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Firefighters rescue Great Dane stranded 20 feet up in a tree
upi ^ | April 12, 2016 | Ben Hooper

Posted on 04/12/2016 6:27:04 AM PDT by JoeProBono

LOUISVILLE, Neb.- Firefighters and sheriff's deputies in Nebraska were called to rescue a 120-pound Great Dane that somehow stranded herself on a tree branch 20 feet above the ground.

The Plattsmouth Volunteer Fire Department, which was covering the Louisville district Saturday night during the Louisville Volunteer Fire Department's banquet, said crews responded along with Cass County sheriff's deputies on a report of a dog stranded 20 feet up in a tree.

"While we were responding, we were admittedly somewhat skeptical. Upon arrival, sure enough, there she was. A 120 pound Great Dane about 20 feet up in the tree," the department said in a Facebook post.

The dog's owner, Wes McGuirk, said the Great Dane, Kora, was in the tree when he got home from going out to dinner. He said the dog must have chased a squirrel or other small animal up the tree and ended up stranded.

Firefighters attached a harness to Kora and were able to safely lower her to the ground.

"This is one of those calls that had a great outcome and will not soon be forgotten," Plattsmouth Volunteer Fire Department's post read.

Tonight, as we were covering the Louisville district, we received a call that was far from typical. We were advised that a dog was stuck about 20 feet up in a tree. Additional information was that the dog was a Great Dane that was about 120 pounds. While we were responding, we were admittedly somewhat skeptical. Upon arrival, sure enough, there she was. A 120 pound Great Dane about 20 feet up in the tree. After some quick game planning, and assistance from the Sheriff's Office K-9 Handler, we put our plan into action. The initial plan was to get a harness on the dog and see if he would follow a friend of the owner back down the tree. That didn't work to well. The next plan was to attach a long leash to the harness and lower the dog to the ground. During both plans, we had members on the ground holding a tarp to catch the dog if she would have fallen. As you can see in the video, the second option worked well enough to get her out of the tree unharmed. Big thanks to Elmwood Rescue, Cass County Sheriffs Deputies and the homeowners. This is one of those calls that had a great outcome and will not soon be forgotten.


TOPICS: Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: dogs; greatdane
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To: Night Hides Not

You ought to see my Dane and Pitador go at it in Doggie WWE. Looks and sounds like they’re trying to kill eash other, but neither gets hurt.


21 posted on 04/12/2016 8:39:58 AM PDT by libstripper
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To: corkoman

A neighbor of mine has one he walks in the park, and the dog loves to watch me feed the squirrels. He is very curious about the squirrels, but I told him not to bother them and he understands, he stands behind and won’t growl at them while I’m there feeding them.

The squirrels are still understandably jumpy when he is nearby though :)


22 posted on 04/12/2016 8:50:57 AM PDT by Boogieman
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To: JoeProBono

Marmaduke?


23 posted on 04/12/2016 8:57:24 AM PDT by Larry Lucido
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To: Larry Lucido


24 posted on 04/12/2016 9:03:01 AM PDT by JoeProBono (SOME IMAGES MAY BE DISTURBING ’VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED;-{)
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To: JoeProBono
The fellow who played Robin in the old Batman TV series, Burt Ward, now rescues Great Danes and other large breeds in Norco, CA, claiming over 14,000 rescues: GentleGiantsRescue.com.
25 posted on 04/12/2016 9:07:00 AM PDT by Hebrews 11:6 (Do you REALLY believe that (1) God IS, and (2) God IS GOOD?)
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To: JoeProBono

Great Danes can climb trees? Who knew?


26 posted on 04/12/2016 11:27:20 AM PDT by MasterGunner01 ( To err is human, to forgive is not our policy. -- SEAL Team SIX:)
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27 posted on 04/12/2016 3:19:19 PM PDT by JoeProBono (SOME IMAGES MAY BE DISTURBING ’VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED;-{)
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To: JoeProBono

Dumb dog, cats wait till you arrive to help them then jump down.............


