“I have a 16-year-old lab, and I was thinking about getting another dog… I just thought I needed to get him,” John Pilburn said. “I fell right in love with him.” <3
The dogs have been named Liberty and Justice, and now the Florida gals are in need of a home together.
“It became clear almost immediately that the dog was just a big friendly pup looking for his home,” the department posted.
“He literally jumped up and hugged me,” Deputy Beck said. “And that’s when he melted my heart.”
“Brooks cradled her lifeless body in his arms making his way back to shore,” JeffCo posted. “Brooks covered her in blankets and raced her to a local vet clinic.”
Howard, a former military dog, has been returned to the home of the soldier he served overseas with.
A deputy’s quick thinking and action saved the life of a dog Saturday morning.
“I just reached in and grabbed the dog and got the dog out and it was not breathing,” he said.
It seems like this dog was just looking for someone to play with!
“He was not vicious or dangerous. He was a puppy,” Bryan said. “He would be more likely to run up and lick you and run away than do anything else.”
