Most dog owners would say they were dedicated to their pets . But Dave Rickard and his wife Brenda are so devoted to their West Highland terrier Daisy that they didn ’ t think twice about giving her the kiss of life after she was feared to have drowned . Mr Rickard , 72 , and his wife Brenda , 67 , were on holiday when Daisy fell 10ft from a quay into the sea . Very quickly the strong currents began to pull her under . Dave Rickard , 72 , and his wife Brenda , 67 , with their beloved West Highland terrier Daisy . Mr Rickard , a retired industrial engineer , said : ‘ Daisy was off the lead and she just slipped off the side . She was swimming okay but the current was taking her away and eventually she got so weak and gave up . ‘ Her head went under the water , it was horrendous. ’ Daisy was pulled from the water by a passing fisherman on a boat who hooked a pole through her collar . The family were on holiday in Caernarfon , North Wales , pictured , when the drama unfolded . Mr Rickard said : ‘ He handed her to me . She was just totally motionless , there was nothing there . I started rubbing her chest and there was lots of water coming out of her mouth and nostrils . Daisy has now recovered from the ordeal . ‘ I instinctively started breathing in her mouth and after about four or five minutes of me and my wife doing it I put my cheek to her nose and could feel a slight breath . ‘ We wrapped her up as warm as we could and drove to the vet . In the car I treated her as if she was a human and kept calling her name and trying to keep her with us and to keep her eyes open. ’ He said the vet put Daisy on oxygen and kept her in overnight . ‘ They said she might have pneumonia or brain damage but she pulled through , ’ he added . ‘ She doesn ’ t seem to have been affected at all. ’ The couple , from Rugby , Warwickshire , had been on holiday with their family in Caernarfon , North Wales , with their daughter Karen , 36 , and two grandchildren . The couple ’ s daughter , who witnessed the rescue said her parents had performed a miracle . She said : ‘ We were all crying and screaming because Daisy had drowned . ‘ My folks got to work quickly , pressing her chest and giving her mouth-to-mouth . We couldn ’ t believe it when her eyes opened . ’
Daisy fell 10ft from quay into sea during holiday in Caernarfon , North Wales . Westie was rescued by passing fisherman after disappearing below waves . Owners Dave Rickard and his wife Brenda gave lifeless pet the kiss of life . Mr Rickard , 72 , said he acted 'instinctively ' to save their beloved pet .