Cops Respond to Dog on the Loose Call, Discover Unexpected Hero in Ditch
By waterbaby
Dogs are truly remarkable creatures, known for their intelligence and protective instincts. They'll often spring into action and seek assistance when they sense their owners are in trouble. This proved to be the case recently with a dog named "Hero."
On March 28, the Taber Police Service in Alberta, Canada, received a call regarding a large dog wandering loose in the vicinity with possible injuries, as detailed in a Facebook post. Despite efforts to locate the dog, they couldn't find it.
Hours later, another call came in from a local resident, Curtis Dahl, reporting that he had been bitten by a large dog.
Returning to the area, the police spotted the large Akita dog responsible for the bite. However, they soon discovered the reason behind the dog's unusual behavior.
As they approached the dog, they heard cries for help nearby. Following the sound, they found a 61-year-old man trapped inside a muddy ditch.
The man had reportedly been there for two days, and the ditch was hidden behind tall grass, making it unlikely that he would’ve been found anytime soon without the dog’s intervention.
“The tall grass … it’s extremely tough to see someone in there,” Const. Austin Weerskin told CBC News.
It was clear that the man’s loyal pet Akita, who had been nearby the whole two days, had been trying to get someone’s attention so he could be rescued. Fittingly, the dog’s name is “Hero.”
“He was involved in fighting because he was really just protecting his owner,” Alana McPhee of the Lost Paws Society told CBC. “I guess you could say he really truly lives up to his name.”
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Curtis Dahl and his dog Jack were treated for injuries at a nearby hospital. While it’s unfortunate that they were bit by Hero, Curtis came to understand that the dog’s aggressive behavior was to save his owner.
“Once I thought about it, I knew why this dog did what he did,” Dahl said.
A GoFundMe page has been set up to cover the veterinary costs of the dogs who were injured due to these circumstances, particularly Jack and Hero’s sister Tora, who has a rod in her leg from a previous injury that became loose from “frantically running between the place her owner was trapped and her residence.”
https://www.facebook.com/TaberLostPawsSociety/posts/427274943022909?ref=embed_post
A big thank you to "Hero" for truly living up to his name and coming to the rescue! We're incredibly relieved that his owner was found and brought to safety.
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