Victoria dog survives unexpected underwater fight with river otters
VICTORIA — A veterinary hospital on Vancouver Island is warning owners of water-loving dogs to keep their pets on a short leash if otters are nearby.
A Facebook post from the Kindred Spirits Veterinary hospital in Victoria says vet Claudia Campbell’s golden retriever, Goldie, was with a dog walker on a popular Victoria beach on Tuesday.
The post says the nearly 30-kilogram dog bounded into the water to play and was quickly attracted to something swimming nearby.
It turned out the swimmers were actually three river otters and they turned on Goldie, pulling her underwater.