Tuesday, April 07, 2009

Of course she did!

Yesterday the Scientist sent me a link about bravehearted Sophie Tucker, a stalwart and remarkable canine who fell from a boat in rough water off the coast of Queensland, Australia. Her grieving humans could not find her, and gave her up for dead. Meanwhile, Sophie swam five nautical miles to a nearly-uninhabited island, where she survived by hunting wild goats until she was rescued and returned to her humans, four months later! She has readjusted to suburban life and is doing fine.

Good girl, Sophie! You could only be an AUSTRALIAN CATTLE DOG!!

2 comments:

Terri said...

yes!!...

river song said...

such a wonderful story! if Sophie she hadn't been an Australian Cattle Dog, she would have had to be another type of resourceful, tough and resilient working dog. And, of course, her name is "Wisdom!" Leah, posting as river song again...