WATCH | Saving Miss Daisy: Nelson Mandela Bay family’s pet rescued from fire

Paramedic at scene of blaze uses CPR and a child’s oxygen mask to resuscitate puppy

When a Walmer homeowner carried his six-month old puppy from his burning home on Wednesday night, the family was unsure if the tiny Yorkie-poodle cross would make it.

But the paramedic who responded to the call was determined not to let anyone — or any pet — die on his watch, and using CPR and a child’s oxygen mask, managed to bring little Daisy back from the brink. ..

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