Winter weather can be brutal on everyone, but especially those without shelter in the frigid cold. Homeless individuals fight for their lives when temperatures drop below freezing.
Animal advocates regularly warn pet owners to make sure their four-legged friends are taken inside where it’s safe and warm when temperatures drop below freezing.
The ASPCA explained that if pets are left outdoors, they can develop frostbite or hypothermia, even freeze to death, become disoriented and lost, and injured.
“Remember, if it’s too cold for you, it’s probably too cold for your pet, so keep your animals inside.”
When Jamie Grabowski, a bus driver for the Milwaukee County Transit System, spied two dogs wandering around on the snow-covered sidewalk in below-freezing temperatures, she couldn’t just walk on by.
Now, her compassionate action has warmed hearts everywhere.
Jamie had just wrapped up her shift close to midnight, delivering passengers all across town. Her bus was empty and she was heading back to the garage, then hopefully home where she would relax and head to bed after a long day of work.
She stopped the bus immediately and gently spoke to them through the bus window. Instead of shying away from a stranger, the dogs made a beeline straight for Jamie with their tails furiously wagging.
“Hey, you two! You need to go home right now.”
When they didn’t budge but instead stared at her with their puppy eyes, she gave up doling out advice and instead invited them aboard her warm and toasty bus.
“C’mon, c’mon inside!”
The Doberman and the pitbull eagerly scampered aboard Jamie’s empty bus, grateful for her generosity. They strolled to the back of the bus and sat down.
Even though it was well past midnight, Jamie vowed to stay with the pups until she found their rightful owners. She called MCTS dispatchers who then contacted the Milwaukee police.
The officers gently scooped up the pups and transported them to the Milwaukee Area Domestic Animal Control Commission until their worried owners were able to show up and retrieve them.
It turned out the wandering pair’s owners had been frantically searching for them in the frigid temps but couldn’t find them. By the time Jamie stumbled upon the pooches, they were 2.5 miles from their toasty warm and loving home.
MCTS tweeted about Jamie’s adventures and how compassionate she was toward the dogs while on the job, something they applauded. Jamie had the chance to meet both the dogs and their appreciative owners.
“MCTS Bus Driver Jamie Grabowski got to reunite today with the two pups she found. She also met the dogs’ grateful family for the first time!”
The looks on the dogs’ faces are adorable to see when they spy Jamie. It’s as if they know she’s their hero who truly saved their lives.
What a wonderful happy ending thanks to an observant and kind bus driver willing to go the extra mile and help two wayward pups, lost in the freezing cold. Watch this pair of pooches in the video below. They’re just adorable!
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