BOSTON — On her talk show Tuesday, Ellen DeGeneres gave a Caribbean cruise trip to the four firefighters who helped rescue a golden retriever from an icy Charles River last month.
“I love Boston so much, I love Massachusetts, but it’s so cold there,” DeGeneres said. “I think you deserve to go somewhere warm, so each of you are going on a trip to the Caribbean from Princess Cruises,” she added, to applause from the audience. She also bestowed monogrammed bedazzled orange life vests to the firefighters -- Wellesley Fire Capt. Jim Dennehy, Lt. Paul Delaney, Dave Papazian, and Joan Cullinan — including a doggie vest for Crosby, the dog they saved Dec. 22.
“Anyone who has a pet, they give us so much unconditional love, they would do anything for us,” said DeGeneres, who has said she owns various several dogs and cats. “I think it’s our obligation as their owners to take care of them as well.” The team of firefighters had to punch through patches of ice near the border of Dover and Wellesley on Dec. 22 to rescue Crosby, who chased a squirrel onto thin ice and accidentally fell into the Charles River.
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