Houston husky rescued from Bird Island in dramatic operation [Video]

HOUSTON – The dog is now fittingly named Journey. He was on one that could have ended badly. It didn’t thanks to social media networking and three determined women.

“I actually try to rescue every dog I see on the road,” said Hollie Thiel.

When Hollie saw the post about a Husky trapped on Bird Island at Exploration Green, she reached out to her Clear Lake boater friends.

“I was a little on the skeptical side whether there would even be a dog on the island,” said Dustin Dietrich. “There’s poisonous snakes. and there’s alligators. and things like that.”

But that didn’t stop Dustin from getting in his kayak to save the poor pup.

“We had to get permission from one of the park authorities,” Dustin said. “They only allowed one of us to actually go out to the island …