Meet the Dog Whose Dramatic Rescue From River Had People Glued to Their Screens

This dog survived being swept away in a rain-swollen river for a gnarly two hours. His name is Scooby, after the lovable, loyal cartoon character. Angela Buono is Scooby’s relieved owner. Viewers were glued to their screens watching Scooby’s life and death drama play out on live television in Los Angeles. The German shepherd mix had run into the morally dry Los Angeles Riverbed, but on this day, rain turned it into a fast-moving river.