The video shows a dog ambling around a snowy backyard. She suddenly bolts as heavy branches crash to the ground where she was standing just seconds before, a result of the ice storm and heavy winds that punished Toronto on Sunday. âAll of a sudden, I heard this really loud crack,â said Ben Lucier, who made the video of his dog Sprocket in the backyard of his East York home. âI just dropped to my knees and called, âCome on, come on, come on, hurry up.â As soon as the crack went, she was running toward me.â Lucierâs video was widely shared on social media, with commenters on Facebook remarking on Sprocketâs swift reaction.âWow, smart doggo,â said one. âSo fortunate that Sprocket had a 6th sense,â said another.Read more: Ice storm causes commuter chaos, cancellations and school closuresBlue Jays game postponed after chunks of ice from CN Tower damaged Rogers Centre roofSprocket wasnât the only one dealing with fallen branches in the wake of the weekendâs storm. By Monday, the city had received 534 calls for tree-related issues, and had more than 60 forestry crews at work.Lucier told the Star on Monday that the branches Sprocket dodged left debris resting on his fence that was threatening to push it over, but he was just happy his dog was safe.âWhen I think of what could have happened, itâs a feel-good situation,â he said. âNobody got hurt. I was so glad (Sprocket) was OK. Our dogs are our babies. Our life kind of centres around them.âLucier said the branches came from a tree in his neighbourâs yard, which had a large, visible split in it long before this weekendâs storm. âItâs been that way for years,â he said. âYou could actually see when a big gust of wind came up, the gap in that crack would extend to two to three inches. With all the wind and everything it just couldnât handle it. It was pretty much just a m ...
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