Polly had an outing in the dinghy to the nearby island. We carried her ashore and put her down. Her first instinct was to hide under a bush. Fortunately she was wearing her collar and lead. She wasn't too chuffed with her adventure on land so we cut the treat short and took her back to Jackster. The noise of the engine was upsetting er so we were near to the boat and stopped the motor to see if that would help. Before we could stop her she was on the side and leaping for freedom straight into the water. She's an excellent swimmer and was doggy paddling at top speed towards the catamaran Stray Kitty. Really. I hopped in the water to effect a sea rescue returning her to David in the dinghy.
Back on board she had to have a fresh water rinse off. Ten minutes later she was dry and seemed to have forgotten her ordeal. What ordeal? Our guilt took a lot longer to subside.
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