Senior constable Zoe Tidswell adopts dog after Broadwater rescue

Ten week old puppy, Bailey, was shivering cold, half-dead, and half-drowning when a senior constable pulled him from the Gold Coast Broadwater. Read how he found his happy ending

Ten week old puppy, Bailey, was shivering cold, half-dead, and half-drowning when a senior constable pulled him from the Gold Coast Broadwater.

That moment of saviour was all it took for senior constable Zoe Tidswell and the pup to be irrevocably bonded.

Bailey was half-dead and half-drowning when Senior constable Zoe Tidswell pulled him from the Broadwater. Picture: Supplied/Queensland Police Service.

Senior constable Tidswell was out on the Broadwater on an operation with her partner, when two fishermen waved them over to a puppy in the water.

“He was ice cold, half frozen, and I honestly wasn’t sure he was going to make it,” she said.

“As soon as I had him in my arms, I just fell in love with him,”

The pup, Bailey, was rushed to the vet, and thankfully has since made a full physical recovery from the ordeal.

Ms Tidswell said they contacted Bailey’s owner, who said the puppy was one of a litter on his boat.

Upon seeing the bond between Ms Tidswell and Bailey, the owner asked if she’d like to adopt him.

How could Ms Tidswell not adopt this gorgeous pup? Picture: Supplied/Queensland Police Service.

“I actually foster dogs, so I have one of my own – he’s a long-haired chihuahua – and then I foster dogs that need help,” Ms Tidswell said.

“I was not looking for a puppy, they’re a little bit more hard work, but honestly as soon as I saw Bailey I knew he was mine.”

Chip, her original chihuahua, took some time to warm to Bailey, but now they’re good playmates. Bailey is now 13 weeks old, and often comes along to work.

When it's appropriate, Bailey comes along to work at Jacobs Well or Pimpama police stations. Picture: Supplied/Queensland Police Service.

“He literally goes from lap to lap with all of the police officers … he’s a little support dog for Pimpama police station,” Ms Tidswell said.

“If we’re going somewhere where Bailey will benefit the situation, we’ll bring him along.”

Ms Tidswell and Bailey were immediately inseparable. Picture: Supplied/Queensland Police Service.

Originally published as Senior constable Zoe Tidswell adopts dog after Broadwater rescue