From the article: “The dog, which Fairbanks North Star Borough Animal Control manager Sandy Besser described as “some kind of a pitbull/boxer/healer mix,””
Typical AgencyPerson, and one in the animal business, to make it worse. Poor ickle PETAPerson type doesn’t know the difference between “heeler” and “healer”.
If the dog was actually a “healer” is could have easily walked on the thin ice (or even the water).
But, there was just some “heeler” mixed in the dog’s DNA.
People don’t seem to realize anymore that spelling mistakes are still serious errors of miscommunication.