Stranded dog rescued while swimming 135 miles off Thai coast Dog rescue

This handout from Watchdog Thailand taken on April 15, 2019 and released to AFP on April 16, 2019 shows Boonrod the dog on the way to getting checked by a veterinarian in Songkhla after he was rescued by workers on an oil rig off the coast of the Gulf of Thailand. - An exhausted dog found paddling 220 kilometres (135 miles) off the Thai coast is set for a new lease on life after an oil rig worker who rescued him promised to adopt the plucky pooch. (Photo by Handout / WATCHDOG THAILAND / AFP) / -----EDITORS NOTE --- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / WATCHDOG THAILAND " - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS - NO ARCHIVEHANDOUT/AFP/Getty Images HANDOUT

AFP/Watchdog Thailand