A firefighter has been hailed a local hero after rescuing a Rottweiler from a blaze at a house in Bury.
Pet insurance customers may have heard the story of Andy Roberts from Ramsbottom Fire Station, who hit the headlines after using mouth-to-mouth to keep the pet pooch alive after it was caught up in a fire.
Although the family had escaped from the blaze at their house, the animal was found lying unconscious inside the property and needed Mr Roberts' quick thinking to bring him round.
The firefighter said: "I cleaned his mouth out and resuscitated him, it was just a case of changing human biology to animal."
Mr Roberts's bravery has now been acknowledged by the Bury branch of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA), which presented him with a certificate of recognition for his actions.
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