Posted on 04/06/2009 6:56:03 AM PDT by Oztrich Boy
SYDNEY (AFP) — A pet dog that fell overboard in rough seas off Australia has been reunited with its owners after surviving alone on an island for four months, reports said.
Sophie Tucker, apparently named after a late US entertainer, fell overboard as Jan Griffith and her family sailed through choppy waters off the northeast Queensland coast in November.
The dog was believed to have drowned and Griffith said the family was devastated.
But out of sight of the family, Sophie Tucker was swimming doggedly and finally made it to St Bees Island, five nautical miles away, and began the sort of life popularised by the TV reality show "Survivor."...
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Salty Seadog ping
Since most dogs can hold it for some 8 hrs, I’d assume it wouldn’t generally be an issue.
And submarines are far different from personal boats.
How’s that? Cats are infinitely independent. That’s why cat-haters don’t like them.
She, thank you very much! ;-)
(Not all dogs are male....and not all cats are female...what a stereotype!)
BUMP!
Ah yes my faux paux! She! No bitch would want to be mistaken for a dog.
I hadn’t considered that. On the other hand, this dog was within sight of land — 5 miles. That’s a much more “do-able” swim if the dog has positive bouyancy.
I’m assuming that the suit is relatively streamline & doesn’t impair the dog’s natural swimming ability. These kinds of suits are readily available.
Awesome bump!
Perfect picture for the thread topic! Really great story.
Thank you for taking over the ‘doggie ping’ USMCWife6869. I’m always working on graphics and just can’t get into that, lol.
Awesome indeed.
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