Victor, I admit, your blogs are for the birds... but, really? The Canary Islands? And, they ain't got the Iditorod in the Olympics... do they? No, they don't. I used the Canary Islands because they were named after dogs. The bird thing is a misnomer, I didn't know until reading today... Canariae Insulae, meaning "Island of Dogs"..as in the original explorers found vast numbers of large, wild dogs on the Island of Gran Canaria.
Now, the pooch in the pic is Nazgul, actually from Italy. A lady was watching the hound for her brother... he actuallly lives pretty close to the Cross Country Ski course... Gal, Elisa, had gone somewhere... came home... Nagul had somehow opened TWO doors, escaped... and headed down the known path they usually walk... which, was to the course. If you've had the TV on all, I'm certain you've seen....
Nazgul ended up ON the course... running just behind the first and second place runners., finishing in 'third place' to the delight of 26.5 MILLION TV viewers.. .. among them,
dog watcher Elisa, "When we saw him on TV we were shocked!
dog watcher Elisa, "When we saw him on TV we were shocked!
I'm sure most of us have had a hound or two escape in our lifetimes.. Old people repeat stories, SORRY, ex and I usedta walk our Yorkie, Smokey Butterball.. on the path around the large cemetery in town. As the daylight grew shorter - we found ourselves walking in the dark... Smokey loved the freedom of no leash.... so, we bought a battery operated RED flashing light and put it on his collar. Twas quite fun to see.Then, once, the little shit (said lovingly) took off. We panicked, started running ourselves... Came upon a flock of snotnoses walking... "HAVE YOU SEEN..... and before we could finish, they said "A LITTLE DOG RUNNING WITH A RED FLASHINGLIGHT?" "YES!" They pointed us in right direction, Smokey apprehended not long after.
15 to 20 MINUTES. The below link takes about 15 to 20 minutes to read. It really isn't edge-of-your-seat reading, but, rather transcript of a podcast on the extreme ends a couple went to, to find their brand spanking new rescue dog who'd run off. Questions I asked, "really? You gave it that all?"... "Had to have cost a lot?"... "Those people didn't know you, but let you use their house?" Anyways, if you read, I hope you enjoy. I did.
Your choice. Sit. Stay. Read.
Or, "Go."
Happy weekend
I am FAR, FAR from IT smart. I ain't sure, you might have to copy and paste.
https://www.outsideonline.com/podcast/the-craziest-lost-dog-story-ever/
Love, Victurd
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