Thankfully , Bear is back with his mob and quick for living as a inspection and repair weenie .
Between New York City and New Jersey , the Hudson River is quite encompassing — between1 naut mi and .5 milesin some place . Swimming across that sounds like downright , exhausting hell .
Yet Bear , aLeonbergerandBernese hatful dogmix , managed to do it earlier this week , according toWABC . He go miss from Manhattan on Saturday beforeEdgewater Fire Company No . 1found him other Tuesday morning in New Jersey .
Photo: Courtesy of Edgewater Fire Company #1
The firefighters witness Bear under a pier at Independence Harbor .
" He ’s doing great , you would never have a go at it that he had this adventure — he ’s fantastic , " his owner , Ellen Wolpin , tell WABC .
How did he do it ? For starter , Leonbergers and Bernese hatful dogs are some of thebiggest dogsyou can find , and Leonbergers revel swimming . With the size and have it away how , you could figure how he was able to paddle across .
Bear escaped Wolpin on Saturday when they were looking for a newharnessfor him . According to WABC , he ran down the West Side Highway and then jump into the water around 110th Street .
After rescuing him , the firefighters took Bear to an animal hospital and become him some well - realize food for thought . Then he reunited with Wolpin , who ’d just brought him home a workweek earlier . He ’s going to be a service bounder for her son with special need .
" I thought he was gone for good . We were so upset , devastated this weekend . We did n’t know what to do , " she told WABC .
Thankfully , he just decide to go for a very foresighted swimming . He and Wolpin ’s son — Wolpin describes both as " fighters"—will hopefully get to spend many long year together . Mostly on kingdom , hopefully .
