The software engineer at a San Jose corporation was an avid weekend duck hunter. He was all excited about the dog he had just bought that Friday afternoon, not believing believe his good fortune in buying a dog that could actually walk on water.
“Wait until I show you off to Fred tomorrow!” The hunter exclaimed, glancing at the handsome Retriever sitting at his side on the pickup seat. “Fred’s an old pessimist and nothing amazes or pleases the guy, but he’s got to be impressed with you!”
The next day the hunter and Fred head out early for duck hunting with the new dog. As luck would have it, it didn’t take long for a flock of ducks to fly by. Fred and the hunter both took a shot. Fred missed but the hunter dropped one into the lake.
The dog immediately stepped out onto the lake, trotted over to the downed bird, barely even getting his feet wet, picked it gently in its mouth and brought it back to the hunter, placing it at his feet with a wag of its tail. Fred sat watching the whole thing with out saying a word or changing his facial expression.
As the hunter patted the dog on its head, he glanced at his moody friend with a puzzled look on his face. “Uhm, say Fred, didn’t you notice anything unusual about my new dog?”
“Yeah,” Fred said with a yawn. “Dumb dog can’t swim.”
Woof for Now
Wrapping my arms around all things Dog
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