Disabled Air Force Veteran Saves His Drowned Dog with Mouth-To-Snout CPR

[berni_mccoy]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/dog_cpr_dc;_ylt=AtIMRvthI5boobvJmtmftYbMWM0F

If a dog is man's best friend, a disabled U.S. Air Force veteran showed the feeling is mutual by saving his drowning pet with mouth-to-snout resuscitation and CPR.

Lucy, a 10-month-old English bulldog, chased ducks into a partly frozen lake near Randy Gurchin's home in Papillion, Nebraska, but quickly became paralyzed in the icy water and briefly went under.

The 50-pound (23-kg) dog was unresponsive and had a blue face and bloody foam around its muzzle when Gurchin, who flew combat missions over Iraq and Afghanistan, edged onto the ice.

"The ice started to crack under me. I just picked her up," he said. "I thought she was dead."

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Our little Lucy is back," said Gurchin's wife Kelley.

Her husband, who retired from the military with a back injury in 2005 and walks with a cane, has vowed not to let the dog out of his sight, she said.

"He would never say he loved her until this rescue mission," she said.

:patriot:

[wicket]

1. That's pretty awesome!

:patriot:

[paparush]

2. The Christian Right prepares to march on this guy's home.

Can't tolerate such behavior..think of the children.

[BOSSHOG]

3. I attempted mouth to mouth on our dog

when he collapsed in our living room 17 years ago. Did the CPR thing on our 12 pound little buddy. It didn't work. He was 14 years old and just fell over and died on us. I would have done anything to save him.

[ThomCat]

4. I'm sorry.

:(

[BOSSHOG]

7. He provided

14 years of pure joy. He was spoiled rotten but was a total pleasure to have. Well behaved, loveable, easily managed, playful, cuddly and very thankful for his pampered life. I don't think he suffered. He just fell over one night and was gone. We still miss him.

[ends_dont_justify]

5. Good on 'im

I'm proud to have men like him protecting our country.

[Omaha Steve]

6. Photos of the two & original story in OWH

http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=2798&u_sid=2344914

[berni_mccoy]

8. Thanks for posting the pics! She's a beautiful pup.

:-)

[xxqqqzme]

9. Thanks, I was disappointed

the yahoo link had no pictures.