Meet Lucky the dog who was saved during Hurricane Harvey!

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With the waters above her paws and a leash tethering her to a pole, the dog looked on the verge of becoming a victim of Hurricane Harvey.

The mongrel was soaked to the skin and apparently abandoned in an area where every human had fled before the storm – until DailyMail.com intervened.

Photographer Ruaridh Connellan rushed across the flood water, which was fortunately not dangerously deep, and untied the dog, who wagged her tail and bounded of to safer ground.

Her name now? Lucky – although she still needs a bit more luck to come her way. Lucky was left tied up by her owners on the land where they had been living in a trailer just outside Victoria.

They seemed to have fled, as did all their neighbors.

Before: A terrified dog was spotted by DailyMail.com photographer Ruaraidh Connellan as record-breaking flood waters rose around her just outside of Victoria. Almost safe: Connellan made his way across the flood water to help rescue the dog, who was tethered to the pole.

 

Whether by accident or design, they left her tied to a post on a leash, where our photographer and reporter her found her on Saturday afternoon.

She was happy to be free and led DailyMail.com to her friends: another dog, a pit bull cross breed, two cats and a small pony.

My hero: Connellan named the dog Lucky. And when he went back 24 hours after saving her she ran up to him and wanted to play. When Connellan visited the property the next day, Lucky ran out and greeted him while wagging her tail. He brought the pup food and fresh water.

 

The pit bull cross was also tied up, but on a longer leach and on the dry land; suggesting that Lucky being tied up in a more dangerous spot may well have been an accident of panicked people fleeing from danger.

Connellan said he couldn’t sleep that night wondering if the pet pooch was OK. And the next day DailyMail.com returned to the trailer.

Just look at her now. Connellan spent the night worrying about Lucky, but when he returned she seemed to be in good spirits

 

‘I was happy to see Lucky when I pulled up to the property, she came running out through the fence and greeted and me wagging her tail,’ Connellan said.

‘I fed Lucky some food I had in my car and gave her some fresh water.’

Lucky and the other animals appeared frightened but otherwise safe, for now.

Lucky’s friends: Lucky waswith another dog – a pitbull mix – two cats and a pony. DailyMail.com has called the local animal control agency to report the abandoned animals. They are safe but will need human attention soon
Connellan called the local animal control agency to report the abandoned animals and plans on adopting Lucky if possible. But the authorities are understandably overwhelmed by the scale of the unfolding disaster.

So far DailyMail.com has been unable to trace who was living at the trailer before they left Lucky tied up. She and the other animals had been well-looked after before they left, but they need human attention soon.

Connellan would be happy to step into the breach, after forming a bond with the energetic mongrel.

Lucky’s friend, a pit bull mix, was also found tied up on higher ground. He had more freedom to roam around dry land but not enough – so DailyMail.com set him free too

 

‘I’d love to take Lucky to live with me in New York. But sadly I’ll have to wait and go through the proper channels.

‘I’m disappointed in people who abandon their animals. I feel good about what I did. There is no doubt in my mind, if I didn’t unleash Lucky from the tree, she would have drowned.’

Do you know Lucky’s owners? Email newsus@mailonline.com



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  4. Carol Cracchiolo

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    I think precious Lucky deserves a new family who won’t abandon him . This was the saddest thing to me . People leaving dogs tied up . If they were free at least they would have a chance to swim to higher ground . Lucky deserves a better life and I pray he gets it ❤

  15. Lisa Driggers

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    I agree. The rescuer took better care of her than her owners. If you’re not going to evacuate with your pets (which I’ll never understand y u would not take them with u), but DONT friggin tie them up. At least let them go to hopefully save themselves. A tethered animal I’m rising water has no hope for survival without someone like this Good Samaritan!!
    The owners should have tied themselves to the same pole & stayed with her. Oh but wait…they might drown like that. People…I just don’t understand that kind of cruel mentality. Our pets are family. They don’t have a voice or choice. They DEPEND on US to keep them safe from harm!!

  16. Julie Ashton Norton

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    It is one thing to not be able to take your pets in an emergency situation it is another to deliberately tie your dog to a pole knowing it’s fate…that is unacceptable at all levels. There was fair warning this storm was approaching and since they were able to leave that tiny dog could have found a small spot with its humans.

  24. Janice Zaborowski

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    Poor precious sweet baby how incredibly cruel and insensitive. What the hell is wrong u people their f up pieces of$#%&!@* They need to be brought up on charges for neglect and abandonment. Ther is NO EXCUSE FOR THIS. INHUMANE HORRIFIC TREATMENT. their life’s r priceless and precious

  29. Del Ruckert

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    if you tether an animal during a flood you don’t love the animal.
    if you don’t
    shelter your animal at least give it a fighting chance

    animals are resourceful

    who knows who may have seen the dog struggling and helped
    TEXAS
    good people

    don’t give this dog to anyone who doesn’t deserve her

  34. Tara Hicks

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    I know everyone is in a panic and has to move fast… but not taking your dogs/cats ect… OMG to me that would be leaving my baby behind. I just don’t get it. So happy that Lucky had a angel to come and save her <3

  43. Peggy Le Blanc

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    Sorry um but the phrase goes finders keepers losers weepers. And I highly doubtful the owners are weeping cuz the asshats TIED the leash with puppy ATTACHED. The reporter should take his treasure find home and @#@# the now what should be called asshats . I mean SERIOUSLY they SAVED themselves but NOT puppy!!!!

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