4, 3 and 2 legged....It don't matter

 Today (July 4th) is also my buddy Triggers birthday so we decided we should go for a walk and a swim with our two-legged friends John and My Vickie.  The river is slowing down some from the flooding but unfortunatley MyVickie decided it was still to dangerous to swim in so we only got to look at it.

 We met my four-legged friend Ferrah from the Day Care and her two two-legged humans during the walk and that was kind of fun.  But still no swiming.

Just when we were almost done with our walk we met up with a really cool dude named Ben.  Ben was in a car accident when he was one year old.  (He is two now)  And he lost his leg.  I don't think he LOST his leg, but I think they meant he "Lost" his leg.  So now he is a three-legged dog.

 He challenged me in a swimming race to get the green toy.  I gave him a few feet of a head start, you know, cause he only has three legs and I didn't want to show him up too much.

Well, I was just plain not prepared for what happened next.  That boy just flew across the water.  I hadn't even turned around to see where the Throw had went.   Ben was already in the air and stretching out across the water to his goal.



 I just stood there looking.  I was stunned.  Stunned I say.  No dog has ever been better than me in water...Never ever....Yet here, this three-legged truly handsome lab was doing it....

 His swimming stroke was a little one sided (hee hee) but it didn't slow down momentum.  I am impressed.

Ben is truely remarkable.

 Hey Kudzu, you got some competition there.  At least in the swimming arena

So I didn't even try to swim....just came home humbled and greatful that I have been blessed with four good legs.  I admire my new friend Ben and my buddy Kudzu because they are so un-hindered by their handicap (human word).  Ben has become an excellent swimmer and runner and Kudzu the great therapy dog.

It was a hot day so I cooled off in my tub, not even caring that My Vickie was using it to wash one of the dog beds, (Thus the dirty yellow color) in fact, it was kind of cool cause I was quite comfortable laying shoulder deep in water on a nice wet bed.

I know My Vickie will take me swiming again real soon and I really hope I get to meet my friend Ben again, only this time.....I am gonna swim with him.....

Have a nice week everyone

Love
Bert