Ryan Arens who is employed as a delivery driver for the United Parcel Service (UPS) company decided to do his duty to save the life of a 2 year old female dog named Sadie who was trapped in a frozen pond around the Christmas holidays in Bozeman Montana.
Ryan’s adventure began near sunset when he was on his delivery route when he heard a dog whimpering nearby when he delivered a package to a home on his delivery route.
After Ryan finished delivering a package to the customer, he was able to take over the duties of taking a boat from the owner of Sadie who tried to rescue his best friend who was about 10-15 feet away from the shore trapped in the icy pond struggling to stay afloat.
After Ryan took over the boat from the owner of the dog, Ryan stripped down to his shorts to use his driving skills on the rowboat when he approached the area where Sadie was when he fell into the icy lake.
Due to his survival skills, Ryan was able to grab the collar of Sadie and swim her to the shore where a bystander handed Ryan a towel to get warm.
When Ryan went into the home where the owner of the dog who at this time was very appreciative that Ryan risked his life to save his dog allowed him to take a shower when a police officer and an animal control arrived to check on the condition of Sadie who was safe.
In Ryan’s view of the events, had he not made an attempt to rescue Sadie, by the time the law enforcement officials and animal control officer arrived at the scene, Sadie would be a gone pecan.
Ryan went on to finish his delivery runs for the rest of the Christmas Eve shift. Ryan admits that saving a dog’s life in Montana was the greatest accomplishment in his lifetime.
Gee, what a heart-warming story.
At least I am learning new things.
I understand the post officer employee being afraid of dogs as well as the U P S drivers since I know if I were in their shoes, I would respect the watchdog.
A wonderful story with a happy ending. The driver was really brave and cordial.
Ryan admitted that saving the dog’s life from freezing to death is the greatest event in his life.
I saw this one on the news but look at that face of that dog. How happy! Great story.
My pleasure to share this wonderful story from Montana. I love dogs myself.
Very nice post. Thanks for shere
My pleasure to share this wonderful story from Montana. Ryan is a person who loves dogs and he risked his life to save a dog that needed help.
Very nice friend. It is really a great job doing something good to save a life. Great shere
I know if I were in Ryan’s shoes, I would do what I could to save a dog or cat in trouble.
quadrupeds generally do better on thin ice than bipeds
That is true since I have never been to a cold state in the winter.
it has to do with a lower center of gravity and diffused weight…
Thank you for the information that you shared on this blog.
no problem. bipeds have most of their weight on one foot when walking
What a great share! Love the positive story!!!! It is all over the local news right now, owners trying to rescue their dogs after ice on ponds gave way.
My pleasure to share these wonderful animal rescue stories. Ryan is one of the best UPS employees of all time.
In fact he is, our UPS guy always has treats for the dogs. They love him!
Most UPS drivers in my neighborhood I have to go outside to get the package due to a female dog that is mild mannered but why take chances with her biting the man or lady that leaves the packages?
I can’t blame them for being afraid of dogs. Seems to be part of well, the state of their jobs.