U.S. Coast Guard Rescue of a Best Friend

14 Comments on U.S. Coast Guard Rescue of a Best Friend

1. I’d rather see my tax dollars go for this than free healthcare and housing for illegals.

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2. Doggo stayed calm throughout, that rescue was dangerous enough as it is.

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3. F4UCorsair

   At least the mutts housebroken

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4. Doing the job right.

   I was afraid Rusty, the dog, would end up in the freezer. It looked like vertigo but started in the hind legs. I’m no vet. His ears were clear, no stink, but wobbly hind legs. Osculated. Otoscoped. Ok. The wobble left his legs and body and went to his head. Wobbly head. Still looks like vertigo. Well, we went with the standby — oxytetracycline intramuscular. Heavy dose.

   In 2 days he was Rusty again.

   This has nothing to do with the story of the saved doggo.

   Do the best you can and keep the proper gear. And the proper chemicals.

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5. Brad-
   Ha! And smells better.

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6. Beautiful!
   What a good dog too.
   I agree F4U Corsair

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7. Been there…a few times dogs on thin ice fighting for its life, struggling to escape, freezing, exhausted. Crazy that you can turn your brain off to save a life. Not always happy endings, but automatic got to try cuts in. Great video, great ending.

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8. Good on them for saving a doggo!!

   But EVEN BETTER that they got the best sort of training out of it, real-world practical training, which means they will be EVEN BETTER when a human life is at stake.

   You need to get rescue training any way you can, and believe me, it is NOT money wasted, as the next person who’s life they save with lessons learned will prove.

   Even a scenario with NO life at stake is better than tabletop discussions, like this for example…

   https://iotwreport.com/divers-find-u-s-para-olympians-prosthetic-leg-in-the-ocean/

   …training is ALWAYS valuable.

   And dog lives matter, too…

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9. Looks like my old home town, Helo from USCG Air Station North Bend, Oregon.

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10. Aww… pupper! I hope he’s ok.

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11. I love this so much. Thanks to the brave heroes who saved this pupper and to their superiors who approved the rescue.

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12. My daughter and SIL have an appointment in an hour to put their dog Walter down. Very bad night last night with seizures. It’s time…

    The more I interface with humans, the more I love our mutts.

    Misty in here.

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13. Thanks for the video. I love dogs to the moon and back. Glad the retrieval was successful for all involved.

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14. Awwww, Anymouse, so sorry. It’s a horrible thing to have to endure, but we do it for our best friends. I miss every one of my critters that I’ve lost, but putting them down in the midst of their suffering is the most kind thing to do for them.

    Sniff.

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