Dog Chases Seagull Off 300-Foot Cliff
Spaniel Survives Fall

Posted: 10:32 am PST February 23, 2010
Updated: 11:38 am PST February 23, 2010

LONDON -- British rescuers say a dog that chased a seagull and fell off a 300-foot cliff into the sea has survived with only minor injuries.

Paul Legendre of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution search and rescue service said the springer spaniel was rescued Feb. 14 after it darted off southern England's scenic Seven Sisters chalk cliffs.

Legendre said the spaniel fell straight into the sea but there was just enough water to cushion the fall.

He said the owners sought help after they went to the edge of the cliff and saw their pet swim to shore.

"They heard it barking as well, bless it," Legendre said Tuesday.

He said the spaniel suffered a shock and a partially collapsed lung but looked in good shape.

Sounds EXACTLY like something a Springer would do.

Those dogs don't know whether to schit or go blind.

My Springer is now 13 years old and has slowed down a LITTLE bit, but boy did my bank account take a beating when she was younger. $800 here, $500 there, all effn season long. Thankfully my vet took pity on me when I reached about the $1,500 threshold for the year, and cut me some slack.

But undoubtedly my next dog will be a Spaniel too, call me stupid. I just love the way they hunt.....I love the animation and they don't just hunt the cover, they burn it down!

Sidenote....for the first time ever I clipped a nail too low today, and it took hours for it to stop bleeding. Vet told me to use corn starch, which appeared to have some coagulation qualities.

Ike

I grew up with 'em. The last one lasted from when I was 12 till I was 25. He was the one I used to take on cross country dayhikes with a backpack lunch, a few shells of birdshot and a cruddy old Mossberg 500.
That was a hard put down.

Even up til a week before he went, if he heard the sound of a gun cocking, he'd go totally apeshit. He was blind and nearly deaf, but he'd start flushing right there and run into stuff.

Springers are the only dogs I've seen figure out doorknobs, ladders, and gate latches. It's like they pretend to be enthusiastically stupid almost.