This Dog Loved His Encounter With An Orca Pod

Sailor, a yellow lab, had a great encounter with a pod of orcas off the coast of the San Juan Islands in Washington.

The dogs owners, Kate and Jaycee Butler, filmed the group of whales from the Southern Resident population.

“He didn’t bark throughout this whole encounter, and Sailor barks at everything,” Kate Butler said.

According to Inquisitr, The Butlers noted that in 40 years of visiting the area during the summer months, they have never had an encounter with the orcas quite like Sunday’s, and don’t expect to do so again. Alisa Schulman-Janiger, a killer whale researcher, confirmed that there was little doubt that the orca was observing the dog and the boat’s passengers. Although the animal’s intentions can’t be known, orcas rarely find themselves in a position to observe dogs, which may have made the canine an object of curiosity for the larger mammal.

Check out the Bulter’s video: