Last week we were petsitting for one of my stepdaughters. She has a white English Setter named Izzy. Izzy is a really sweet dog but not entirely trustworthy off-leash.
I got to feeling sorry for her not being able to run so I took the dogs to a nature trail by a lake. There were no roads close by and the trail was surrounded by water and woods so I figured it was a good place to let Izzy run. The first thing Izzy did was take off into the woods with Katie hot on her tail. I called the dogs but only Katie came back.
I decided to walk a little ways down the trail figuring that Izzy would come back out soon. Well, she didn't come back out and I couldn't see or hear her so I got concerned. I looked at 8 month old Katie and told her to go find Izzy. She immediately ran back into the woods where Izzy had gone in and waited for me to catch up. She continued to go deeper into the woods but stopped from time to time to make sure I was right behind her.
In just a short time she was flushing Izzy out of the woods and herding her back towards the trail!!!! I did tell Katie to grab Izzy's collar but I guess that was beyond her comprehension. Anyway, Katie got Izzy out to where I could grab her and put the leash back on her. I was so amazed that Katie was able to not only understand what I wanted but also find Izzy and bring her back to where I could get her! I am very proud of this little puppy!!!!
Katie is a Blue Heeler mix and as you can see from the picture, she LOVES water. There is nothing she would rather do than splash in puddles or swim in the lake. She is always happy and loves to play with people, dogs and cats. She has done so much to get Beau more active. He is much happier since Katie came into our lives!
If you have some amazing pet stories, I would love to hear them. Feel free to post here or to email me!
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