Their quick thinking heroism saved the day.
Firefighters in Wisconsin gave went beyond the call of duty to give the kiss of life to Labrador Coda, after rescuing the dog from a burning house .
The pup, who had become trapped on the second floor of a home when the fire broke out had stopped breathing, but made a full recovery after his mouth-to-snout resuscitation
Appearing on the Today show, firefighter Jamie Giese said that rescuers had found Coda in the very last room they searched, where the fire had started.
He said: 'We thought the dog was dead. Then when they brought the dog down we could tell he was trying to breathe.'
Although he didn't know exactly what to do Giese told the other firefighter 'we gotta work this dog'. 'We laid him down in the front yard and assisted his breathing.
The fire was reported around 4.00pm and fire fighters found Coda sitting on a rocking chair, probably in shock. (OR just taking advantage of the opportunity to sit in that chair?)
As well as perfroming mouth-to snout they also splashed his soot-covered fur with water and later used an oxygen mask to bring life back to the pet.
'It was all improvised,' Mr Giese said.
“Hunger and fear are the only realities in dog life: an empty stomach makes a fierce dog.” Robert Falcon Scott
C.Q. Querrey: Kathy saved her yorkie with "mouth to snout" 6 mos. ago and "Murphy Brown" is still with us at 15.
ReplyDeleteFrom Norm: Bravo, well done: dogs try to lick and kiss you, why not return the favor in an emergency???