A terriers tale...

An article in our local newspaper was intriguing this week.

Freddy is a 14 year old Cairn Terrier. He and his owner are regular walkers at Seaton Point, Boulmer where Freddy likes to get in on some rabbit action in the thick bracken. One day last week the owner lost sight of Freddy and despite shouting and calling for him he was nowhere to be seen.

As the tide was rising fast,and with it the fog, she became worried for Freddy's safety and brought in some family to help in the search. The net widened as more people arrived to look but there was still no sign of the hapless pooch.

Meanwhile, off shore some fishermen on a boat from Amble were hauling lobster pots when one shouted to his mate 'Here, look at this'. In the choppy swell a small object could be seen in the icy waters heading towards them. Too small to be the usual Grey Seal, one of the fishermen thought this was an Otter out to sea, but, strangely, it was heading towards their boat...

Back on the point the now frantic owners had called the local coastguards to see if anyone had reported a lost dog. At exactly the same time as the guard was on the phone his radio crackled to life...

The two fishermen on their boat could scarcely believe their eyes. The object was no Otter, but a little brown dog! Three quarters of a mile offshore in the North Sea!! They hauled the now knackered Freddy aboard and dried him out, but he was shaking badly and they feared that hypothermia was setting in so they radioed the coastguard for help.

The Amble lifeboat was duly dispatched to collect Freddy to reunite him with his owners. After a vets check up Freddy is now recovering well after his swim...

He must have been cut off on the rocks by the tide and as the fog came in he had swam towards the sound of distant voices. Its lucky the boat was 'only' three quarters of a mile away...


Nice one Freddy...

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