This the moment police officers rescued a dog trapped in a canal using freshly-baked pumpkin muffins as bait.<br /><br />The German Shepherd was rescued by officers from Glendale Police department in Arizona, USA, after they received a call from a concerned neighbour.<br /><br />Officers Sorenson and Downey arrived to the scene and found the exhausted pooch paddling in the canal with no way to get out.<br /><br />A video released by Glendale Police Department shows the tired dog paddling in the canal back and forth as police officers try to get the animal to approach. <br /><br />The dog was nervous and would not let the officers get close. <br /><br />But luckily one of them had brought a packed lunch with pumpkin muffins.<br /><br />The officers used the muffins as a bait and managed pull the pooch out of the canal.<br /><br />Glendale PD said on twitter: "The dog was skittish and did not immediately come to Officer Sorensen, but Officer Downey had just the plan. <br /><br />"His wife had packed him some freshly baked pumpkin muffins for his patrol shift, and they were just the bribery needed for this little pooch.<br /><br />"Gratefully, the dog was reunited with his owner who lived just down the street. Great work by our patrol officers!"<br /><br />The rescue attempt only took around five minutes and the dog was quickly returned to its very grateful owner.
