Dog tips boat, then runs for help

Al Lotrecchiano had just caught the biggest bass of his life, when his dog overturned his fishing boat just as he was about to toss the fish back into the lake. In this Associated Press story on happynews.com, a happy ending is told. The dog swam 400 yards to the shore, then ran home barking. Lotrecchiano's wife and neighbor were alerted and the neighbor called for help. Clinging to the boat, Lotrecchiano was saved.

"Thank God the dog did what the dog did," he told the AP.