So, most days I take Ned up to the dog park to get his socializing in. If the weather is ok and the tide out I’ll take him to the beach just a block away. This day I parked, walked Ned up and threw the ball, And as Ned ran out ahead of the second ball a little black head popped out the water. He was coming straight in and to the beach and looked at me and then at Ned, did a backflip and was out of there! This photo is from about 20 seconds after that when he kept popping up and looking at us with a, ‘what in the world are they!’, look. I watched him swim south (where he needs to go). The odd thing was no one else on the beach, which their were a good number of people that day, even noticed. So I’m glad I got a few photos and a few seconds of video I need to post. The video shows Ned FINALLY noticing him.
That night he was reported a bit further south but still not near where he should be. I guess the young male pups will leave their parents and swim north on their own while the females stay close to mom. I don’t know if this is true but it is what I was told by locals. He had plenty of energy when I saw him (in my opinion at least) so I’m sure the little fellow is ok but what a sweet experience.