather than taking this on herself or watching the dog die. Try having a little compassion for your fellow human, who would be devastated to lose a beloved pet in this accident.
xmo
Wed, Jul 11, 2012 : 5:34 p.m.
Was this considered a "Training exercise"? How long was the response time? "The dog was in the water for nearly 45 minutes, " If this was a person, the ending would have been different!
qwertykey
Thu, Jul 19, 2012 : 3:14 a.m.
The dog was in the water for close to 45 minutes is what the article said. It didn't say it took the fire department 45 minutes to get there. If you want immediate response, you can't wait "several minutes" before calling 911.
jns131
Thu, Jul 12, 2012 : 4:29 p.m.
Actually fire fighters do consider this training exercise. Although it took them 45 minutes to get out there? I think Ypsi would have had a better response time.
treetowncartel
Wed, Jul 11, 2012 : 5:21 p.m.
Seriously, complaining? One aspect of this, is that it keeps their skill set up in the event they have to rescue a kayaker, or somebody else, who is in a precarious situation ion the water.
Martin Church
Wed, Jul 11, 2012 : 5:10 p.m.
Good job YFD. Now I hope the city issues the bill to the owner with the fine for allowing the dog off lease.
Murf
Wed, Jul 11, 2012 : 6:49 p.m.
Forever - It's probably a safe assumption that the owner lives in the city but there is a chance that he does not. However, as a city resident who does pay taxes, I am quite happy to know that my taxes paid for this whether or not the owner does live here or not. However, with some of the new billing regarding the use of emergency responders to some types of traffic accidents, it would be interesting to know if the owner would be billed for it.
bedrog
Wed, Jul 11, 2012 : 5:21 p.m.
and in addition to lease breaking also being off leash.
Forever27
Wed, Jul 11, 2012 : 5:21 p.m.
It was an accident, they happen. Also, the person already pays the fire department for this type of thing, just like you do, and I do, and everyone else who lives in a town/city/village.
W
Wed, Jul 11, 2012 : 4:56 p.m.
I hope they send that owner a huge bill. Wasting firefighters time and my tax money because of a dog is silly. If there was a real emergency and firfighters could not respond due to getting a dog out of the water that would be horrible. The owner should also be fined for calling 911 for a non emergency. The fire department should get yelled at for responding and the 911 operator should also be punished for patching through a non emergency call. Such a waste. And we wonder where our tax dollars go?
Tru2Blu76
Thu, Jul 12, 2012 : 4:59 p.m.
W: actually, you're right but you underestimate people's feelings for dogs (etc). And don't expect to get thanked for making logical sense - that's not the paradigm people wan't to use or even be reminded of. ;-)
a2chrisp
Thu, Jul 12, 2012 : 10:44 a.m.
Well w, despite your feelings about my opinion and mine about yours, if you are in fact a vet and a fireman then you are aware that risking your life to save another is how the whole thing works. And there is no reason to assume that the fireman was ever at risk of drowing. Watching a life pass in front of you is not something to be brushed aside, and in my mind is an emergency. That said, to reiterate the point, you don't live in ypsi by youself and everyone would do well to remember that taxes go to serve the public good. At the top of the list is saving lives.
W
Wed, Jul 11, 2012 : 11:01 p.m.
a2chrisp, that is pretty bold of you to pass judgment of a person's life based on a few yahoo posts. You have no idea what I have done or what I do for a living. I could be a Veteran and a volunteer Firefighter. It would be a tragedy if that man had died trying to save a dog. Even though you posted such an absurd comment regarding my life, I would still gladly risk mine for yours.
a2chrisp
Wed, Jul 11, 2012 : 9:41 p.m.
Well I can tell you right now...if it were a choice between them saving this dog and saving you it wouldn't be much of a choice in my mind. Fortunately for both of us, tax payer money can afford both. You don't have the right to restrict how cities spend your tax money. You don't live in ypsi by yourself. And saving a life is an emergency, even if that life is kind hearted and doesn't pay taxes. Sounds like someone should re-read a christmas carol.
