Success
After a few failed attempts, finally, James was able to help the dog and do the right thing. At the end of all his efforts, he was able to save the dog and pull it out of the water. The animal was breathing heavily and you could tell that he was very tired. It was probably trying to stay afloat for hours.
The dog didn’t go anywhere just yet and licked James on the side of the face to say thank you. James slowly got up, brushed himself off, and walked back home, but the dog kept following him. It seemed like things were not over just quite yet. James had made a new friend.