By Sarah Begley
This dog apparently doesn’t like to swim very much, but that didn’t stop her from retrieving a tennis ball from the middle of a pool. YouTube user Esther Cushway posted a video of “Rosie” fetching the ball from the water by brilliantly using a nearby kiddie pool as a makeshift raft to reach the middle of the pool, then return to safety. Watch as this master of modern physics avoids getting wet as much as possible.
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