(I posted this in my live journal the other day and since I'm to lazy to retype it you get a copied version)

I had just got home from going to apply for a job at the local humane society. I walked in the door of my apt and I heard what sounded like a dog whining.
I listened more closely and realized it was outside my window. I looked out the window and I was shocked to see a large yellow lab in the water trying to pull itself up onto the ice.

We have a channel behind our apartment that flows from Lake Winnebago to a pond at the nature reserve next to us.

Anyway.. I start yelling for Randy to wake up and come outside. I open the bedroom door and he was already up and was looking out the other window.
I run outside while he puts some pants on.

I get to the water and try calling the dog to see if it can get any closer to land. I jump over a little water/ice to get on the railroad track bridge so I can get on the other side of the water to get closer to the dog. Randy finally comes out and we start calling the dog. I start to go on the ice and just crush it since it's not very thick. So, I'm in the water/ice and I get close to the dog and as I get up next to it the dog freaks out and pushes through the ice and gets to the land on the opposite side. I jump out of the water and try to grab the dog but he takes off.

I ran after it but it just kept running away.

I tried for over an hour to get a hold of the dog but I finally lost him between houses up the block I guess.

I've seen this dog running around on the tracks before but I've also heard people walking at the same time so I assumed they were just walking him off leash.

As I was running around looking for him I passed by an older guy and asked him if he saw him. He said he had not but he's seen the dog several other times and thinks it belongs to someone a couple streets away.

When I finally gave up looking for the dog I came home and called the police to let them know there was a loose dog that had fallen in the icy water.
I hope they either find the dog or can figure out who owns it so that the owners realize their dog almost died earlier. I doubt they care.. this dog being loose seems to be a very common thing.


I never heard anything back from the police
I just hope the dog made it back home safe.. I keep looking for it around my apt but haven't seen anything.