Badge goes boating

[Further]

A friend at work had come into a boat, not sure how but he now owned a fourteen or fifteen foot runabout with an outboard motor. Milt invited a few of us from work to spend a Saturday at a local lake with him and his family. Badge, Linda and me; a couple guy's from work; Milt, his wife & two boys all gathered at the lake.

There was a problem with the boat, don't remember what. So we had hamburgers and beer on the shore Badge was having a fine time being petted,  played with and fed hamburgers. Badge did not snatch food, she would look the giver in the eyes, and hold their gaze while she gently took the offering, then wolf it down. This strategy worked well for her.   

So after the food and beer we looked at and fixed the boat. A few of us piled in the boat, some body was on water skis and off we went. Badge had not been invited. She didn't know anything about boats, but she knew her people were on one and leaving without her. Somebody stated the obvious "your dogs following us" "yep, she'll probably turn around"

After a shortened circle of the lake, we stopped and hauled Badge aboard. A good two or three hundred yards off shore, with no sign of turning back.

Badge didn't look like she really trusted the boat, but it beat swimming.         

[Airehead]

Badge was special.  I can tell.