And the moral of this story is.......

I was reading the paper this morning while muzzer was fixing my soft boiled eggy and I came across the story below:

AP Sept. 12) - A surfer rode a wave on his stomach to rescue a struggling dog that had been swept off a pier and into Lake Michigan by a wave.

Surfer Matt Smolenski, right, and Joe Riopelle help save a dog who was swept off a pier into Lake Michigan in Grand Haven, Mich., on Tuesday.

"He (Smolenski) put the dog up on his surfboard, and the dog rode the surfboard in to shore," said one bystander who witnessed the rescue.
Matt Smolenski, 25, said he grabbed the pooch's collar just as the exhausted, black-and-brown mixed breed stopped dog-paddling on Tuesday. "He put the dog up on his surfboard, and the dog rode the surfboard in to shore," said Royce Rodgers, an off-duty Muskegon Heights police officer who witnessed the rescue. As the dog crouched on the board, Smolenski held on from the water, fighting large waves and a strong current all the way to shore.

"I've watched the dog about a million times," said Smolenski, of Grand Haven. "He barks at the waves and then jumps back when they wash up on the pier." Rodgers, who had started walking his own dog on the pier but turned back around after seeing the size of the waves, said the other dog wasn't on a leash when the wave swept it over the side. The same wave knocked the animal's owner off his feet, Rodgers said. "The dog was trying to swim, but the waves were very large. It was struggling," Rodgers said. "The owner was screaming for the dog." Rodgers said the owner thanked Smolenski and gave him a high five. He then "left so fast, I couldn't get his name," he said.

from the AP version

Moral.......Never let your owner off lead in dangerous places!

Two (2) Due, Dos, count 'm 2

I've been tagged for two challenges today, and it isn't even 11:00 am here!

Now, I'm quite worried that I will confuse them, and put the wrong kind of stupid picture up under the right challenge. OK... So I'm gonna list each challenge, and then put the pictures up right behind them.

Faya, the Swiss-dale, challenged me (in English, so no excuses) to show the worst picture of me.

Well, I'll tell you, I hardly ever take a bad picture. But here are two that I wish muzzer had deleted from the disk! Me, in my travel torture unitMy fuzzy rear end.

And Asta (up over) challenged me to put up a picture of me wearing something different and/or unusual. Not hard. Muzzer has this penchant for dressing me funny! And I get into a few myself, for that matter

Me, wearing a St. Patty's day bandana and my mardi gras beads

Me, with bright pink foot.Me, in my first sweater.

Me, in yellow boot to keep pink foot dry. (see above)

Me, in pink survivor hat from the breast cancer walk, with pink beads

Me, in Cardinal Cap on Big Bed

Me, in my Cardinal Bandana. Go Big Red!

Me, in my working clothes

Me, with my head in hamburger bag.

Now, I have to think of three other people to tag. I pick Butchy/Snickers and Joe Stains for the clothing challenge. And Teka, Doofus and Romeo for the bad picture. Watch your e-mails.

Gussie