Dog Rescued by Volunteer Fighters After Swimming Across New York's Hudson River

A New York dog has found his way back home after swimming across the Hudson River. The Edgewater Fire Department reports that a 6-month-old mixed breed dog named Bearwas foundunder a pier at Independence Harbor early on Tuesday morning after a call came in about a dod barking in the water. Edgewater Fire Company #1 The dog’s owner, Ellen Wolpin, expressed toThe New York Postthat her family had just purchased Bear last week for their 20-year-old son Zack who has special needs, and were in the process of buying him a harness when he escaped and ran down the Upper East Side on 86th Street and jumped in the water near 110th Street.

Dog Rescued from Dryer Vent After Squeezing Head In and Getting Stuck

Spike the South Carolina dog that was stuck in a dryer vent.Photo:Sumter Police Department/ Facebook Sumter Police Department/ Facebook A South Carolina dog was rescued after sneaking into a surprising space! According to aFacebook postfrom the Sumter Police Department — which worked with the Sumter Fire Department to rescue the pet — Spike ended up in a house dryer vent on Nov. 30. Members of the fire and police departments arrived at the scene to retrieve the dog from the tight spot.

Dog Reunites with Pregnant Sister 2 Days Before She Gives Birth — and Helps Her Raise the Pups

Erica, the gray pit bull mix in the back, and Diamond (far right) with two of Erica’s puppies.Photo:Courtesy of Twenty Paws Rescue Courtesy of Twenty Paws Rescue Two canine sisters are looking for a home of their own after raising a family together. “They contacted us and were like, ‘We have this super friendly girl who’s super-duper pregnant, and she needs out of the shelter ASAP,'” Rachel, the founder of Twenty Paws Rescue, tells PEOPLE.

Dog Saved from Shipping Container by the U.S. Coast Guard Is Pregnant, Rescuers Say

It’s been an eventful few days forConnie the Container Dog! A team of marine inspectors from the U.S. Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston rescued the adorable canine from a shipping container in the Port of Houston on Jan. 31. It is believed that the dog was trapped inside for at least a week, perthe U.S. Coast Guard Heartland. The organization said Connie was “tired, hungry, and very happy to see her rescuers” after being found and focused on finding her a new home.

Dog Saves Owner from 'Terrifying' N.Y. Apartment Fire: 'He's a Hero, But Now They're Left with Nothing'

A stock image of a pit bull.Photo:Getty Getty Residents at New Legacy Apartments “never” heard Angela Murray’s dog make noise. Then, one night, he wouldn’t stop barking. Just before 10 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 24, Murray was in bed in her top floor unit in the Baldwinsville, New York apartment building when the pup, a pit bull mix named Rocco, got loud, she recalled toSyracuse.com. He was “barking worse than usual,” she told the outlet.