This morning our dog Hailey took a terrifying 5-meter plunge from the second story of a parking garage. All I heard was a quick yelp. I dashed to the ledge from which she leaped with my heart pounding. By the time I got to look down over the ledge she was already milling around on the grass below, looking up at me and wondering what was taking me so long to take her on a walk. She's totally fine. I still can't believe it. I forced Greta to wait while I took some pictures of the scene.
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| Haily took a Peter-Pan from the second floor. As you can see, it's a good fifteen feet above the ground. |
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| The view from the ledge. This is what Hailey saw as she plunged to the earth below. |
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| The view from inside the parking garage. I stood there watching dumbly while my dog ran full speed up to this ledge, leaped up on top and dove off without a care in the world. |
I couldn’t help but chuckle; this reminds me of the leap Caliban took off the river cliff—to see his uncle Tommy who was fishing below! I too raced ahead to find him, heart pounding. There are rocks and shallow waters along the edge, but he was fine. When I next saw him he was shaking off water. Your dad can tell you about the look on his face as he plunged down to the river.
ReplyDeleteHailey is one lucky dog! I hope she got a good walk after that!
Have a good day.
Aunt Mel
A real man would have gone after her...
ReplyDelete... but I wasn't there ;)
A real man would have two broken legs, among other health issues. It's a good thing you were absent.
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