July 3
Newport News, Va. - Cats usually get credit for having nine lives, but a golden retriever mix that survived three days in the James River may change that notion.

Police received a 911 call Friday night about a dog that had fallen in the water. Officials said the owners of the dog were fishing when the dog jumped off the pier and was pulled under water. Another caller said to cancel the emergency because the dog could not be found and probably had drowned.

Officers received yet another call around 3 a.m. Sunday that someone spotted a dog stuck in a culvert along the shore.

"They were trying to get to the dog," said the Newport News Animal Services Superintendent. "But they just couldn't."

When the tide finally came in, the severely weakened dog was washed out of the culvert.

The dog had suffered a dislocated hip, but on Monday, the hip popped back into place. The dog is now doing well, is eating and waits at a shelter for its owner.

"It's pretty amazing that the dog is still alive and survived for three days," he said. "He had to tread water or find a place to stand. I guess survival instinct was kicking in."
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Survival instincts? Didn't we used to have those? O wait I forgot, we didn't need them after we started building city's and developed a corrupt and lazy society. Silly me how could I forget.


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What a badass dog, swimming in the freezing cold river for 3 days.

poor dog lucky someone found it.

I saw that artical too, poor pooch better get a lot of Love and pampering when he gets home!

If it was my dig he sure wouldn't be waiting at a shelter for me. I would be there waiting on him when he got done at the vet's office.

Lucky pooch ..... good to hear that all is fine.

no kidding. Man, I'd be in the room with the vet. THey'd have to pry my arms and restrain me to keep me from showing love for the pooch.

owner probaly doesnt want to claim the dog due to vet and rescue fees

poor doggy

So true, I wouldn't even accept that my dog was dead until I saw the body. I'd be out there everyday, walking up and down the shore, calling her name. In the wise words of Billy Madison, "if your dog is lost you don't look for an hour and then call it quits. You get your a$$ out there and you find that ******* dog!"

Agreed.

I wouldn't have left that river w/o my dog.