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Originally Posted by lulababy  this reminds me of the time i took my moms yorkie on a walk by the water in st petersburg. there is a big stone wall. on my side was grass and sand, and behind it is the ocean (it's a hurricane wall). i was walking along it with gabe (the dog) and he was having a good time. he had NEVER been in water or even paid any attention to it... so im like la la la..looking at the sunset and all of a sudden he is GONE. i look down and he is treading water in the ocean, trying to get somewhere, and im holding on to the end of his super long leash. i was like OMG how will i get him out??! it was a good 8 or 9 feet down. i was NOT jumping in (there were ROCKS AT THE BOTTOM). i thought quickly and said to myself... well maybe the harness is strong enough and just PULLED really hard with both hands and he came flying up out of the water (STILL kicking his little legs) ... it was just SO FUNNY.. it wouldnt have been so funny though if he just had on a collar. god knows how i would have gotten him out. i would have gotten so wet and been miserable, soaked in cold ocean water!  |
Oh my! That gave me goosebumps. I've walked along those walls without a dog. Scary enough!!