Tweeting dog has lucky escape after falling 300 feet into the sea

Vimes the dog had quite the adventure while his owners were away on honeymoon.

When you go away on your honeymoon, you'd like to think that you can just relax and leave all the worries of everyday life behind after the stress of the wedding.

Well unfortunately for Deidre O' Shaughnessy and her new husband Brian Stokes, their romantic trip to Florence after their wedding last week was interrupted by some dramatic news from home -their dog had decided to become somewhat of a celebrity.

Vimes - who has his own Twitter account - had a very lucky escape on Sunday while being looked after by Deidre's parents.

The little rascal was out for a walk along the cliffs in Kilkee, Co Clare when he lost his footing and fell 300 feet into the sea below.

Incredibly, he managed to avoid hitting the cliff or any rocks on the way down.

Photo from the Irish Coast Guard Facebook page

Deidre's parents alerted the Irish Coast Guard and the Kilkee volunteer boat was launched. The crew members initially couldn't find Vimes in the water but, luckily, he had managed to swim to the rocks at the base of the cliff where he was rescued about an hour after the alarm was raised.

A spokesman for the Kilkee Coast Guard told the Clare Herald that Vimes was unharmed but glad to be rescued.

“We made a plan to recover the dog and did so successfully. The dog didn’t appear to be hurt but was happy to see us."

"We brought him back to our base in Kilkee and reunited him with his owners,” he said.

I'd like to give a massive thank you to my new heroes @KilkeeRescue for saving me yesterday when I walked off a 300ft high cliff. #legends

— Vimes the Dog (@VimesTheDog) August 4, 2014

Deidre - who is the editor of Cork 96FM’s Opinion Line - posted updates of Vimes' adventures on Twitter, thanking the Coast Guard for rescuing him.

Some other Twitter users also had a bit of fun with the now-famous pooch.

@deshocks Vimes clearly knows how to throw a strop! His tale of survival is now your honeymoon memory!

— Denis Spillane (@spillaneda) August 4, 2014

Handy cliff-edge tip: If you're following @VimesTheDog make sure you only erm follow him on Twitter.

— Annie West (@anniewestdotcom) August 4, 2014

Hopefully, Vimes will keep his head down for the next few days so his owners can enjoy the rest of their honeymoon in peace.

Taking it easy now! Me when I'm not adventuring and causing a small maritime crisis. pic.twitter.com/RpDob9Nkam

— Vimes the Dog (@VimesTheDog) August 4, 2014

Aw, all tuckered out after his adventures.