When the grandpa and his grandsons spotted the fire department along the side of the canal, they approached and asked if they could help.

He said he's 'lucky I am as small and skinny as...I am, because there's no way a bigger person, any person bigger than I am would have fit in there.'

While no owner has stepped forward and it very much looks as though the pup was abandoned, he is certainly living his best life now

The initial idea for the partnership was spawned by Mark Davis, who founded Vettes 4 Vets and wanted to help struggling veterans.

Fable the golden retriever was saved by first responders after the adventurous dog got stuck in a frozen culvert.

In the past year, 1,000 pet care packages have been delivered to needy senior owners and their companion animals.

A tweet posted by the Ottoawa By-Law reminded those involved in the "Freedom Convoy" what could happen to their pets.

Goldie was happy to see her owner approaching, but she was nervous to cross a section of the ledge. Thankfully, everything worked out.

The narrow hole was of an unknown origin, which made the rescue tricky, but firefighters managed to pull it off.

It was dark out when the couple took their evening walk. As they crossed the bridge, their black cockapoo, Poppy, started barking like mad.