‘What if she really had hit her head but was still alive, thrashing about out in there? What must she be feeling? Terror. She must be so confused. She would be expecting them to come and scoop her up and wondering why on earth she was out there all alone. Could she see Honey May and see Jan and Dave yelling over the sides? What if she was watching them, trying to call out but unable to bark. Was she keeping her head above water?”
As a liveaboard sailing family with two Cocker Spaniels, dog overboard would have to be one of our biggest fears. When we are underway our two Cocker Spaniels have always been within our sights; no ifs, buts or maybes.