W
Wed, Jul 11, 2012 : 9:16 p.m.
Go here and read about how fire fighters feel about cost recovery fees. http://www.iafc.org/Admin/content.cfm?ItemNumber=1862 "Cost recovery is a reasonable option in a time when communities are facing the possibility of raising taxes to cover the actual costs, or lowering the services provided by the fire department, for example, by increasing response times. Recognizing that cities, counties and their fire departments need options to develop resources, the IAFC is working with Fire Recovery USA, a company that offers cost recovery services, to inform fire departments about this option for offsetting their costs in a time of shrinking budgets and greater emergency response challenges. For more information, including answers to fire departments' frequently asked questions, visit Fire Recovery USA."
W
Wed, Jul 11, 2012 : 9:12 p.m.
Look people, go to http://www.iafc.org and read. Most Fire Chiefs and fire fighters would agree that this type of event is cause for a fee. That is all I am saying. I do not wish ill will towards the dog or the dog owner or the fire fighters, just that there should be a fee just like the ones that "at fault" drivers involved in accidents get. Most cities across the country already implement this idea and it is fair, if there is a response to a "non human" life threatening event there is a fee. I am not saying they should not have went and saved the dog, just saying I do not want to pay for it and that the dog owner should pay for at least part of it.
perfectly lubricated weather vane
Wed, Jul 11, 2012 : 8:45 p.m.
W, it sounds like we agree that there are many worthwhile uses for our tax dollars.
JRA
Wed, Jul 11, 2012 : 8:43 p.m.
Hey W - why don't you go cool off in the Huron River.
W
Wed, Jul 11, 2012 : 8:39 p.m.
Well perfectly lubricated weather vane clearly you do not have children in this failing Ypsilanti Public School District or you too would be upset when tax money gets wasted. I can easily think of many other uses for the city of Ypsilanti's resources to be spent on and animal rescue is lower than a lot of them. And they were not available for other calls as they were out at the park saving a dog. They would have to return to the station first had there been a fire somewhere because I highly doubt they took all the equipment needed to extinguish a fire to the dog saving call. Did they even take the fire truck? I highly doubt they did, so no, they were not available for other calls. Just the amount of time it would take to get that firefighter out of the water and loaded back up could be the difference of life and death.
W
Wed, Jul 11, 2012 : 8:18 p.m.
I have owned dogs my whole life and I treat them better than most people treat other humans. So, Murf, I agree and to have to rely on others for the well being of an animal is cruelty in itself. If you cannot keep an animal safe with out the use of tax money you should not have taken on that responsibility.
perfectly lubricated weather vane
Wed, Jul 11, 2012 : 8:16 p.m.
> "And we wonder where our tax dollars go?" We know exactly where our tax dollars go. If my tax dollars went to help save this dog, I am perfectly comfortable with that. Also, feel free to make any assumptions you want about me having the time to post blog comments in the middle of the day.
Olive
Wed, Jul 11, 2012 : 8:02 p.m.
"First off you are assuming this person pays taxes. Clearly it is the middle of the day and they were not at work. " Well, W, you presented yourself as if you assumed the woman was not working or paying taxes. if that's not what you meant, you should have been more clear. Regardless, what does being in the park during the day have to do with employment or non-employment?
Woman in Ypsilanti
Wed, Jul 11, 2012 : 7:27 p.m.
W, the city probably didn't spend any money to save this dog. They were already spending the money on fixed costs such as the equipment used and the firefighter's wages. They would have had to spend that money even if they didn't go out to save the dog. They were almost certainly still available for other calls while this was going on. So what is your beef?
AySquared
Wed, Jul 11, 2012 : 7:15 p.m.
W- You should get fined and yelled at for your inconsiderate comment. You aren't the only one on this planet!!!
Murf
Wed, Jul 11, 2012 : 7:09 p.m.
W, As a wise man once said: "The measure of a society can be how well its people treat its animals." - Mohandas Gandhi
pvitaly
Wed, Jul 11, 2012 : 6:55 p.m.
This person is clearly slamming the dog owner (which I am pretty sure is not allowed by AA.com).
