A dog in Duluth, Minnesota, helped save an injured bald eagle stranded in the snow last month.

Kenai the pup was on a walk with his owner Kerrie and her friend Pam on January 21 when he suddenly began barking.

Kerrie and Pan went to see was Kenai was barking at, and found an injured bald eagle, which hopped down near the water.

Kenai the pup was on a walk with his owner Kerrie and her friend Pam on January 21 in Duluth, Minnesota, when he discovered the eagle

Kenai began barking and brought his owner toward the injured eagle, which was sitting on a branch near the water (pictured)

When Kerrie and Pam approached the eagle, he began hopping down the shoreline. Because it was dark, the pair decided to return the following day

As they approached the bird, he continued to hop down the shoreline. Because it was getting dark, the friends decided to head home and return the next day.

They were able to track the eagle’s movement by its footprints in the snow and contacted the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources for help in rescuing the bird.

Two women from the DNR arrived on scene and the four worked together to capture the injured eagle.

When they finally caught him, he was chilled and his feathers were frozen, so Kerrie and Pam took the bird to Wildwoods, a wildlife rehabilitation organization in Duluth, where he was given pain medication and fluids and had his feathers thawed.

The following day, Kerrie and Pam were able to track down the eagle by following its footsteps in the snow

The friends found the eagle, which appeared to be injured, sitting in the snow further down the shoreline

They called the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, and two women (pictured) helped them capture the eagle

When they finally caught the bird, he was chilled, his feathers were frozen, he was suffering from a shoulder injury and showed signs of lead poisoning

‘Our exam showed a shoulder injury, which we thought was likely fixable,’ Wildwoods said on its Facebook page. ‘And of course, like most eagles we get this time of year (during and after deer hunting season), we strongly suspected lead poisoning.’

Pam and Kerrie then took the eagle to the Raptor Center in St Paul.

‘Their exam showed lead poisoning (yes, again!), as well as a soft tissue injury of the left shoulder. The Raptor Center thinks his chances are fair, and we hope for his eventual recovery,’ Wildwoods said in the Facebook post.

Wildwoods thanked Pam, Kerrie and Kerrie’s pooch Kenai for help in saving the eagle.

‘Kerrie and Pam especially credit Kenai and her sharp eyes for spotting this bird so that he could be rescued! Good dog, Kenai!’ the center said.

Kerrie and Pam took the bird to Wildwoods, a wildlife rehabilitation organization in Duluth to help the bird

The eagle was then given pain medication and fluids and had his feathers thawed, and was then transported to The Raptor Center in St Paul for more treatment