Bull Mastiff Miss Pickles Rescued From Chicago River by Chicago Police and Fire Departments
BIG Mastiff barks for the Chicago Police and Fire Departments for saving Miss Pickles!!! And Claude, how about a little obediance training and maybe some FAKE rats?
Thanks to the Chicago Tribune for this article.
Dog rescued from Chicago River
By Jeremy Gorner | Tribune staff reporter
September 27, 2007Miss Pickles smelled a rat.
She also chased one into the Chicago River.
Quickly, the dog police described as a bull mastiff was the object of a sizable rescue effort.
Miss Pickles’ owner, however, had no intention of jumping in after her. Instead, he called 911, summoning police and fire personnel to the river bank near Division and Halsted Streets, where Miss Pickles was paddling.Thanks to the quick response by divers from the Chicago Police marine unit and the Fire Department, the dog was saved.
“The dog was licking my hand,” said Police Sgt. Harry Jozefowicz, who was at the scene. “It was none the worse for the wear. It was happy to be rescued.”
At about 10:30 p.m. Wednesday, the dog’s owner was walking Miss Pickles and his three other dogs on leashes along the North Branch river banks by a bridge near Halsted and Chicago Avenue. According to police, Miss Pickles spotted the rat while sniffing along the bank and gave chase.
After falling in the water, Miss Pickles began to paddle eastbound underneath the bridge, before heading north around the Goose Island turnaround, Jozefowicz said. A Fire Department diver spotted the dog by a bridge near Division and Halsted, about a half-mile from where she went into the river.
The diver “went into the water, propped the dog up and put a rope around the dog’s collar,” Jozefowicz said. The diver pulled Miss Pickles to safety in a matter of seconds, the sergeant said, adding that the rescue effort lasted about 15 minutes.
A short time later, Miss Pickles was reunited with her grateful owner, who only identified himself as “Claude.”
“I want to thank the Fire Department and the police for saving my dog,” the owner said.
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I know there are a lot of people who might criticize the PD and Fire department for wasting tax payers dollars and for risking human life and limb just to save a dog, but it makes my heart smile when I see such valiant efforts made by mankind to save an animal — it gives me hope. We’re always seeing accounts of animals saving a human life or protecting a human from harm or danger; it is only decent, moral and right that we humans return the deed.
Well policemen and firemen love animals too…..I should know since my brother is a policeman and the special man in my life is a fireman. They both would not think twice about saving an animal……….because they value life.
rotlover,
Some departments have policies barring officers or fire personnel from helping an animal in need. Calls to such jurisdictions will get you a quick and heartless referral to whatever animal control agency covers the area, and generally, the animal control agency is too understaffed or underfunded to offer any extraordinary assistance. So it is not just a matter of an individual officer or fire professional’s decision to help, especially when it comes to calling in equipment, divers, etc. That kind of decision is made on a departmental level. I think that Chicago’s finest spared no expense or human resources in rescuing this dog earns them HUGE kudos for their humanitarian efforts. Years ago, I worked for the Phoenix PD and a call to Phoenix’s 911 would never have netted such a response.
Kudos !!!!!!! I assume 911 is for an emergency situation and this was one
indeed. My dear Cocker Spaniel “Sassy” is as important to me as any human child would be to their parents. I see no difference.
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