Man Jumps Off Pier To Save Drowning Dog (Maltese-shitzu)

[Tazzzz]

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When Bibi the tiny Maltese-shitzu cross was blown off a pier in gale-force winds, his despairing owner Sue Drummond feared the worst.

But salvation came in a most unlikely form - a 20-year-old man who was on Brighton pier to scatter his grandmother's ashes into the bay in Melbourne, Australia.

As he was paying his respects, a quick-thinking Raden Soemawinata spotted a desperate Bibi, and stripped down to his shirt and underpants to dive after the terrified dog.

But after the amazing rescue in Melbourne's bayside suburb of Brighton, the hero was humble about his actions.

'It was pretty cold and windy, but it wasn't such a hard decision to jump in, it wasn't such a great feat,' he told Melbourne's Herald Sun

A grateful Ms Drummond embraced Mr Soemawinata with relief after he pushed Bibi into her arms.

http://www.bigredkev.com/2009/08/man-jumps-off-pier-to-save-drowning-dog.html

[smallwonder4]

:proud2: I'll bet Grandma was very proud of him. I love this forum!

[Angelinfl]

I would have done the same but I would have probably drowned. I so love animals and respect people's good relationship with their loved pets.

[Just my luck sucks]

I have to ask the obvious here. Why wasn't that pup on a harness and a leash?

[smallwonder4]

I often see people letting little dogs run off leash even if they've got a larger dog leashed. I don't understand it either, because if one of those little dogs came to greet me and one of my dogs while we're out walking, she'd swallow it whole. Too much can go wrong!

That picture makes me smile every time.:proud2: