Since we've been at the lake, Chester and Cowboy go swimming a couple of times a day just to cool off. I finally have been able to get both of them in my canoe (to the neighbor's hysterical laughing!!) to go along the shoreline (more on that episode later) and have wondered what was going to happen when Chester's antics would flip us all in to the lake.
Today I got the brilliant idea to jump off the end of the dock to see what dog would come in after me (since Cowboy and Chester are both Newfs, I was sure they'd both come). Well, WRONG!! Neither came. They both stood and watched me swim away.
AH HAH! Chester remembered that he IS a Newfoundland and he's supposed to save people who are in the water. And his person who adores him and fixes his favorite breakfast and dinner was in the water! And swimming away! Chester sped up the dock, along the rocks (think Superman with cape flying), on to the beach and swam furiously out to me. Of course, by this time, my swimming is slowing considerably (he was RUNNING not FLYING, for heaven's sake!) but I had just enough strength to turn him back toward the beach and hold on to his coat....AND HE SAVED ME!! He actually pulled me back in to the beach! YEA!! He IS a full blooded Newfie!!
.....and Cowboy would really, really miss me. He was still sitting on the end of the dock. Oh, well.....at least he's really, really cute!
*****sigh*******
