Man Crawls Across Thin Ice To Rescue His Pet Dog - Labeled 'Foolish'

It was his pet and the dog was about to drown in the freezing water. He took his clothes off so he weighed less and crawled across the ice. It broke and he fell in, but he managed to rescue his pet and swim to safety:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-17046868

The emergency services basically said he should have just stood and watched his pet drown. If I was that man, I would have done the exact same thing.

 

What an idiot. Had he not been able to swim then Emergency Services personnel would have been endangered trying to rescue him.

 

I would imagine he took his ability to swim into consideration before going after his dog.

 

I wouldn't. He likely acted on impulse.

 

He took a dangerous risk and won ... I would have done the same thing also. There's no way I could have stood there and watch my cat/dog drown....

 

Emergency Services are there to rescue people......

Why is the man an idiot b/c he didn't want his dog to die?

 

Because had he required Emergency Services he unnecessarily put the first responders at risk all over a dog.

Human life always trumps animal life.

 

You probably could say it was foolish...

It's very dangerous what he did...

However, I would have a hard time just letting my dog drown as well, and certainly would have tried to save him...

Sometimes crazy (*)(*)(*)(*) is necessary...

 

Anyone who risks their life in this fashion over a animal lacks any common sense, period.

 

I would have gone in after my dog without a second's hesitation. Why? Because my dog would do the same for me if she could. "Emergency Services" would never even enter my mind. They are free to do whatever they like.

 

No, they are obligated to save you from your own stupidity.

 

That's a tough call. Not sure I could let my dog just suffer and drown. I prolly would have gone after him. Glad it worked out okay.

 

Well, I'm fine if they don't. I don't care what they do. Doesn't change a thing. I'm going in without a second's thought.

 

Sounds beyond silly to me. Possibly ending your own life to save a animals. It does make me understand how you value your own life though, which is a shame. Evidently you don't have kids to live for.

 

And you are certainly free to believe that. No sweat. But it would actually be silly for me not to go in. You see, despite her place on the taxonomy charts I do not consider my dog to be some random animal like a raccoon on the side of the road. And to be honest if I had to pick between my dog and some human I never met the dog wins every time.

I am willing to risk my life for those I care about. And yes, that includes my dog. She would do the same. How do I know? She has.

My kid would be the first to insist I go get the dog! And if I didn't go get the dog I would literally never hear the end of it. I can swim. The shore is close. I'll be fine.

 

Without a second's thought is about right. It's virtually an annual event in the UK that somebody jumps in a raging sea, swollen river, or a frozen lake to rescue their pet. They drown, and the animal gets out on its own. It was stupid.

 

And that would be a child's response, not a rational adults response. Imagine how foolish you would have looked if you had drown, the dog had drown, and a fireman was injured or drown trying to save you. I'm sure your kid would been thrilled his/her mother or father died trying to save a 200$ dog. Simply put, you're displaying the reactionary emotional impluses of a naive, selfish child.

 

He didn't risk this going for a dog. He risked this going for something he loves, and he believes loves him back.

Glad it worked for out for him and the pooch.

 

Maybe so. I'm still doing it.

 

No more foolish than anyone else risking his life to save someone or something he cares about. I'm fine with it. Looking "foolish" in this case is better than looking like a total dick IMO. And the fireman is a grown adult who can do as he wishes. He means no more to me than a stranger at the mall. If you can watch your dog drown knowing you could have quite easily helped, that's cool. I can't. To each.....

 

From reading his posts, it sounds more like the impulse to save the life of a dog who once saved his.

You know what they say; payback's a (*)(*)(*)(*)(*) (pun intended).

 

Comparing the life of a dog and the life of a human is a absurd notion I'm not about to entertain. The lack of reguard for you child being raised without a parent, the lack of reguard for the lives of first responders, and the lack of reguard for your own life are all child like impulses. You have some growing up to do in life.

 

You are right. I'll take my dog. Every time. When people you never met die what is your typical reaction? Read the obits and let me know how crushed you are. You aren't and you know it. Well my reaction is the same. Human life, in general, means far less to you than you are admitting.

 

RIGHT. How many times do we read of emergency services doing the very same thing. They don't want us to do anything for ourselves in the way of pets but they'll choose to do it usually or not in some really stupid situation. I'm not sitting there while my pup drowns.

 

I don't know. Sometimes I think I like dogs better than humans, myself. I mean, I can't count how many times a human tried to use me, or humiliate me, or take advantage of me, or try to set me up for some kind of scam, or try to kick my ass over some bull(*)(*)(*)(*). Very rarely has a dog ever pulled any of that kind of crap on me. Once one tried to hump my leg, but I put him in his place pretty quick, and he hasn't bee a bother ever since (see, no vengeance either).

As for emergency workers, (*)(*)(*)(*)'em. I don't mind giving them something to do. Let them get up off their ass and earn a paycheck.