28 posted on 04/12/2016 3:21:40 PM PDT by Hot Tabasco
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To: JoeProBono; DainBramage

I think someone has Dane bramage.


29 posted on 04/12/2016 3:22:03 PM PDT by Larry Lucido
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To: AnAmericanMother; Titan Magroyne; Badeye; SandRat; arbooz; potlatch; afraidfortherepublic; ...
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30 posted on 04/12/2016 3:38:04 PM PDT by Joe 6-pack (Qui me amat, amat et canem meum.)
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To: JoeProBono

Either that’s an awfully small girl or a VERY big puppy dog.
Wouldn’t want to be licked by him/her, I am not that great a swimmer.


31 posted on 04/12/2016 4:00:35 PM PDT by 5th MEB (Progressives in the open; --- FIRE FOR EFFECT!!)
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To: 5th MEB

Forced perspective, I think.


32 posted on 04/12/2016 8:12:20 PM PDT by Slings and Arrows (My music: http://hopalongginsberg.com/ | Facebook: Hopalong Ginsberg)
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To: T-Bone Texan
One time I picked up 2 carry-out meals and dropped them off at home, meaning to stick them in the fridge. So I went out to do some more errands, and it occurred to me I had forgotten to put them away.

Since my 2 labs were in the house, I knew with ontological certainty the meals would be gone when I got home. So without checking to confirm, I went back to the same cafeteria and got 2 more meals. The cashier laughed when I explained why I was back.

When I got home, sure enough.

33 posted on 04/12/2016 10:14:27 PM PDT by Ken H
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To: JoeProBono

When my youngest son was 5, he came home from kindergarten all breathless saying, “Mommy, a tiger followed me home from school.”

Of course I said, “Don’t be silly” and looked out and saw a giant, brindle, Great Dane holding 2 elderly neighbors hostage in their car. He did look like a tiger. When he saw us, he loped across the street and came up on the front porch. At the time, I knew nothing about dogs and was rather afraid of them. He seemed friendly, however, and allowed me to look at his tags. I could see that he lived in the next town, quite some distance away, so I allowed him to come in while I called his owner. Nobody answered.

Stanley hung around my house all afternoon and was a perfect gentleman. My cat was wary, but Stanley was respectful. I kept calling with no answer at his phone number. Finally at 5 pm I started to fix dinner, and Stanley snuffled my counter top, which I found intolerable. He seemed agitated and wanted to go out. So, I opened the door, and he took off down the street at a rate so fast that I realized that he didn’t live so far away after all. He seemed to know right where he was going.

I finally contacted his owners at 8 pm and they hadn’t even missed him. He’d been waiting at home when they got home from work. Later I saw Stanley again with a huge German Shepherd waiting outside a local super market. His owners were buying food for themselves with Food Stamps (which were new in those days). I felt sorry for those dogs.

We;ve never forgotten Stanley.


34 posted on 04/13/2016 3:49:30 AM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
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To: JoeProBono

Yikes, what a monster!


35 posted on 04/13/2016 3:55:13 AM PDT by MasterGunner01 ( To err is human, to forgive is not our policy. -- SEAL Team SIX:)
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To: afraidfortherepublic


36 posted on 04/13/2016 5:06:04 AM PDT by JoeProBono (SOME IMAGES MAY BE DISTURBING ’VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED;-{)
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To: Ken H; Drumbo

>>> Since my 2 labs were in the house, I knew with ontological certainty the meals would be gone when I got home.

LOL My better half is a cat man. He’s learning the hard way about labs. Friendlier & happier than a cat, but food must be secreted in the microwave or oven if not the fridge.

All those proudly made corn cakes, and leftover sausage left to drain on paper towels...!


37 posted on 04/18/2016 3:26:35 AM PDT by Titan Magroyne (What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving.)
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