W
Wed, Jul 11, 2012 : 6:26 p.m.
Oh and let me just point out that Ypsilanti is flourishing with tax money. We have such a large economical resource here that we can afford for our citizens to waste time and resources like this. The schools here need every penny they can get, so I say yes, save money by not wasting it on non-emergencies. I feel our children and financial future is far more important than a dog. I am a dog owner and he does swim, in the Huron in fact, and I would be very sad if he drowns but I would know it was my own fault and I would never ask the broke city to spend money to save him.
Woman in Ypsilanti
Wed, Jul 11, 2012 : 6:23 p.m.
I am sure that if another emergency came up, these firefighters could have been easily dispatched to such a thing. In these modern times, we do have the ability to contact firefighters out in the field. This isn't a situation where our firefighters were kept from doing something else more important with their time. Most likely they were called out instead of sitting around the fire house waiting for another call. I don't think this would have even slowed down their response time if they were called for something like a fire. The marginal cost to our community for this rescue is really very low, I am sure.
W
Wed, Jul 11, 2012 : 6:15 p.m.
Not angry, just fed up with nonsense and irrational thinking. And Olive I was presenting the other side of the coin, I personally assume nothing. People made comments that the dog owner "pays taxes too" and I was merely pointing out that that was an assumption. As I said before go and ask the people who have suffered human loss or total home distruction due to escalated response time and/or a lack of municiple workers if it is ok to call 911 and use firefighters to save a dog.
Olive
Wed, Jul 11, 2012 : 6:05 p.m.
You are assuming that because someone is walking her dog in the middle of the day she doesn't work or pay taxes? What the heck? Maybe she works the afternoon or midnight shift. Maybe she works at home. Maybe she's on vacation. Pretty presumptuous, I would say. And as Enso said, lighten up. Anger isn't good for one's health.
W
Wed, Jul 11, 2012 : 5:48 p.m.
First off you are assuming this person pays taxes. Clearly it is the middle of the day and they were not at work. Second, either be prepared to save your animal yourself or do not let it in the water. People have been "lightening up" for more than 100 years when it comes to wasting tax money and look where it has gotten us. If one person per county wastes $1000 a year calling 911 for non emergencies, that comes out to $3,100,000. The cost to dispatch firefighters is about $1000 per incident, on the low end. Meanwhile cities near Detroit can not afford to employ firefighters or a police force and we have the nerve to pay ours for this? I'm sorry but paying a crew of firefighters to save animals is crazy and a waste.
bobslowson
Wed, Jul 11, 2012 : 5:37 p.m.
Pretty obvious someone doesn't like dogs
City Confidential
Wed, Jul 11, 2012 : 5:25 p.m.
I'm sure that if there was another emergency, they would have attended to it. To this woman, this was an emergency. Was she supposed to just stand there and watch her dog die in front of her, slowly, when it could be saved? We all pay for our city services, which means that we all deserve to benefit from them in our times of need. I second Enso's response: lighten up
Enso
Wed, Jul 11, 2012 : 5:07 p.m.
Lighten up.
roadsidedinerlover
Wed, Jul 11, 2012 : 4:45 p.m.
A big round of applause for the YFD and a BIG thumbs down the owner!! I pity that poor dog!
jns131
Thu, Jul 12, 2012 : 4:26 p.m.
I agree. I would have gone after the dog myself. Yes, it might have become a two way rescue, but at least we tried. Glad to hear the dog is fine but I am curious to know why the owner did not try to rescue the animal him/herself.
grimmk
Wed, Jul 11, 2012 : 6:41 p.m.
Hey, dogs get off leash. It happens. They didn't do it on purpose.
treetowncartel
Wed, Jul 11, 2012 : 4:36 p.m.
Thumbs up to the YFD!
Woman in Ypsilanti
Wed, Jul 11, 2012 : 4:26 p.m.
We are so lucky to have such a good fire dept in Ypsilanti.
Craig Lounsbury
Wed, Jul 11, 2012 : 3:28 p.m.
I like happy endings. Well done YFD.