Gone Fishin'!!

So...funny story...kind of...this morning I was walking my dogs around the lakes in Estrella. They love to run and chase the ducks. There is a leash law but I'm almost certain it doesn't apply to small cute poodles. Anyhow...Gracie spotted a couple of young boys down by the waters edge and headed toward them, I didn't think they would mind so i didn't leash her or call her back. Moose followed her and they both went to check out the boys, who happened to be fishing. I headed down there to make sure the dogs didn't bother them and I think Gracie and I both noticed the fishing pole with the hot dog on the end of it at the same time. However, I didn't go for it...she did.....yep...that's right...it had a hook in it and Gracie was now on the wrong end of a fishing pole. She started yelping and flipping trying to get away from it.....(she looked very much like a fish out of water).....I immediately grabbed her and pinned her to the ground and stuck my fingers in her mouth to prevent her from burying it any deeper than it was. Upon first glance I thought it was in her tongue, I typically don't carry my reading glasses on my walks. Anyhow...I realized it was in her lower lip. I didn't know what to do but knew it had to come out. One of the boys offered me a pair of scissors. WHAT??? Apparently with a fish if you can't get the hook out you jsut cut the line and call it good. Not quite the best way for a poodle, not my poodle. When I said I didn't need the scissors I asked him if he could help me. He said..."Just pull it out, they come out real easy." Ya, right, like he's ever pulled one EASILY out of his lip! Anyhow....I knew it had to be done so I asked him to do it. I turned my head, still pinning her to the ground with my fingers in her mouth, and he did the deed. I could hear it come out...gross...my poor little Gracie. She licked her lip for quite a while and then went back to chasing ducks. I imagine it's a bit sore now...perhaps a leash isn't such a bad idea after all. I thanked the boys for helping me and the one boy said..."It's ok...it happens all the time." Hmmm...apparently there are lots of dogs around the lakes with sore lips? Can you just hear the conversation when he gets home from fishing? Mom: "Hi Son, did you catch anything today." Boy: "Sure did, a poodle....I let it go though."