Conrod Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 Yes, and I think most dog owners would. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willman Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 It depends on what you qualify as risk. Would i leap off a 50ft cliff to rocks below - No. Would i be tempted to walk over thin ice on Rother Valley Lakes, probably. In actual fact the guy appears to have thought his actions through quite well(aprting from falling in). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnailyBoy Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 It depends on what you qualify as risk. Would i leap off a 50ft cliff to rocks below - No. Would i be tempted to walk over thin ice on Rother Valley Lakes, probably. In actual fact the guy appears to have thought his actions through quite well(aprting from falling in). Fire Service didn't think so An Essex Fire Service spokesman said: "This was extremely dangerous." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biotechpete Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 Totally would, if I thought it wasn't certain death for us both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willman Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 Fire Service didn't think so An Essex Fire Service spokesman said: "This was extremely dangerous." The fire service weren't called so it's non of their business imho. If they'd been called they could reprimand him imo. In fact who decided to mention it to the fire service ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L00b Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 Have 'done so' (-ish) twice in years past (well...maybe not life, but certainly a limb or two at stake - would you take on, bare-handed, a great dane/two alsatians that have just pounced on your dog out of nowhere, no owners in sight?) So, yes - within limits (pretty much as willman put it, actually). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnailyBoy Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 The fire service weren't called so it's non of their business imho. If they'd been called they could reprimand him imo. In fact who decided to mention it to the fire service ? Who knows who contacted the Fire Service, maybe the BBC. The Fire Service do have a duty to inform the slow witted amoungst us against idiotic practices. To be fair, you prove the point quite well It depends on what you qualify as risk. Would i leap off a 50ft cliff to rocks below - No. Would i be tempted to walk over thin ice on Rother Valley Lakes, probably. In actual fact the guy appears to have thought his actions through quite well(aprting from falling in). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclone Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 Given the conditions I would not have my two dogs off a lead. You keep your dogs on a lead whenever it's cold? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane39 Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 Just seen this story about a man crawling over the ice to rescue his dog and wondered how many others here would do the same. He has been condemned by the local fire service. Luckily both he and the dog survived. Fire brigade ought to keep their gobs shut. They wouldn't even climb down a hole near to where i live to save a woman,(she died) I would not save a dog in the water unless i knew the river well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willman Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 Who knows who contacted the Fire Service, maybe the BBC. The Fire Service do have a duty to inform the slow witted amoungst us against idiotic practices. To be fair, you prove the point quite well The Fire Service aren't qualified or entrusted with safety regarding water or ice - they're FIREmen. According to the HMRC their role is FIRE safety. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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