Because there are not enough reasons these days to have regular panic attacks, Sparkle decided to offer yet another. It went like this…
After tracking with Sadie, Suzanne and I took dogs for a romp — I had Sparkle and she had Sadie and Sundance.
Sundance watching Sparkle
We were walking along with the older dogs off leash and chatting about this and that while the dogs enjoyed the chance to have some fun…
Sparkle
Suddenly we heard a splash.
Sparkle had gone straight down a steep slope and was in the water — a fast-moving, spring run-off river tributary.
She could not get out because the bank was so steep and the water was so fast. At one point she was on the opposite bank, shaking off and trying to decide what to do next.
It was bad.
Much swearing and yelling and panic ensued (by me — Suzanne stayed calm).
Sparkle jumped back in the river and swam across, found a foothold and dragged her wet self out of the water and up the slope to safety.
The Gold Medal goes to…
That was my Sunday morning — how was yours?