"Lost dog reunited with little girl": It's a story we've heard time and time again. While it's always touching, this particular reunion story, shared this morning on the "Today Show", has a little more drama than some.
When Mollie, a German short-haired pointer, didn't come home one night, her family was understandably worried. Four-year-old Olivia Hartzog and her father, James, could hear Mollie barking, but they didn't realize until morning that she was barking from the bottom of a 33-foot dry well on their property, reports MSNBC.
Olivia asked her father to just jump down and get her dog, but he knew it was more complicated than that. Instead, local volunteer firefighter-rescuer Dwight Williams went into the well and Mollie, who emerged unscathed, but understandably elated to see her family. But no one was as thrilled to see Mollie as Olivia. Her father told Ann Curry in an interview that she's hardly left the dog's side. "Every chance she gets now, she wants to go pet Mollie and love on her and play with her -- and her pups, of course."
As for Williams, it's all in a day's work. Immediately following the rescue, he told the WIS news crew, "We do more than fight fires - we do whatever is required of us, like going down in holes and rescuing dogs."
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Thankfully the story had a happy ending and all were safe. Why wasn't the well covered in the first place? It could have been his daughter that had fallen into the well.
My sentiments exactly Me-in-NY. Why in Gods name wasn't the well covered. As a young teen, I recall a tragic accident on Staten Island whr a young child (2 or 3 yrs old) fell into a septic tank on her parents property (which by the way isn't that big). They searched for hours and tradgically found the baby hours later drowned in the septic tank. It was horrifying even as a young girl to hear such a senseless tradgedy. Hopefully, this incident will open the blind eyes of the Fire Dept, Police Dept and residents of the community.
Because people are ignorant!
Gee, why can't you just be happy with the ending. Why must there always be someone out there so anxious to steal the GLORY of the moment. What a downer you must be.
That was exactly my thought. I certainly hope they covered that well opening so that nothing (or no one) else falls into it in the future. Thankfully, it had a happy ending for all. It could have been tragic.
Why did Molly have pups? Millions of animals are killed in shelters while people insist on breeding. These people are irresponsible in more ways than one.
THANK YOU PENNY! I most agree, it's wonderful the dog is safe, but if the news is going to cover a story like this why rub it in about her having pups? I work at a shelter, where puppies are dropped off like trash to the human world. SPAY YOUR DOG AND COVER THE WELL YOU DONT NEED THE DOG IF YOUR DUMB ENOUGH TO EVEN LET A WELL OPEN! YOU HAVE A SMALL CHILD!
Why couldn't you have just stopped writing after your first sentence and leave it at that!
Very true. Why wasn't the well covered in the first place. It's a shame things have to happen before we take notice of how vital a situation can become. What's happening to us as a people? It could have been his daughter that fell in the whole. Or him. Lucky for us viewers, the father was conscientious enough to call the fire department to handle the situation. You look at some other incidents and some animals aren't that lucky. Many areas are filled with these dangerous traps. Why keep having the risk of these accidents happen. Why not take care of it before it becomes a problem, period. The things that are important, we don't pay attention to, but the trivial nonsense, everyone feeds on that.
It may have been covered and broke through, someone else may have taken it off without their knowledge or they may not have known it was there. The story didn't say.
I agree that open wells are dangerous,a number of years ago I was part of a team that worked to rescue a toddler from one.But as someone that loves animals and children,it's always good to see a happy ending.
GREAT TO SEE A GOOD STORY WITH A GREAT ENDING . THIS IS WHAT AMERICA NEEDS MORE OF WHEN IT COMES TO NEWS
so true, and thank you!!!
Why is this family irresponsible in more ways than one just because they let Molly have pups? Yes, not covering the dry well is irresponsible but letting Molly have pups???? Did you look into a crystal ball and see that this family will not provide a wonderful home for them? Very judgmental to make such a negative comment about a touching story like this. Obviously this family is very compassionate and are teaching their children compassion. You can see and hear it from the little girls reaction when she saw the dog was safe. Don't assume they are "irresponsible in more ways than one" cause you know what they say about assuming!!!!!
the little girl saying"molly your okay" made me cry....she will love animals forever and remember that day when she was 4.........
I like stories like this. Love the cute kid.
my family also has a german shorthaired pointer and they are GREAT dogs. i am happy this story turned out well! don't know what i would do with out our Liz!
I'm so glad the little girl got her dog back safe and sound. We need to havestories that have a happy ending.
That was touching, that little girl brought tears to my eyes, so happy molly is alright and is back at home with her family and her babies, I work animal rescue and its always a beautiful thing to see a little child love their dog that much. God bless this family and Molly and the firefighters who took the call and rescued this little girl's best friend
I am an animal lover myself and I am glad that this story had a happy ending to it.