Jumped in the pond (he's okay) - YorkieTalk.com Forums

Ponyup · 07-26-2005, 11:10 AM

My little man jumped/fell in my mom's pound on Friday. I wasn't there, but my husband was. My husband took him down to my mom's to play with her dogs. My little guy loves the farm. One of his favorite things is to go to the pound when mom feeds the fish (like 100 blue gills, coy, & bass). The fish can here her coming and start flopping around along the shore. Well the last couple times he's gone the water level has been down so there's somewhat a shore on the pond. He would jump over the edge of the pond and run back and forth on the shore. Well with all the rain we've been getting the shore isn't there anymore. So on Friday he took off running and jumped over the pond edge expected to land on the shore and he landed in the pond. By the time he figured out what had happened he was a couple feet from shore, my mom was ready to go in after him. But he just turned around and swam back like a little trooper. Mom picked him up out of the water and wrapped him in her shirt to dry him off a little and then put him down. but he decided he didn't want to be out by the pond anymore and ran over and layed on the driveway til she was done. He looked like a drowned rat when my husband brought him home it was really kinda cute, but i'm sure it was so tramatic with the fish flopping around him and biting him. He was pretty worn out for the rest of the day, but at least now we know he can swim. He really enjoys water or at least he did.

I'm pretty proud of my little guy, he's just 10 wks old and he handled the situation so well.

MeganS · 07-26-2005, 11:19 AM

oh that must have been scary!! i'm glad your little guy is ok!! what a sport!!

chachi · 07-26-2005, 11:22 AM

Oh I bet that was scary with such a young little guy. My Jewels has jumped into our garden pond also. Its small and I don't know what the attraction was.

Ponyup · 07-26-2005, 11:25 AM

My mom's pound is pretty big probably a half acre or so she has it for the horses to drink out of and it has a fountain and tons of fish. I think it's at least 20 ft deep in the deepest part. So it coulda been pretty bad. but he knew what to do. he's so smart.

chattiesmom · 07-26-2005, 12:04 PM

Our Yorkies are forever finding new and interesting ways to scare the living daylights out of us. Glad everything turned out ok, he is such a clever ltitle boy. He'd better watch out, one of the fish might mistake him for a fish snack and snatch him up!

(just kidding) LOL

dianne · 07-26-2005, 12:33 PM

Gosh you are so lucky your baby could swim as in the memorial site a yorkie did drown in someones pond,and at the moment my husband and I are putting wire across our pond to keep my baby safe.Did you guys know that not everydog can swim people just presume they do.

dianne

Joy · 07-26-2005, 12:44 PM

I'm certainly glad that story had a happy ending. They get into trouble so quickly. I don't dare have our kids outside without a leash for a minute.

sillyjacki · 07-26-2005, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by chattiesmom

Our Yorkies are forever finding new and interesting ways to scare the living daylights out of us. Glad everything turned out ok, he is such a clever ltitle boy. He'd better watch out, one of the fish might mistake him for a fish snack and snatch him up!

(just kidding) LOL

Ain't it the truth?

Ponyup, I'm glad it ended okay!

Ponyup · 07-26-2005, 01:01 PM

We had a scottish terrier that couldn't swim. When I was 4 or 5 i accidently knocked her into the pool. She was sinking like a stone, my brother ran over and held her head above water til someone came that could lift her out.

Passionfruition · 07-26-2005, 01:05 PM

WOW, he's so little to be so brave!

Hehe! Bless his little heart! I bet he was worn out after that!

Chelsey · 07-26-2005, 01:47 PM

Im glad hes ok and can swim!

Chelsey has done that before in big water, i found out that she cant swim

so now i put her life jacket on whenever we go near a waterside!
Chanel on the other hand can swim like i expected, she goes NUTS when she sees water!

