A dog is thankful to be around for another National Dog Day after Scituate police officers took a paddle board out on the Herring River and saved it as it struggled to stay afloat.

According to the Scituate Police Department in a Facebook post, Charlie, a German short-haired pointer, loves to swim, but became fatigued when swimming at the Driftway Conservation Park last week.

Thankfully, Animal Control Officer Craig Keefe and Detective Michael Prouty were able to take a paddle board out to water and get Charlie to safety.

The officers heading out to water to save the dog.

“After several attempts they were able to pull Charlie out of the water and bring him back to shore to a very grateful owner,” the department wrote.