Photographer Liquid Imagery has shared a video of his Chocolate Labrador Retriever Moe and her unlikely pal Sammy, a friendly sea lion that lives in Santa Crus, CA.
Read his description of the interaction and check out the full video below. It seems like this is just beginning of a long and loving friendship.
“Almost every morning I take Moe (Mokuleia) to the beach. She loves it, I love it and it’s been beautiful. She has had a buddy lately who’s been following her every move. Up and down the beach he swims and follows us. We call him Sammy! Anyways Sammy finally introduced himself a couple days ago and swam all the way in.
Moe dropped her ball (she never ever does that) and she waded out a few feet. They ended up smelling each other and went nose to nose for a second, I was blown away. It was obvious they liked each other and sammy even gave a couple soft barks saying hello.”
I hate to be that guy, but I think I need to be that guy for just a moment…
Moe and Sammy’s friendship seems harmless at the moment, and I honestly think it’s really cute, but don’t these kind of wild animal interactions usually end in disaster?
I really hope I’m wrong, but I foresee Sammy getting a little too friendly with another dog or person and having to be put down.
Again, I desperately hope that I’m wrong, and that I’m just a pessimist, but this just stinks of a feel-good internet video that ends in tragedy.
Here’s to hoping that I’m just an idiot. I love Sammy and Moe.