07-26-2005, 11:10 AM	#1
Ponyup YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Northern Indiana Posts: 1,252	Jumped in the pond (he's okay) My little man jumped/fell in my mom's pound on Friday. I wasn't there, but my husband was. My husband took him down to my mom's to play with her dogs. My little guy loves the farm. One of his favorite things is to go to the pound when mom feeds the fish (like 100 blue gills, coy, & bass). The fish can here her coming and start flopping around along the shore. Well the last couple times he's gone the water level has been down so there's somewhat a shore on the pond. He would jump over the edge of the pond and run back and forth on the shore. Well with all the rain we've been getting the shore isn't there anymore. So on Friday he took off running and jumped over the pond edge expected to land on the shore and he landed in the pond. By the time he figured out what had happened he was a couple feet from shore, my mom was ready to go in after him. But he just turned around and swam back like a little trooper. Mom picked him up out of the water and wrapped him in her shirt to dry him off a little and then put him down. but he decided he didn't want to be out by the pond anymore and ran over and layed on the driveway til she was done. He looked like a drowned rat when my husband brought him home it was really kinda cute, but i'm sure it was so tramatic with the fish flopping around him and biting him. He was pretty worn out for the rest of the day, but at least now we know he can swim. He really enjoys water or at least he did. I'm pretty proud of my little guy, he's just 10 wks old and he handled the situation so well. __________________ Ponyup Mom to LOGAN

07-26-2005, 11:19 AM	#2
MeganS Donating YT 7000 Club Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 12,016 Blog Entries: 1	oh that must have been scary!! i'm glad your little guy is ok!! what a sport!! __________________ Megan "I have my dreams, I have made plans." - The Pirate Queen All Gave Some; Some Gave All

07-26-2005, 11:22 AM	#3
chachi I Love My Yorkies Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana Posts: 37,147	Oh I bet that was scary with such a young little guy. My Jewels has jumped into our garden pond also. Its small and I don't know what the attraction was. __________________ Chachi's & Jewels Mom Jewels http://www.dogster.com/?132431 Chachi http://www.dogster.com/?132427

07-26-2005, 11:25 AM	#4
Ponyup YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Northern Indiana Posts: 1,252	My mom's pound is pretty big probably a half acre or so she has it for the horses to drink out of and it has a fountain and tons of fish. I think it's at least 20 ft deep in the deepest part. So it coulda been pretty bad. but he knew what to do. he's so smart. __________________ Ponyup Mom to LOGAN

07-26-2005, 12:33 PM	#6
dianne YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,002	so lucky Gosh you are so lucky your baby could swim as in the memorial site a yorkie did drown in someones pond,and at the moment my husband and I are putting wire across our pond to keep my baby safe.Did you guys know that not everydog can swim people just presume they do. dianne

07-26-2005, 12:04 PM	#5
chattiesmom Donating YT 10K Club Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Alabama Posts: 17,674	Our Yorkies are forever finding new and interesting ways to scare the living daylights out of us. Glad everything turned out ok, he is such a clever ltitle boy. He'd better watch out, one of the fish might mistake him for a fish snack and snatch him up! (just kidding) LOL

07-26-2005, 12:44 PM	#7
Joy BANNED! Join Date: May 2005 Location: Maine Posts: 2,094	I'm certainly glad that story had a happy ending. They get into trouble so quickly. I don't dare have our kids outside without a leash for a minute.

07-26-2005, 01:01 PM	#9
Ponyup YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Northern Indiana Posts: 1,252	We had a scottish terrier that couldn't swim. When I was 4 or 5 i accidently knocked her into the pool. She was sinking like a stone, my brother ran over and held her head above water til someone came that could lift her out. __________________ Ponyup Mom to LOGAN

07-26-2005, 01:05 PM	#10
Passionfruition Proud of my Sully! Donating Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: beautiful CHARLESTON, S.C. Posts: 5,454	WOW, he's so little to be so brave! Hehe! Bless his little heart! I bet he was worn out after that! __________________ - - - - - - - - - - - - I love my Sully (the Wonderdog!)

07-26-2005, 01:47 PM	#11
Chelsey My2Pearls Chelsey & Chanel YT Donator Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: N Posts: 4,097	Im glad hes ok and can swim! Chelsey has done that before in big water, i found out that she cant swim so now i put her life jacket on whenever we go near a waterside! Chanel on the other hand can swim like i expected, she goes NUTS when she sees water! __________________ Proud member of the crazy club