This could happen to any dog owner. A man in Ellsworth, Maine, walked his Yorkshire terrier.

Which wanted to fight another dog. So the man put his terrier in his truck.

And the dog put the truck in gear.

It started rolling, downhill, 75 feet, into a lake.

And sank in 10 feet of water.

A family friend dove in to rescue the dog, and it's easy to imagine that dog's face - freshly bathed, completely oblivious, wondering where's the food.

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:

Good morning. I'm Steve Inskeep. This could happen to any dog owner. A man in Ellsworth, Maine, walked his Yorkshire terrier, which wanted to fight another dog. So the man put his terrier in his truck and the dog put the truck in gear. It rolled downhill 75 feet into a lake in 10 feet of water. A family friend dove in to rescue the dog, and it's easy to imagine that dog's face, freshly bathed, completely oblivious, wondering, where's the food? You're listening to MORNING EDITION. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.

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