Friday Goes to the Dogs

Friday Baby Friday!!

We have read a lot of bad stories about an athlete and dogs lately.

Today I would like to share a good story about an athlete and a dog in case you missed it.


Surfer Saves Dog Swept Off Pier by Wave

GRAND HAVEN, Mich. - A surfer rode a wave on his stomach to reach and rescue a struggling dog that had been swept off a Lake Michigan pier by a big wave.

Matt Smolenski, 25, of Grand Haven said he grabbed the pooch's collar just as the exhausted, black-and-brown mixed breed stopped dog-paddling on Tuesday afternoon.

"He put the dog up on his surfboard, and the dog rode the surfboard in to shore," Royce Rodgers, an off-duty Muskegon Heights police officer who witnessed the rescue, told The Muskegon Chronicle for a story published Wednesday.

As the dog hung 20, Smolenski held onto the board from the water, fighting large waves and a strong current all the way to shore.

Rodgers, who had started walking his own dog on the pier but turned around after seeing the size of the waves, said he'd often seen the other dog and its owner there.

"I've watched the dog about a million times," Smolenski said. "He barks at the waves and then jumps back when they wash up on the pier."

The dog was not on a leash when it was washed into the lake. The same wave also knocked the animal's disabled owner off his feet, Rodgers said.

"The dog was trying to swim, but the waves were very large. It was struggling," Rodgers said. "The owner was screaming for the dog."

The owner quickly thanked Smolenski and gave him a high five. He then "left so fast, I couldn't get his name," Rodgers said.


Does that make you feel good or what?

Kudos to the surfer dudes. May their boards be smooth and may their waves be A-Frames.



Surfers everywhere are rejoicing.



Police Look for Nude Man Walking Dogs

LITCHFIELD, Conn. - Police say they are on the lookout for a nude man who was spotted taking a stroll with two dogs on Monday. Police say the man was seen by a female jogger in the woods of the White Memorial Foundation.

Mary Stolle, athletic director at nearby Wamogo Regional High School, said the school's cross country teams were diverted from the woods where they had been training into White Memorial's museum as a precaution.

The suspect is a tall white man with thin hair who is believed to be in his 50s.

The dogs were described as having long hair and very red faces.

Thursday's post was long. Today's is shorter so we can start the party!!

Have a good weekend!!!