Far from his dreams of paddling across the Atlantic, Charlie immediately starts running for the dog.
Later, Charlie, speaking to reporters, said the little Shih Tzu was the kind of dog you’d expect to see in a ladies’ bag, not hanging on for dear life in the middle of the season. ‘ocean.
At first, the little pup was scared of Charlie, trying to escape his potential savior. When Charlie approached the dog, he began talking to him in a calm, relaxed voice. The pup started to hold the dog, struggling in Charlie’s arms before realizing the racket was there to help.
After a few moments, the girl began to relax, resting between Charlie’s legs. In a video that has been viewed more than 800,000 times, Charlie noted that the dog did not survive for another ten minutes on the rock as the tide began to rise.
Charlie decided to call the dog Bam Bam and take him to the closest place he could find, the Hampton Inn. Bam Bam stayed at the Hampton Inn for several hours before the local shepherd came to pick her up, according to the Daily Mail. Chelsey Clark, the bartender, took care of Bam Bam after Charlie rescued her, wrapping the wet and shivering animal to keep her warm. Chelsea loved Bam Bam so much that she planned to adopt him if the owners could not be found.
The sheriff took Bam Bam to Lord Whiskey Animal Shelter, where authorities were able to reunite the pup with its owner using a microchip. It turns out that Bam Bam’s real name is Molly.
Baby Molly disappeared from her owner when she slipped from her collar and was rescued by Charlie two days later.