WAPELLO COUNTY, Iowa —

Doug Doug, a 2-year-old collie, was rescued from an icy pond at his rural Iowa home earlier this week after falling through the ice covering a 20-foot deep pond.

Deputy Sheriff Marty Wonderlin described the scene, saying, "It's just hard to see it struggle, and stay up on the ice."

Wapello County Volunteer Fire Chief Loren McIntosh, along with Wonderlin, sprang into action to save the dog on Tuesday afternoon. Doug Doug's owners provided a rope and a kayak, while Wonderlin gave McIntosh his life preserver. McIntosh then carefully moved out onto the ice.

"I just went for it and thought if I flip the kayak, it won't be the first time I get in the water, but it's going to be cold," McIntosh said.

Doug Doug was freezing and growing weaker, and even the seasoned sher

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