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True Dough

(17,303 posts) Mon Jul 17, 2017, 02:59 PM Jul 2017

Golden retriever rescues drowning deer

ATTA BOY, STORM!

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Golden retriever rescues drowning deer (Original Post) True Dough Jul 2017 OP

"Saves" is a loaded word pfitz59 Jul 2017 #1

I just hugged my golden TEB Jul 2017 #3

By extension of his retrieval, he saved the deer True Dough Jul 2017 #4

Do they retrieve gold? jberryhill Jul 2017 #5

He was clearly upset that the fawn was not responding, so I don't think tblue37 Jul 2017 #7

They are such sweet dogs. smirkymonkey Jul 2017 #9

Awww! Good doggie! The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2017 #2

Did the deer survive? 3catwoman3 Jul 2017 #6

It Looks Like It Did Leith Jul 2017 #8

pfitz59

(10,362 posts)

1. "Saves" is a loaded word

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Mon Jul 17, 2017, 03:03 PM

Jul 2017

Retrievers "retrieve" things. Its what they do.... assigning a motive stretches things a bit..

TEB

(12,841 posts)

3. I just hugged my golden

Reply to pfitz59 (Reply #1)

Mon Jul 17, 2017, 03:06 PM

Jul 2017

True Dough

(17,303 posts)

4. By extension of his retrieval, he saved the deer

Reply to pfitz59 (Reply #1)

Mon Jul 17, 2017, 03:08 PM

Jul 2017

I have no regrets regarding the thread title.

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)

5. Do they retrieve gold?

Reply to pfitz59 (Reply #1)

Mon Jul 17, 2017, 03:11 PM

Jul 2017

tblue37

(65,336 posts)

7. He was clearly upset that the fawn was not responding, so I don't think

Reply to pfitz59 (Reply #1)

Mon Jul 17, 2017, 03:29 PM

Jul 2017

it is unreasonable to think he intended to save it. He kept trying to get it to "wake up."

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)

9. They are such sweet dogs.

Reply to tblue37 (Reply #7)

Tue Jul 18, 2017, 08:26 AM

Jul 2017

I hope the poor fawn was ok.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,681 posts)

2. Awww! Good doggie!

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Mon Jul 17, 2017, 03:06 PM

Jul 2017

3catwoman3

(23,973 posts)

6. Did the deer survive?

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Mon Jul 17, 2017, 03:23 PM

Jul 2017

The clip malfunctioned near the end, so I could not tell.

Leith

(7,809 posts)

8. It Looks Like It Did

Reply to 3catwoman3 (Reply #6)

Mon Jul 17, 2017, 03:37 PM

Jul 2017

Right around the 30 second mark, the fawn tried to get up and run away.

I dunno why the clip repeated in slo-mo after that. The bit at the end was entirely useless.

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