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 On December 10, 2012, 11 year old Devon Scott and his father Garrett brought there dogs with them down to frozen Lake Cochituate. The Scott’s fishing poles were brought out as their dogs, Cally and Hunter ran out onto the ice. Hunter ran all the way out to the middle of the lake while Cally hung back with the Scotts. Garrett cut a huge hole in the ice for them to start their ice fishing. Suddenly, a loud yelp carried through the fog and Devon turned to see his dog Hunter falling through the ice.  Devon started to run out to try and save Hunter but he was stopped by loud cracks rippling through the ice. Garrett jumped forward, snatched up his son and ran back to the shore. Cally unfortunately did not follow. She ran out to a shivering Hunter who was barely holding onto the ice. Devon recalls he could see Cally barking into the air calling for assistance and when none came, she grabbed Hunter by the scruff of his neck.  On the opposite side of the pond were Tony and Carlos Fowler. With the skates, they started to slide on the slippery ice. Tony says he was starting to skate when he heard a dog barking towards the middle of the lake. Cally’s barks sliced through the air and the the Fowler brothers stepped into action. As the two brothers hurried across the ice, Cally was getting tired from holding up Hunter’s immense weight and he was starting to slip under the ice.  Tony reached the two dogs first and he said that Cally was very close to falling the icy water. Under their feet, more cracks in the ice appeared as Tony bent down and started tugging on Hunter. Hunter’s massive paws scratched at the ice trying to get a grip but unsuccessfully slipping back into the freezing water. Finally, Carlos arrived and he quickly fell to his knees to hear the dog’s breath and feel his heart rate. His breathing was slowing down and so was his heart rate so Carlos dug his skates into the ice and pulled.  Hunter was hoisted out of the water as Cally ran back to the Scotts. Garrett immediately ran out leaving Cally and Devon on the shore. As Garrett reached the skaters and his freezing dog, the three men heaved up Hunter and ran to the shore quickly. With every step they took, the ice broke unveiling the chilly water below. A few seconds later, all three men reached the shore carrying Hunter. Before Garrett even screamed at him, Devon jumped up and grabbed a huge blanket from the back of their car. Hunter was draped in the blanket and laid in the car next to Cally.  As Hunter and Cally warmed inside the car, Devon and Garrett thanked the two men for saving their dog. The four men talked for awhile and said thank you once last time as the two pairs went their separate ways. One more minute and Hunter could have the next icicle hanging from your house. Always watch yourself and your dog on ice to prevent incidents.