The stone tied to the animal’s leg was as large as its body. The dog probably had to struggle for many hours under the cold water to get its snout above the river surface.

Recently, a Belgian shepherd was narrowly saved after suffering a horrifying experience intentionally caused by her owner.

Jane Harper was walking on the street with her friends when she suddenly saw something rising from the water of the Trent River in Farndon, Nottinghamshire, England. After realizing that the thing floating on the water was the head of a dog, Jane did not hesitate to dangerously wade into the river in the cold weather to save the animal.

She reached the dog and tried to pull it to shore but could not. Jane said: “The water was very turbid at that time. I tried my best but still couldn’t drag the dog along. I noticed there was a rope wrapped around its leg, connected to something quite heavy sunk below. I had to put my whole arm to support the dog and tried very hard to lift it up.”

Jane had to use all her strength to lift the dog to shore.

The dog lay motionless from cold and exhaustion.

After bringing the dog to shore, Jane realized that the heavy object tied to the dog’s leg was a fairly large rock. The animal now almost lost consciousness. At first, Jane thought it was dead until the poor animal tried to blink.

After first aid, Jane took the animal in distress to the veterinarian for care and treatment. The poor dog’s savior shared: “It must have had to exert all its strength to be able to raise its head above the water. I don’t know how long it was down there, but I think if it was any later, it wouldn’t have survived.” Jane and her friend also expressed outrage at the reprehensible actions of the person who threw his livestock into the river with the heavy rock.

The stone tied to the dog’s leg was as big as the animal’s body.

The police were fortunate to find a chip attached to the animal’s body since 2010 and determine the identity of the dog as well as its owner. Accordingly, this Belgian shepherd is named Bella. However, its current name has probably been changed. They also arrested a 31 and 32 year old couple believed to be Bella’s owners on suspicion of committing a crime against pets.

An officer from the Nottinghamshire Police Department said they are still investigating the incident further and called on people in the area to provide more information, if any. They also did not forget to praise Jane’s actions for promptly rescuing the poor animal.

Bella is currently in a rather weak condition, however, she has also shown some signs of improvement such as being able to eat and receive treatment.

Bella is receiving veterinary care but is still quite weak.

Bella was willing to eat a little.