FRANKFORT, Mich. -- You say you're an animal lover? Just how far are you willing to go to prove it? Answer: 200 feet.

That's how far a swimmer from the U.S. Coast Guard, noted for its daring water rescues, albeit with humans, was willing to go Tuesday to save a dog trapped in icy water.

Tuesday morning Petty Officer 1st Class Kurt Lubbers was inside Coast Guard Station Frankfort when he spotted a dog jump into water on the far side of Betsie Bay near the Frankfort Shipping Channel. Guardsmen activated the search and rescue alarm. After suiting up into ice rescue gear Petty Officer 3rd Class Tim Putnam went into the freezing water and swam to the stranded dog.

Petty Officer 3rd Class Tim Putnam of Coast Guard Station Frankfort, Mich., warms up the dog that he rescued from the ice-filled waters of Betsie Bay of the Frankfort Shipping Channel, Feb. 3, 2015. Putnam swam nearly 200 feet in his ice rescue gear to reach the dog, before both were pulled back to shore by other members of the rescue team.

Putnam took almost 20 minutes to swim the 200 feet to the pooch because the bay was packed with broken chunks of ice, the Coast Guard said. When Putnam grabbed the dog, he signaled the shore party to reel them in.

Petty Officer 1st Class Jeremy Morris entered the water to help an exhausted Putnam across the last several feet to a six-foot high break wall. Petty Officer 2nd Class Elijah Webb hoisted the dog up to the wall to safety.

Putnam and Morris had to be hoisted up the break wall because of ice covering the wall and nearby ladders. Two civilians who were passing by, Donald Ruff and Steve Brown, helped bring the guardsmen up.

The whole ordeal was captured on video.

After rescuing the dog, the guardsmen brought it back to the station's boathouse, dried it off and warmed it up. Benzie County Animal Control took the collarless pooch to the Animal Welfare League of Benzie County, where it was given a clean bill of health, the Coast Guard said.

"This was a total team effort by the members of our station and Mr. Brown and Mr. Ruff who assisted getting our members up the wall and back onto dry land," said Senior Chief Petty Officer Robert Nendza, officer in charge of Station Frankfort.

The Coast Guard recommends that pet owners keep a careful eye on their animals, especially around ice.