10 minutes from retrieving to "should be dead"

Wow. Lessons to learn by mistakes we unintentionally make! Thanks for sharing. I am glad they all turned out ok.

what a great story,remember what you said about not praying for some time,the good lord blessed you and ace for sure by answering your prayers,give him the glory. good huntin...I own a 10 month old BLM named ACE,and plan to hunt some ducks this Veterans Day. I am on my way to Sportsmans warehouse in the morning to buy him a VEST.

My heart and prayers go out to both of you. Lesson learned for all of us.

God to admire the bravery of the animal.

Great story, glad you made this a sticky.

what a great story and out come. a good eye opener and remonder about cold and the other post about heat. I was in oregon last week end to breed my dog. had some time to kill so did some Christmas shopping. Bought the dog a vest for Christmas present, glad I read your post.

THANKS

My best to you and to your amazing dog. Thank you so much for posting your story. I am new to this and wasn't sure about getting a vest but you can bet that I'll be getting one now!

I am glad your dog is alive. Very scary I am sure.

I use a vest on my pup when it is cold, I use a rough stand too, and I also use one of these to get the cold water off after retrieves.

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Microtex-A...Towel/16817433

Glad to see this post has stayed close to the top as I have mentioned it to more than one dog owner who thought they had a dog that was to tough to need a coat. They could also see no reason that there dogs shouldn't sit in 45 f or colder water for extended periods of time.

Again thanks and all the best to you and your dog and hopefully the many people and dogs that have benefited from the original post.

thats really tragic hope the best for you and ace