Sacramento Firefighters have good souls too. From KCRA TV (CA):
Carol Berry's 12-year-old chow, Damian, walked outside his new home on a bathroom break late Tuesday and fell into Arcade Creek, getting stuck in branches, with fast-moving water just below."He's my baby. I mean, I cried all night. I didn't think I was going to get him out," Berry said.
After contacting several animal agencies, Berry was referred to the Sacramento Metro Fire Department Wednesday morning. Fire officials built a bridge with their ladders, then hoisted Damian to safety.
"A lot of us have dogs, yes. So, we know how it is to be attached to an animal. And they are our best friends sometimes. So, it was a good job," said Sacramento Fire Department spokesman Capt. Robert Gorman.
As the crew returned Damian to his grateful owner, he was limping.
"If it wasn't for them, he wouldn't be here. I wouldn't have been able to get him. I had no way in there," Berry said.
A veterinarian check Damian out and said that he was OK.