Cops, Neighbors Help Save Blind Poodle

Aw, we love this: A blind poodle was saved from a storm drain in Mastic Beach yesterday. According to Newsday, Maggie, a 13-year-old poodle who used to be a therapy dog for retired nuns, fell 12-18 feet into a storm drain. "A police officer and several civilians used a crowbar to pry open a 150-pound lid to the storm drain. Then emergency services officers used a large, expandable pole with a large net to scoop up the dog, carefully raising her to the surface." Maggie's owner Patricia Fogarty said she was at her sister's house for a BBQ during the time of the incident and was grateful to her neighbors for realizing that Maggie was trapped, "They showed good American spirit." And Maggie seems to be doing fine—it didn't seem like she was injured.