I again was on one of my walks Grady (our much loved Staffie) following willingly at my heel. This time I was walking on the beach to the Krom river mouth which is also accessible from Palamos on Sea and Oceans edge. We were enjoying the warmth of the summer sun and soaking up the beauty around us. Which I never take for granted, I might add! Something caught my eye out beyond the foamy breakers. I see a small object splashing around, it’s too far to see what it is but something is in distress, too small to be a human. I watched for a while and considered swimming out to sea, but without my flippers, I worried I may get into difficulty. I am mindful that an animal in distress could be very dangerous. Just then two strapping young men come down to the beach,  they also saw it from the car park. The young men strip down and swim out, of course, the animal goes deeper. They turned around and came back to shore, realizing they were only making the dog swim our deeper. This time I did have my phone with me and I had already called NSRI. They were on route.  

One wonders how a dog can find itself in the middle of the ocean, we could only assume he was washed overboard a fishing boat? In no time at all NSRI was out there pulling the dog to safety on the sea rescue boat. They apparently had a little difficulty but managed to get him on board without anyone getting bitten. He was rushed back to the Port Harbour and the village Vet Nerine was there on arrival.  He was a terribly neglected dog, he was riddled with mange, terribly thin, and it didn’t look like he had the strength in him to live. Who knows how long this little chap treaded water! If only he could tell us his story? After a week of treatment and nourishing food, he was released to a caring family, resident in the village.

What a brave little chap.