Sophie

This story isn't in anyway related to prep style, except as an example of the enduring spirit and determination of animals. I'm a sucker for a good dog story.

April 6, 2009 -- A pet dog that fell overboard in rough seas off Australia has been reunited with its owners after surviving alone on an island for four months, reports said.
  Sophie Tucker, apparently named after a late American entertainer, fell overboard as Jan Griffith and her family sailed through choppy waters off the northeast Queensland coast in November.
  The dog was believed to have drowned and Griffith said the family was devastated.
But out of sight of the family, Sophie Tucker was swimming doggedly and finally made it to St. Bees Island, five nautical miles away, and began the sort of life popularized by the TV reality show "Survivor." —AFP