Dog swims over 6 miles, walks 12 more to find family
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Rylee, a 10-month old Belgian Malinois, sat with his owner Kristin Casas.
BEULAH, Mich. » A dog swam more than 6 miles and walked a dozen more to find its family after falling overboard into Lake Michigan during the weekend.
Edward Casas was boating on the lake Sunday with his wife, Kristin, and the family dog, a 10-month old Belgian Malinois named Rylee. Casas tells ABC News Rylee went overboard while he was in the engine room trying to figure out a mechanical problem with the boat and his wife was steering.
Casas says he sent out a mayday call on the radio and was connected to a volunteer group that searches for lost dogs.
The next morning someone spotted Rylee going into a nearby campground. Edward Casas says there was a lot of sobbing and hugging when the family was reunited with him.
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If they were as smart as their dog she would never have gone overboard. A Belgian Malinois is one of the smartest canines. Glad it had a happy ending.
Good thing this couple did not have child with them that they “assumed” would be okay unsupervised on the deck of a boat in the middle of the lake. Doubt the child with or without a life vest, would have been able to swim 6 miles and walk 12 miles more to find someone to help the child.
Love animals. Nicer, smarter than most people.
If the dog were smart, it would be wearing a Type 1 PDF and have an EPIRB- and know how to turn it on…
Dog was so smart he didn’t need a PFD or EPIRB.
If the dog were smart he would have activated the EPIRB, floated, and be picked up by CG within minutes and resting on the porch. Instead he decided to swim 6 miles and walk 12, and half dead by the time he reached the porch…
I like these feel-good stories.
If the dog were smart, it would be wearing a Type 1 PDF and have an EPIRB- and know how to turn it on…
Yeah it also should have had a flare gun, inflatable life raft, and a supply of Scooby snacks
Hard to shoot a flare gun if you do not have an opposed thumb. Paw no work…
“Lassie” comes home! A canine’s love for family is absolute and forever! Great love story when we need to hear of it the most!
My dogs are part wolf and an x pig hunter. They like to roam and hunt…
Give a dog a bone.