one of the scarest moments of my life

I was walking me dogs like I do almost every day but today was a little different. She chases after some birds and then stops when I call her (akane). The farthest she has ever swum was just out a little bit to go see this log thing in the river by my house. Today she chased the ducks across the river, and back again, swam in the middle of the river. I think the ducks were scared and tried get her tired and make her give up, also they had little baby ducks with them. So that’s not the end of it


The ducks swim out into the lake. So I go into the water to try and get her leash and drag her in. well the water dropped off and next thing I know I’m over my head in water. And me not being the best swimmer that isn’t a fun experience. So here I am looking at a dog swimming out into the lake and me sitting and trying to figure out how to tell everyone that a dog is more than likely dead and drowned chasing ducks. It’s not often that I cry or even admit to doing so but that’s was I did. I dropped down and just let it go. By this time I couldn't yell for akane anymore because I was yelling the whole time. I took sugar (other dog) home and told my dad that akane is dead. He starts yelling at me. I tell him to fuck off I almost drowned myself trying to get her back. He jumps in the tuck to see if akane is still alive. I change my cloths get on my bike and go where she was.

My dad has an artificial leg so him trying to walk down this slop on one side of the river with a cane. I go to the other side with my bike trying to find her. I hear no ducks quacking so i’m thinking she is dead forsure. then i see this black thing on the other side i bike faster to get to it. Maybe its akane...its her....she is scared of me. She knows she did wrong i take her to the truck and spank her. She runs into the truck, (i have never hit her before. she walked up stairs with my dad and tried to get into my room i told her no...She looked at me funny and went to the other room. Later i finished cutting the grass and she was at the door wanting to go out. I let her out and sat down. I was petting sugar and then akane comes up to me and asking for forgiveness. I pet her and she wouldn’t leave me she was begging for forgiveness. Thinking back on what happened i had to give it to her forgiveness that is. She could have ran away when i took sugar back and i could have never found her. But she was waiting for me where she likes to go swimming. So things could have been worse. Everyone one i home safe and i should just be thankful of that and not be mad at akane.
And at least if she does this again i know i can take one dog home and she will still be hopefully fine. Thank god out in the lake there is some sand parts making the water walk able out there. I think that’s what saved akane.

What a day!