Interesting story with a happy ending.
In November last year, an Australian cattle dog was on a boat with its owners when due to rough seas, “Sophie” fell overboard and the owners thought, after being unable to find her, that she must have drowned with the rough waves.
“Sophie” however, swam 5 nautical miles to St. Bees Islands (amazing as the waters were known to be shark infested) and it is thought that she survived from eating baby goats (from the carcasses found).
She was eventually captured by a ranger and when the news spread, her owners make contact to see whether it could be their beloved collie. And it was “Sophie” who must be delighted to be a “house” dog getting her meals served in a bowl once again.
There are actually dog life jackets which might be useful to people taking their dogs on boating trips as the bright colours might help in finding the dog and the buoyancy save the dog’s life.
Jovi and Ody visited Phoenix whose human mother had life jackets. I did laugh when I saw the jackets and yes, of course, all dogs know how to swim. What they might not know is how to swim to the lowest point in a pool, or pond, or wherever, to be able to get out of the water.
