Woman catches dog after it jumps from window: (details added)

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Last edited Mon May 9, 2022, 08:53 PM - Edit history (1)

No details, sorry.

On edit:
See Donkees post, below, for details.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. Wow, Great Catch! n/t

[Baitball Blogger]

2. Trevor!

[PoliticAverse]

3. Leave the jumping out of windows to cats, they have more lives. n/t

[Phoenix61]

5. The physics of how cats survive a fall from a high building

is fascinating. They twist their body and spread their limbs like a flying squirrel. If they aren’t high enough up they don’t have time to twist.
https://www.wired.com/story/how-can-a-cat-survive-a-high-rise-fall-physics/amp

[TexasBushwhacker]

12. Saw it with my own 2 eyes

I had a big orange tabby that had started climbing a tree outside my apartment patio. He kept climbing up and up, because he couldn't get back down. He ended up on the roof of the 3rd story. I was on the ground floor. It was hot, and he just laid there, looking down. I was afraid he would get heat stroke, so I called a "critter getter" to come get him. The guy climbed a LONG ladder to the roof. My cat moved away from him. At that point, I was more scared for the guy. I told him to nudge the cat with his pole, an the cat leapt from roof, spreading his legs out like a flying squirrel. He landed in the grass and took off like a bat out of hell.

I left my patio door open, and a couple of hours later he sauntered in, very thirsty, but otherwise fine.

[imaginary girl]

4. Wow!

And she had the presence of mind to tell the other guy to "get back"!

[Bristlecone]

6. So lucky.

That is really scary

[IjustDontlikeRepugs]

7. The woman is a hero.

Good thing I live in a 1 story house. I have a 70 pound bully.

[Fla Dem]

8. Wow, video of the year. Right place, right time. Thankfully.

[mysteryowl]

9. Wow! I noticed the guy did not even flinch.

Instant action was required here, thankfully the man was not the one to be relied on.

You go girl!!!

[Skittles]

10. is that her dog?

GREAT save

[red dog 1]

11. Unbelievable!

Thanks for sharing

[Donkees]

13. Details:

https://www.ladbible.com/news/woman-saves-dog-falling-out-window-heroic-catch-20220509

Every pet owner's worst nightmare is something bad happening to their furry friend, and one woman's heart was left in her mouth after her dog jumped out of a window. But thankfully, she used some quick-thinking initiative in the shocking situation.

Rachel Green, from Hawkinge, Kent, was receiving a parcel when she noticed an upstairs window opening.

In doorbell footage, the owner looks up and shouts up at the dog to get back, but by this time it's too late and she's already fallen out of the window.

Luckily, Rachel manages to make it over in time and catches the free falling pooch just before she hits the ground.

Speaking to LADbible about the heart-stopping moment, she said lockdown and working from home seems to have taken its toll on her dog, who she's noticed has become 'clingy'.

"She’s never done that before and she’s six, so it was a bit of a shock," Rachel told us.

"She’s always been an independent dog but I guess she’s become clingy since the pandemic/WFH and always wants to be by my side. I just didn’t realise how far she’d go to do that.

"The windows were shut but she managed to push one wide open, I only noticed she was there because the sun’s reflection on the window/wall moved and caught my eye when it opened."

Rachel said that her dog was 'lucky' not to have suffered any serious injuries.

"Main thing is, my dog is absolutely fine and suffered nothing more than a sore leg for a couple of hours. Lucky!" she added.

[sl8]

14. Thank you, very interesting. nt

[Rhiannon12866]

15. Wow! Lucky dog and quick action by the owner!

My dog is pretty short, so I pick him up to put him on the porch when we're going inside and he likes to leap out of my arms, but I'm prepared for it so he only "flies" for a couple of feet...

Thanks for posting the story...