r/interestingasfuck • u/Alarming-Studio-720 • 1d ago

Utah police dog survives injury after leaping from overpass

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u/impressive_pasta 22h ago

I watched my 13 lb dachshund leap off a bridge with a 30 ft drop into some water. He thankfully came out of the event unscathed (thanks to the water landing). I was naive, never would’ve thought an animal would do that and now have learned a valuable lesson to not second guess my gut when I think “maybe I should leash him.”

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u/Ote-Kringralnick 21h ago

Dachshunds believe themselves to be invulnerable, I've seen them pick fights with dogs 10 times their size

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u/Haunting_Goose1186 21h ago

A few years ago, a miniature daschund named Valeria escaped from her owners on Kangaroo Island (I probably don't need to mention this happened in Australia) and the little shit survived for almost 2 years before finally getting captured and returned to her owners. She recieved a clean bill of health and had even out on weight.

They really are indestructible. 😂

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u/memgone 20h ago

That was extraordinary. In the footage when they were setting traps to capture the little bastard, he behaved as though he didn’t want to be found. Seemed as though he was living his best life; running around all day, playing with other animals and clearly eating very well given his weight gain. You would have to think that at anytime during his 2 years on the run he could have approached a farm. He loved it.