Then he hooked her. Back on dry ground, she flopped at the feet of her rescuers while Cooper inched back to safety. Deputy Spier praised Cooper's risky rescue. But Cooper isn't looking for praise. Rather, he wants to find the dog's owner.
Cooper figures the pooch is a purebred yellow Labrador, about a year old, maybe younger.
It looks like she recently gave birth, he said, and she's in heat now, Zigan said. She might have been in the irrigation canal when the water was turned on, Cooper said, flushing her down the spillway. Whatever the case, she will probably stay away from irrigation canals for a little while. That's for doggone sure. Copyright 1998 Tri-City Herald.