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Dog Swims A Mile To Save Owner
Rufus, a twelve pound
Dachshund, has always loved
to swim said owner Todd
Wolf. He learned when he was
only a puppy up at his owner’s
lake house
every summer. And thanks to
Rufus’ excellent swimming
skill, he helped save his
owner when Wolf’s boat ran
out of gas a mile from shore.
It was a Tuesday morn-
ing when the boat suddenly
ran out of gas. “I was sttrand-
Wolf’s wife, Penny, knew the boat. When I looked out
ed nearly a mile from shore
something wasn’t right when the window I saw Todd sitting
and forgot paddles,” Wolf
Rufus started scratching at the there stranded.”
said. With no other ideas,
window. Without Rufus’ bravery
Wolf threw Rufus knowing
Penny said, “I remember and determination, owner Todd
he was trained to swim for
I let him in and he just sat there could of been stranded from
long periods of time. “I didn’t
barking. Then it dawned on me hours. What an amazing little
know if he would be able to
that Todd had taken him out on pup.
make it, but he did!”