08-05-2025
Heart-stopping moment dog owner jumps into pool to save clumsy pooch TWICE: 'No survival instincts'
Wild footage captured the moment a dog owner had to jump into her pool twice to save her clumsy pooch from drowning in her backyard.
Shannon Tremaine and her dad Vincent were forced to act fast when their Miniature Schnauzer, Chloe, fell into a pool in their Adelaide backyard.
In the viral footage, captured last month, Ms Tremaine could be seen opening a gate and letting her dog explore the area surrounding the pool for the first time.
'If she falls in, at least we're here,' Vincent said.
'That's the thing I'm most worried about is her falling in when we're not here,' Ms Tremaine said.
Vincent appeared pretty confident the family pet wouldn't fall into the water, but his daughter wasn't so sure.
'I think she'll stumble in because she's clumsy,' Ms Tremaine said.
As she predicted, Chloe wandered into the pool area and immediately slipped into the water.
Although canine companions are famous for giving the doggy paddle a try in circumstances like this one, Chloe could be seen panicking.
As the Miniature Schnauzer struggled to keep her head above water, Ms Tremaine waited momentarily before jumping into the pool to save her dog.
One side of the pool was visibly very deep and Ms Tremaine needed her dad's help to rescue Chloe.
'At first we thought she would be fine because she used to be able to swim and I thought she would swim to me [when I jumped in] then I could scoop her up,' Ms Tremaine told Yahoo.
'But when I realised she was swimming down instead of up it was terrifying.'
'That went well,' Vincent remarked as he lifted his dog out of the water.
Vincent and Ms Tremaine dried Chloe off with a towel, but moments later the clumsy pooch ended up in the water for a second time.
In a subsequent video, Ms Tremaine explained Chloe got distracted by her dad eating his breakfast and fell in as she attempted to get a closer look.
Once again Ms Tremaine jumped in after her to save the dog.
However, Chloe didn't make things easy for Ms Tremaine as the owner struggled to keep her dog afloat in the opposite end of the pool, which was shallower but very slippery.
The clip, which has been watched more than 48million times in just five days, attracted the attention of some trolls who criticised Chloe's swimming skills and the owners for not acting sooner.
After the clip went viral, Ms Tremaine sat down with Chloe in an adorable interview-style clip to answer some of the internet's most asked questions.
Ms Tremaine explained Chloe used to be able to swim, which is why she didn't immediately jump in.
The pooch was diagnosed with vestibular disease last year and Ms Tremaine believes this has affected her ability to swim as it impacts her balance under water.
Ms Tremaine assured viewers Chloe received the all-clear from the vets soon after the incident.
