Many people prefer to buy puppies from breeders instead of adopting dogs from animal shelters. They believe that shelter pups will just cause them problems and that they would be difficult to train.
This is a huge misconception. That’s why we love hearing about shelter dogs’ heroism.
In this article, we’ll talk about the pup Rocky. Kelsey Shaw adopted this pooch as a gift for her husband, Adam. When the Husky and Labrador mix came into the Shaw household, he had no issues bonding with his new family. Adam shared that Rocky is not a shy dog. He is very lively, and he pretty much does whatever his dad tells him to.
One fateful day back in 2014, the Shaws decided to take a hike at Rundle Park in Edmonton, Alberta. They brought their children and their pooch Rocky on the hiking trip. When they were walking along the walking bridge over the Saskatchewan River, they heard young girls screaming.
At first, they thought the kids were just playing, but when they looked at the river below, they saw a young girl drowning! Adam rushed to help them along with Rocky while Kelsey called emergency services. These two girls are Krymzen and Samara Wagner.
Samara was in the river, while Krymzen was at the edge of the icy bank calling out to her sister. Krymzen also fell into the river, but Adam was able to pull her out right away. When they turned their attention to Samara, both Adam and Rocky fell into the river as well because the ice underneath them broke.
Rocky swam to the riverbank and pulled Adam out of the water. Samara, on the other hand, was still in the river. The dog dad thought of telling his pup to go get the girl, but before he could give the command, Rocky jumped into the frigid Saskatchewan River and swam towards Samara.
The little girl then grabbed the pup’s leash, and Rocky pulled her back to the riverbank. Not long after, emergency services arrived and rushed Samara to the hospital as she was suffering from hypothermia. Luckily, the girl survived. All thanks to Rocky, who proved to the world that not all shelter dogs are troublemakers.
Credits: Purina Canada