Heroic 3-Legged Dog Battling Cancer Rescues Orphaned Otter Pup From River

Left: (Courtesy of Cleo Young); Right: Courtesy of Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota

Weeks after his leg was amputated as part of an ongoing cancer battle, a keen-eyed dog rescued an otter pup from a river near his family’s home. His family doesn’t know for sure how the baby otter got stranded, but they know their brave pooch’s actions saved its life.

Retiree Cleo Young of St. Mary’s Point, Minnesota, saw the aftermath of her dog Gus’s rescue mission on Easter Sunday, April 17.