2 Pembroke Pines Police officers paddle to rescue dog in distress using neighbor’s kayak

Two Pembroke Pines Police officers are speaking out about the day they paddled to the rescue of a pup in peril with a little help from certain concerned neighbors Officers Anthony Tello and Kayleigh Howell jumped into action on Monday after they received a call of a dog in distress Shortly after the officers responded to the area of Douglas Road and Pines Boulevard when they proceeded to go the extra mile to rescue the four-legged swimmer The officers spoke with News on Thursday I arrived at the home of the person who called fire rescue is already there We were kind of looking at the lake we didn t see anything announced Howell It wasn t until I noticed the dog was across the lake sitting on someone s dock Howell s attempt to retrieve the stray dog from the dock ended in the water I came over to the dog and he was a little skittish He stood up I could tell he had a limp at that point she reported The neighbor is really nice He gave us treats so I was trying to like toss the dog treats ro show him that I m friendly and I m trying to help him He was just scared by our presence he ended up jumping back in the lake But that did not stop these officers Unfortunately the dog was swimming inside the lake and it was getting deeper and deeper and you can tell the dog was turning out reported Tello We gotta make a decision here We gotta make sure that we take care of this dog That decision was to strip off their gear and head into the water but not without the help of chosen thoughtful neighbors The neighbors assisted us with providing us the kayak the other neighbor provided us the paddle reported Tello We had several concerned neighbors out there that were assisting us by telling us where the dog was going Without a second thought Howell and Tello went into the kayak with a catch pole ready to rescue the lucky pup Kudos to him cause I m like Tello we re going to have to get on this kayak cause someone s gotta have to have the catch pole and someone s gonna have to paddle I m like I m sorry buddy you re gonna have to come with me ' mentioned Howell And I should have supposedly demanded him a little bit sooner if he could swim good because we were halfway out and I m like Hey by the way can you swim good He s like Yeah we re good I was like OK ' Officer Howell would have jumped in there without her gear She would have done anything she could to save the dog that was her initial thought commented Tello You know my job is to serve and protect and that includes everybody in Pembroke Pines It s not just our citizens stated Howell Functionaries revealed the dog suffered a leg injury but is at the moment recovering