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BBC News
17-06-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Meet the poodle that's part of a lifeguard pack in Spain
Poodles are some of the most pampered pooches and certainly don't look out of place at dog shows like now you might see one on a beach, as he's just joined a dog rescue squad in the poodle has joined four labradors in the team, paw-trolling Las Lindes beach near Sanchez-Merenciano, who is Nilo's handler, says he enters the water first to reach swimmers who have got into trouble, before Nilo and the others help them back to safety. Nilo certainly looks the part, with a life vest strapped to his chest and suncream on his you're unlikely to find many other Poodles working on the beaches in the country as other breeds tend to be used there - like Labradors and are thought to have originated in Germany and were historically used for water rescue in northern Europe, where their fur would protect them from the to Miguel that their name comes the German verb "puddeln" which means 'to splash'. Poodles aren't just known for their fluffy fur, the American Kennel Club says they are very intelligent and are great says Nilo at first was scared of loud noises and crowds so his training had to be done a step at a he says it wasn't long until he was out there swimming with "perfect strokes" and "using his tail perfectly like a rudder to run and to move".One thing's for sure, if someone got rescued by this super pooch, they'd certainly have a tail to tell!
CBS News
13-06-2025
- General
- CBS News
For lifeguards in this Jersey Shore community, the beach patrol is a family affair
Lifeguards in Sea Isle City, New Jersey, are back on the beaches for the summer. "Working on the beach patrol is more than a job. It is a life experience like no other," Sea Isle City Beach Patrol Chief Renny Steele said. Steele knows that best. He began working as a lifeguard in 1968. "I love the people that I work with. I love working with the young kids, keeps you young," Steele said. Two of those young lifeguards are siblings, Grace and Chris Gehman. They are in their third season working for the Sea Isle City Beach Patrol. "It's a family atmosphere, and everyone kind of enjoys being around each other," Chris Gehman said. The brother and sister are third-generation members of the beach patrol. "It's a great thing to be able to work with your kids. I take a lot of pride in seeing them be on the beach, be on the stand and do all the things that I went through and got to experience," Lt. Chuck Gehman of the Sea Isle City Beach Patrol said. He's Grace's and Chris's dad. The Gehman family legacy on the beach patrol dates back to the siblings' grandfather, who served as a guard in the past, alongside Steele. "My dad passed in 2014, so he didn't get to see this, but I know he would be totally in love with this situation," Chuck Gehman said. The beach is a family affair for the Gehmans, and they wouldn't have it any other way. "You call it a family, you call it a tribe, you call it a group of people, whatever you call it, you know you want to be a part of it," Steele said.
