With all the bad weather that we have had lately there have been warnings issued not to go onto ice on rivers and ponds because of the fact that it may look thick it may not be. So many condemned a man who stripped down to his underwear and crawled across the ice to rescue his dog whilst he was successful many called him foolish and irresponsible for the risk he took. Other instances where dogs have fallen into the ice have not had such a happy ending.
I guess it raises the issue of what would you do in that situation? I personally can’t answer that I as to be perfectly honest I don’t know what I would do, I suspect that I probably wouldn’t take the risk as I have to small children to look after. The advice says that a dog can survive a lot longer in the ice than a human and in most cases will make their own way out. If your dog becomes trapped phone the fire service who will advise you what to do.