Posted on 04/06/2009 3:00:30 PM PDT by big'ol_freeper
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."
She was returned to her family last week when Griffith contacted rangers who had captured a dog that had been living off feral goats on the largely uninhabited island, in the faint hope it might be their long-lost pet.
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“I will nevah forget it, ya know....”
I've mostly had Newfs, who just like to lay around and go for an occasional swim.
Ping!
And yet there are people who prefer cats over dogs!
Dogs rule!
That’s what they say. My male is very low key though. I work at home and they sleep until about 2PM and then wrestle for a couple of hours. They definitely need a bunch of activity. I keep em busy. Mine are playing tug of war as we speak. They are very intelligent and employ what my wife calls ACD calculus.
Definitely unique. High on the aggressiveness scale. One thing I like about them is that they don’t bark a lot.
That’s fantastic!
Sohpie looks very smart and is apparently a good swimmer.
Sweet story.
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