Last Updated: Gardener Rescues Dog Trapped In An Overflowing Dam, Netizens Call Him 'incredible Hero' A video of a gardener rescuing a dog trapped on an overflowing dam has drawn widespread admiration for the “hero” whose courage certainly saved a dog’s life. A video of a gardener rescuing a dog trapped on an overflowing dam has drawn widespread admiration for the “hero” whose courage almost certainly saved the dog’s life. According to Daily Mail, the pooch tried to follow his owner across a watery causeway from one side of the filled-up dam to the other but he was carried away into the surging rapids far below. After being spun over and over, the dog miraculously then clambered to safety onto a rock in the wild torrent.