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. Laurie Cote

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    Should she be given back to her owners? They do not appear to be responsible and capable of taking care of their dog. In fact they left her to die. Hopefully, they will never find her and whoever has her will not allow her to be returned if they do!

  13. YoYogi Kiki

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    The owner left him to die… why find his heartless owner who freed for his/ her life . It is terrible / evil to tie him to down with zero chance of survival if not for good hearty souls that help. He deserves an owner that really love him.

  14. Dana Summerfield

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    Yes, let me find their owners so I can shame them publicly for the rest of their lives. I hope their owners died an awful death, and this baby can find a home with love, honor and respect. This dog is tied to a f*cking phone pole. It’s tied up in general with no way to save itself. So I hope these people meet a worse situation. If they did survive I hope they didn’t have flood insurance and live a miserable rest of their lives.

  16. Karen Seade

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    I agree!!! Fund lucky a new home!!! I would never ever leave my dog! I say Find the owners then publicly ridicule them! Its obsurd what they did! My family is in houston and helped others evacuate.! Theres no excuse. At least let the dog free if u cant take it. Butvtie them up???? Beyond cruel

  36. Frances Hanglow-Hogan

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    Why would you bother looking for the owners they left the poor thing tied to a pole to drown a no kill shelter would be a safer option. If this guys wants her I think he should be allowed to take her and give her the life she deserves.

  41. Jennifer Yo You Frazen

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    Find new owners who won’t$#%&!@*out and leave there fur baby to die tied to a pole with the water rising…my 2 pugs would go with me PERIOD! Even if I had to rent a car. Drive to higher ground and sleep in the car with them…the OWNERS should neverr get to see this sweet baby again

  44. Suzanne Scott

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    Marie Von Dyl I agree with you; we may not know the whole situation, but clearly, tying the dog to a pole was not the way to keep her safe during the storm. Either very stupid owners or owners that couldn’t be bothered to make sure she was safe.

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