Keith โKiwiโ Soffes, a shrimp boat captain from San Leon, Texas, loves his dog Monster, who never leaves his side, accompanying him on his daily runs out on the water.
But one recent trip turned into heartbreak, after Monster fell overboard. While the dog was no stranger to the water, having accompanied Keith on the boat since she was a puppy, and it was a calm day, the dog was suddenly gone without a trace.
Keith searched everywhere, hoping she would turn up, but soon feared for the worst. โI lost the one thing in this world that I truly loved,โ Keith wrote. โTotally heartbroken.โ
But five days after Monster went missing, he got great news: Monster was alive and wellโฆ after having quite an adventure at sea.
According to FOX 26 Houston, Monster survived by swimming between five and six miles to shore across the Galveston Bay.
โI said โman, she couldnโt have made that swim,โ he told FOX 26. โThereโs no way that dog swam that long.โ
After many emotional days apart, Keith and Monster were overjoyed to reunite.
โI was crying so hard I couldnโt even talk,โ Keith said. โShe was giving me so many kisses.โ
Now, Monster is finally safe and sound at home. Keith says that while heโs still exhausted from the emotional search, Monster, despite her long adventure, seems pretty unfazed.
โShe acts like nothing happened,โ Keith wrote on Facebook, along with a photo of the dog happily sleeping. โShe goes to sleep happy as a jaybird โฆ I think she may have jumped off on purpose. Just to get on TV,โ he joked.
โBut I still love her.. and so glad I got my little friend back.โ
Heโs also making sure nothing like this ever happens again: Keith told FOX 26 that heโs going to equip the dog with a tracking device and a life jacket on future boat trips.
Wow, what a miracle. Weโre so glad Monster made it to shore safe and sound and reunite with her very worried owner. Itโs clear these two love each other a lot and are overjoyed to be reunited.
