Another fun fact gleaned from the early morning news. Remy, a large black long legged rescue dog, is the fifth best dock diving dog in the country. They showed several scenes of him running full tilt off the end of a dock, leaping into the air to snag a suspended ball, then flying way out into the water, then swimming back. It's a good thing I saw this since otherwise I would have had no idea what a dock diving dog competition consisted of.
What first attracted me to this news piece was the dog's name.
Many years ago we had a dog, a very short legged miniature dachshund named Remington, whom we called Remy. That seems to be the only thing they had in common. Never was there a dog who hated water more than our Remy. Bath time was not a pleasant experience. The closest our Remy ever came to dock diving was on a woodland hike with the family when he ran out onto what he thought was solid ground only to discover that it was the edge of a lake covered with green scum. He sank like a chubby little stone, proving once and for all that not all dogs can swim. Lucky for all of us, he was on a leash and we hauled him out quickly, sopping wet but otherwise quite unharmed.
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