Fishing for Catfish/DogFish

Today, the family - including the dogs went for a walk down by the Des Moines river.  I brought along my fishing pole to get a few casts in - perhaps rope in a catfish or two.  Lexi, one of my ever faithful black labs was enjoying the cool water - perhaps a bit too much...

As I baited my hook and prepared to cast, she followed every God given instinct and chased that cast right out into the river!  Since she is a die hard retriever, she will NOT quit looking until she brings back whatever it is she was supposed to get.  By the time I had my line reeled in, she was a good 30 yards away from the bank.  Calling her did no good - unless she had something to show for her efforts.  So, I had to quickly find a stick and toss it into the water.  Thankfully she bought the trick.  However, any attempts to cast for the day were ruined - she thought it was tons of fun!  

Looks like I have some more training to do.