Reuters
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Poodle Nilo has joined four labradors on a dog rescue squad at Las Lindas beach near Malaga in Spain, helping lifeguards tow people back to shore.
With his fluffy white coat, a life vest strapped across his chest and sunblock slathered on his long nose, the two-year-old Standard Poodle cuts an unusual figure, as Spanish dog beach rescue squads generally use Labradors and Newfoundlands.
Nilo’s handler, dog instructor Miguel Sanchez-Merenciano, 45, told Reuters that he enters the water first to reach a swimmer in distress before calling Nilo or other dogs to help them back to safety.
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