Amazing police work.

[yellow dog]

Then I would suggest your four family members get into another line of work !

Actually they are shining examples of what most police officers strive to be and have proven themselves many times over. They have many years between two of them in the military as well as the reserves. Heavily involved with the community such as Big Brothers as mentors and Big Sisters. All four are highly respected within the police community. Not really sure what line of work you think they should in in but they seem to be doing just fine serving and protecting the community. Also you may know three of them because they are from Chatham where you live and my home town as well.

[yellow dog]

watch the video. He was tethered by a rope with people ready to reel him in if needed. He went in maybe 40 yds. His life wasn't at risk. Hundreds of people do Polar Bear swims on New Years Day and don't die. What he did was above and beyond and the guy deserves to be thanked not criticized. I know if he saved my dog from certain death I would be extremely grateful.

Yes Polar Bear people do this sort of thing but not everyone is a Polar Bear swimmer. l I have gone through the ice a few times in my dog sledding career . The one particular time my eight dog team went entirely under after the ice on the creek broke through. I was up to my arm pits in freezing water and my dogs quickly swam to the bank and pulled me out. It was the scariest moment of my life even though it lasted maybe only 20 seconds but felt like an eternity. I quickly unpacked my sledding gear got a fire going and changed out of my wet clothing. I really thought I was going to die as soon as it happened. I stayed away from creek beds and rivers for a very long time.
Not everyone would jump in to save an animal in freezing temperatures but doesn't mean they any less of a person. Lets face it if it were a cat how many of you would jump in to save a cat ! Be honest !If it were a human being such as a child well then that is an entirely different story and most people wouldn't hesitate and jump in. Lets face it most of us if not all would take a bullet for our children in order to save them.

[impact]

Well, it would appear that rescuing dogs from the icy water is a pretty common occurrence in the Ottawa area anyway.


http://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-...y-rideau-river



Firefighters are reminding Ottawa residents to keep their pets on leashes after they rescued a dog from the Rideau River Friday afternoon.


Firefighters were called to the river near Queen Mary Street and North River Road around 3:10 p.m.


When they arrived, the dog was in the water but firefighters were able to rescue it from an ice shelf on the edge of the river using specialized equipment.


Danielle Cardinal, a spokeswoman for Ottawa Fire Services, said Friday’s dog rescue was the eighth one this year.

[rick_iles]

Actually they are shining examples of what most police officers strive to be and have proven themselves many times over. They have many years between two of them in the military as well as the reserves. Heavily involved with the community such as Big Brothers as mentors and Big Sisters. All four are highly respected within the police community. Not really sure what line of work you think they should in in but they seem to be doing just fine serving and protecting the community. Also you may know three of them because they are from Chatham where you live and my home town as well.

Then I would suggest if you polled them, describing the safety measures the officer took, they all would have done the same thing given the same circumstances.

[ONguard1992]

Great to see some positive police publicity. Those guys face tough decisions everyday. Lots of people complain about the police, but it's the first person they call for when things don't go their way.
GREAT JOB.

[yellow dog]

Then I would suggest if you polled them, describing the safety measures the officer took, they all would have done the same thing given the same circumstances.

Most definitely would be a personal choice even with training. Keeping in mind that many police officers have a spouse ,children other family memembers to think about before they jump in to save a dog or any animal. The difficulty I have with this is people letting there dog run at large putting officers at risk. They already have enough pressure from their job keeping human life safe as a first priority. A fee should be billed to the owner of a dog that runs at large after a rescue by police or firefighters. People need to be held accountable.

[yellow dog]

Well, it would appear that rescuing dogs from the icy water is a pretty common occurrence in the Ottawa area anyway.


http://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-...y-rideau-river



Firefighters are reminding Ottawa residents to keep their pets on leashes after they rescued a dog from the Rideau River Friday afternoon.


Firefighters were called to the river near Queen Mary Street and North River Road around 3:10 p.m.


When they arrived, the dog was in the water but firefighters were able to rescue it from an ice shelf on the edge of the river using specialized equipment.


Danielle Cardinal, a spokeswoman for Ottawa Fire Services, said Friday’s dog rescue was the eighth one this year.

It would be interesting to know the dollar figure attached to these eight rescues.And it would be interesting to know how many out of the eight rescues were preventable because of negligent owners.

[Sharon]

Well, it would appear that rescuing dogs from the icy water is a pretty common occurrence in the Ottawa area anyway.


http://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-...y-rideau-river



Firefighters are reminding Ottawa residents to keep their pets on leashes after they rescued a dog from the Rideau River Friday afternoon.


Firefighters were called to the river near Queen Mary Street and North River Road around 3:10 p.m.


When they arrived, the dog was in the water but firefighters were able to rescue it from an ice shelf on the edge of the river using specialized equipment.


Danielle Cardinal, a spokeswoman for Ottawa Fire Services, said[COLOR=#A52A2A] Friday’s dog rescue was the eighth one this year.

What is wrong with dog owners !? That is ridiculous. THis time of year especially you don't let your dog run off leash near ponds, canals etc.. I think a fine for the rescue cost is appropriate.

[impact]

What is wrong with dog owners !? That is ridiculous. THis time of year especially you don't let your dog run off leash near ponds, canals etc.. I think a fine for the rescue cost is appropriate.

Your right Sharon but how many dogs are Labs / Retrievers? It would be interesting to see if that has anything to do with the number heading into unsafe ice conditions. Just my curiosity!

[yellow dog]

Doesn't matter what breed of dog it is. I just want to know what it's costing the taxpayer for negligent dog owners.