You never know where you’ll find an animal in need of help, and it’s always inspiring to see people go out of their way to save the day.
That was the case recently, when four Coast Guard officers were shocked to discover a dog trapped in a shipping container and came to the rescue.
On January 31, a team of marine inspectors from U.S. Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston were on duty, randomly selecting shipping containers for inspection, according to a from U.S. Coast Guard Heartland.
They were randomly choosing from thousands of containers — but suddenly, they noticed an unusual sound coming from a container 25 feet up.
They lowered the container, and out popped a dog, who was reportedly very happy to be rescued. She had been in the container for at least a week, and was tired and hungry. The Coast Guard members gave her water and called a local animal shelter for help.
“As soon as we opened it, we could see the little dog’s face poking out. She was right there, like she knew we were going to be there to open it for her,” petty officer 2nd class Ryan McMahon told the. “And she just, she wasn’t scared or anything. She just seemed happy more than anything, to be out of that dark space and in the arms of people that were going to take care of her.”
According to the Facebook post, the dog has now been dubbed “Connie the Container Dog.” She is now up for adoption at the Pasadena Animal Shelter.