LUNENBURG, Mass. (AP) 鈥� Wally the golden retriever did exactly what his breed is supposed to do during a recent swim in a Massachusetts lake, retrieving a small rodent and giving it a ride to shore on his back before ending the trip with a little kiss 鈥� an interaction all caught on video by Wally's owner.
Lauren Russell was at Hickory Hills Lake in Lunenburg with Wally last month when he came across what appeared to be a woodchuck in the water, she told on Monday.
鈥淗e was about 100 meters out and a woodchuck, I think, just crawled right up on his back and he swam back to shore with him,鈥� Russell said.
Wally is a friendly dog, but she had never seen anything like this.
鈥淲e were flabbergasted. It was unbelievable. We couldn鈥檛 believe what we were seeing,鈥� Russell said.
When they got close to shore, the dog and rodent gave each other a kiss before parting ways.
鈥淭hey like touched snouts and then he ran away,鈥� Russell said.
The Associated Press
