The owner raises Chesapeake Bay retrievers.
Pepper retrieved the first duck without issue. She then leaped into calm waters to retrieve a second duck that fell about six metres from the boat.
“Pepper jumped in, retrieved the duck and was headed back to the boat when a large shark erupted from below her, lifting her into the air and then pushing her down under the surface,” the owner said in the statement, adding that he wanted to tell the story in the interest of public safety.
The other factor at play is the plethora of seals that call Nova Scotia home — prime prey for sharks. It’s why sharks like it here.
“The buffet is open,” he said, adding that the province’s South Shore is “a pretty sharky place.”
Shark kills dog in Nova Scotia waters
A Great White was sick and dying up in Cape Breton recently. There was video of it before and after it died.