I have been posting a series known as The Dog that Lived on a Fishing Raft.
It was about the life of a dog whose owner chose to rear this labrador on one of his rafts for rearing fishes in the sea.
For much of the time when the owner was not on the raft, the dog was a loner.
This dog has a great connection to his owner and to those who went fishing on the rafts.
I have stopped posting about him when I heard last summer, this dog Dor Dor was drowned in the sea. He went for a swim but couldn’t get back onto the raft because his body was too heavy ( due to captivity on the raft) and the raft was too high to climb back on.
Here is a photo which shows the great connection between the dog and the owner. May his soul rest in peace.
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poor dog, they are such faithful animals.
Yeah, no one expected it will end this way!
Oh, I am so sorry to hear this. Michael, I wish you would do a gallery of his photos. You posted such beautiful ones of him. How sad…
Yes, when I can get back to a peaceful memory of him.
All who are connected to a dog… Especially a Labrador … Will connect to your story ❤
Thank you for your kind words; yes, many will connect to this real story!
Horrifying and terribly depressing.
Someone tried to rescue him but in vain!
This is beautiful, both the shot and the back story!
Yes, it is sad but beautiful!
I would say that regardless of how his life ended, that Lab had the best life imaginable. Our Chocolate Lab would give anything for such a lifelong adventure, though he’s far from lacking a good life;)
He enjoyed his life a lot, he has got for companion a cat, many visitors who brought him toys and food!
Oh no! That’s so sad to hear 😦
I am sure he will rest in peace!
So sad. http://judydykstrabrown.com/2015/09/05/crushed/
May he RIP!
Yes I remember reading you earlier posts on him. The photos were always so beautiful. Really sad to hear about dor dor. His owner must be devastated.
Yes, we have avoided this topic after the incident!
Wonderful shot and a pity….
Yes, hope he is now in heaven!
Ohh Michael… This is so painfully sad!! Thank you for sharing his life with us… ❤
There were many joyful moments too!
Yes.. a good life for their family ❤ !!
Yes, true!
Oh, so sad, Michael. But the death of a loved dog is always sad, no matter how it ends. My previous dog, Cooper, was dying for three years — he had a collection of maladies that all kept getting worse but none was fatal (or was so severe that we had to make the terrible decision). So for three years he was carried up and down stairs, into the car, and taken to the vet. It was heartbreaking.
So I’m betting that this dog died the way he would have chosen to go. And what a wonderful life for a dog!
He was happily swimming out there and had a happy life on the raft!
Exactly!
A sad story you’d already told me about in a comment or the the other. A beautiful picture remains.
I still have a lot of Dor Dor’s photo, one day, I will publish them too.
I enjoyed your posts about Dor Dor. As I look down at my Golden Lab Sasha…I’m certainly saddened to hear of his passing. Your post is a fine tribute to his life…thank you for sharing. If there is a heaven…I hope Dor Dor found his way there.
I hope there is a heaven – otherwise where do all the good people and dogs go after their deaths?
I am so sorry to hear of this. I love the beautiful photo of Dor Dor. What a wonderful tribute.
Thank you!
hello michael lai its dennis the vizsla dog hay i am verry sorry to heer abowt this the poor dog!!! his dada must be hartbroken!!! run free dor dor!!! ok bye
Think dor dor is now in heaven!