Mike Donahue:

>Eric, when I first saw the seal jump (I think the term is "porpoise")
>out of the water, I couldn't quite believe that it was a seal, and
>that it must've been an otter. But I stuck around and watched it for
>an hour, at about 30 feet--it was definately a seal!

Wow! I don't blame your dog for not going back in the water. From
the sound of it, this seal sounds like it is used to the presence of
dogs; I wonder if these seals in the lake are seasonal visitors, or if
some of them have taken up long term residence.

Eric Kraig
Olympia, WA
kraig at wln.com