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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDog Escaped A Sinking Boat And Swam For More Than A Mile In The Dark To Reunite With Owner
Steve Alioto thought hed lost everything in the massive storm that hit California last week. His boat, where hed lived and kept all his possessions, had been destroyed; and worst of all, his dog and best friend Daisy, whod been on the boat when the storm hit, was missing. Alioto, whod reportedly been helping a friend in the storm Thursday when his boat was wrecked, assumed Daisy had died.
Little did Alioto know, however, that Daisy was very much alive. Shed somehow escaped the boat as it was sinking and had swum more than a mile to shore -- all in the dark. According to KPIX‑TV, she then walked inland to Sausalito Presbyterian Church in Sausalito, California, where she and Alioto had frequently gone to get a free meal. There, Aliotos beloved pit bull waited for her owner to find her.
The Marin Independent Journal reports the Rev. Paul Mowry figured out who the dog was after scanning Daisys microchip. When Alioto showed up at the church last Friday, the reverend had the honor of telling him the good news.
Paul came up to me and he goes, Shes alive. And I cried so hard, Alioto told KPIX-TV.
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/19/dog-swim-reunite-owner-steve-alioto_n_6357262.html?utm_hp_ref=animals
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Dog Escaped A Sinking Boat And Swam For More Than A Mile In The Dark To Reunite With Owner (Original Post)
baldguy
Dec 2014
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Kaleva
(36,146 posts)1. Please cross post in the Good News group
It will stay on the 1st page much longer there and many more people will have the chance to read this great story!
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=forum&id=1267
Liberal_in_LA
(44,397 posts)2. good dog
ohheckyeah
(9,314 posts)3. Animals, especially dogs, amaze me. n/t
SammyWinstonJack
(44,129 posts)4. Awww....sweet doggie.
greytdemocrat
(3,299 posts)5. Now that's a good pupper! nt
Omaha Steve
(99,061 posts)6. We have 2 dogs that can't swim
Rat terriers are bad swimmers. We don't know about Dug's swimming skills.
Great story. K&R!
elias49
(4,259 posts)7. What a brave girl! nt
shenmue
(38,501 posts)8. Okay, who's chopping onions?
Tess49
(1,577 posts)9. That would be me.