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Dog Lost At Sea Swims Shark Infested Waters & Survives 6 Months on Desert Island
Sophie Tucker, a grey and black cattle dog went missing on her owner’s boat during a storm off the Queensland coast. The dog’s owner, Jan Griffith, thought that her beloved dog was lost forever, after a frantic search when she fell over board.
The Daily Mail reports how Sophie Tucker survived the fall and swam through shark infested water to the nearest land 6 miles away. A local fisherman said that the smell of a wet dog is irresistible for a shark and she was very lucky to survive the long swim.
Locals reported sightings of a small dog on the island and after bodies of goats were discovered, they decided to contact wildlife officials. News quickly spread about the dog and Jan Griffith heard about the story on the mainland.
She told the Daily Mail, “We wondered whether it could be Sophie Tucker but thought ‘No way’.
‘She would have had to have swum through 6 miles of sea to get there and then work out how to survive.
Jan and her family waited at the marina to have a look at the dog the wildlife officials were bringing back from the island.
When she spotted a grey and black dog in a cage, she knew straight away it was Sophie Tucker.
‘We called her name and she went crazy - whimpering and banging on the cage, so they let her out and she ran over to us and almost knocked us over with excitement,’ Miss Griffiths said.
‘She’s settled in well back at home now. I think she’s appreciating the air conditioning.’
http://www.dognews.co.uk/dog-lost-a...ed-waters-survives-6-months-on-desert-island/
reason # 1, 325, 681:
Russian scientists say that Moscow stray dogs became much smarter. The four legged oldest human’s friends demonstrate real smartness such as riding the Moscow metro every morning to get from their suburban places of living to the fat regions of Moscow center. Once they arrive to the downtown they demonstrate different new, previously unseen for the dog skills. Those skills can include “the hunt for shawarma” for example, the popular among Muscovites eastern cuisine dish. This hunt scene can be seen as this:
Regular Moscow busy street with some small food kiosks. A middle-aged man buys himself a piece of hot fast food and walks aside chewing it without a rush. Then just in a second he jumps up frightened - some doggy has sneaked up on him and barked out loudly. His tasty snack falls out from his hands down to the ground and the dog gets it. Just ten minutes later, on the same place, the teen youngster looses his dinner in exactly the same manner. The modern Russian dogs are on their urban hunt.
http://englishrussia.com/?p=2462
TLDR: dog survives falling overboard into ocean, swims to island, reunited with family.
dogs in moscow ride the train to get to their destination