anatess
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- Jul 26, 2011
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- Bulldog(s) Names
- Bullie (RIP) & Angus (RIP)
I shared the crazy story about my first bulldog, Bullie (passed away last September), who has this weird fascination with water. You can't put her close to the pool because she will jump in. And she can't swim. But she doesn't care - she will jump in.
My other bulldog, Angus, never did that. He is one of the few bulldogs who can swim and when he was younger, he would chase a frisbee into the ocean but he never jumped into a pool or anything of the sort unless he is chasing a frisbee. But he is 10-years-old now and he gets tired very fast so we don't throw frisbees in the water anymore. He usually just lounges under the sunshade and sniffs any dog that passes by.
But the day before Thanksgiving, we were walking down the pier and, for some idiotic reason, he JUMPED 10 FEET INTO THE WATER! We have this 16-foot long leash hooked to his harness and it was rolled completely out. My husband pulled him up with the leash and I was afraid the leash was going to snap and my husband would have to jump into the water to keep him afloat until a boat can fish them out. I don't know what he was thinking. Maybe Bullie whispered into his ear from the rainbow bridge or something. Luckily, the leash held up and we were able to just pull him 10 feet up by the leash. We plopped him on the boardwalk and he's acting like nothing weird happened.
Saturday after Thanksgiving we spent the day on the beach and he was like a pup again chasing frisbees. I don't know what kind of Red Bull he drank to get all that energy again. Today, it's almost noon and he's still fast asleep snoring away - been like that for 3 days now. That was the weirdest vacation ever.

My other bulldog, Angus, never did that. He is one of the few bulldogs who can swim and when he was younger, he would chase a frisbee into the ocean but he never jumped into a pool or anything of the sort unless he is chasing a frisbee. But he is 10-years-old now and he gets tired very fast so we don't throw frisbees in the water anymore. He usually just lounges under the sunshade and sniffs any dog that passes by.
But the day before Thanksgiving, we were walking down the pier and, for some idiotic reason, he JUMPED 10 FEET INTO THE WATER! We have this 16-foot long leash hooked to his harness and it was rolled completely out. My husband pulled him up with the leash and I was afraid the leash was going to snap and my husband would have to jump into the water to keep him afloat until a boat can fish them out. I don't know what he was thinking. Maybe Bullie whispered into his ear from the rainbow bridge or something. Luckily, the leash held up and we were able to just pull him 10 feet up by the leash. We plopped him on the boardwalk and he's acting like nothing weird happened.
Saturday after Thanksgiving we spent the day on the beach and he was like a pup again chasing frisbees. I don't know what kind of Red Bull he drank to get all that energy again. Today, it's almost noon and he's still fast asleep snoring away - been like that for 3 days now. That was the weirdest vacation ever.
