We have a swimming doodle!

Today we went swimming and Huff fell in so we decided to just let him in. He was really scared at first but then we kind of carried him out in the water and he eventually started swimming on his own and he eventually got comfortable enough to start jumping off the swim step to come 'rescue' us. lol:) when he splashes while he swims, he tries to catch his splashes in his mouth. He is so funny. I wish I got a video but I wasn't expecting him to get in the pool so I wasn't prepared. Next time he goes in, I will take a video but he will probably be wearing a life vest. I thought a life vest would be a good idea because his hair and his weight just weighs him down so much and he gets tired so quick that I think the life vest will float him a little so he can swim for a longer time without having to take a break on the swim step. We are also trying to teach him that he can't just swim to us to save him (he was doing that too, it was pretty funny) and that instead he has to swim to the swim step to get out and we are trying to make sure that he knows that is the only way out. He was trying to get out from the side that drops off to a water trough and it is pretty high down so, he would probably die if he jumped from there. Anyways, sorry for the long post but I am so glad he is swimming now and I think he had a lot of fun once he got a little more used to it!:)

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Permalink Reply by Nina, Phil, Harlow & Lacey on July 11, 2011 at 5:39am

Swimming is good exercise for Huff. I am glad he is happy swimming with you.

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Permalink Reply by Traci -Bexter & Maggie on July 11, 2011 at 5:56am

That is so fun! I am jealous! I want Bexter to go swimming with us so bad. I wish there were dog pools someplace. I don't have a pool and don't know anybody who does. Boo hoo.

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Permalink Reply by Taylor & Huff on July 11, 2011 at 4:42pm

Go to petedge.com and you can buy a doggie swimming pool there.

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Permalink Reply by Melody & Bruin on July 11, 2011 at 5:31pm

Traci...guess we will have to meet up at my house!

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Permalink Reply by Deanna & Desi & Cori on July 11, 2011 at 7:02am

Sounds like you all had a great time. I agree with the life vest idea - you'll all have even more fun if you don't have to worry about Huff getting tired too fast. By the way, how did your parents feel about Huff in the pool?

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Permalink Reply by Taylor & Huff on July 11, 2011 at 2:16pm

It was actually my mom's idea. My sister was pretty much begging to let him in the pool and my mom finally said, "Do you want to get him in and see how he does?" and that is how it happened.:) My dad was pretty much for it the whole time even though he didn't say it.