I don't do swimming

[Coastal Cruiser.]

Girl Jack loves the water and soon as she gets a sniff of it she’s off in head first
Boy Jack will go in now and then but it has to be dead calm.

 

[Geistguy]

Our current Old English Sheepdog is our fourth and non of them have ever gone into water above their knees, one of them had to have pool therapy for an injury and had to wear an inflatable rubber ring.

 

[maison]

Perhaps get in there with him then he might realise what he's missing.

We had a Border Collie who would only go in up to his belly but not swim. Then, one day, we were at the seaside. I was swimming and he walked along a breakwater, up to his belly.

Not thinking about where he was he tried to step nearer to me and fell into the deeper water. He discovered he could swim and, after that, we couldn’t keep him out of the water.

 

[Coolcats]

This sounds mental but, have you taught them how to swim

Years ago we had a German Shepard, I took the dog to a local park and was walking by the lake the Dog decided to step into it…….and completely submerged all I saw was an air bubble and thought blinking heck I’m going to have to jump in. A moment or two later the dog pops to the surface and starts paddling about. I don’t think dogs need swimming lessons just the opportunity to swim ( they just tread water in reality, no breast stroke or butterfly) in deeper than standing water. Never seen a dog swimming instructor but then again it astonished me in what people are prepared to pay out on their pampered pooches.

 

[Val 3 dogs]

Our current Old English Sheepdog is our fourth and non of them have ever gone into water above their knees, one of them had to have pool therapy for an injury and had to wear an inflatable rubber ring.

I wonder if that could be a natural survival instinct due to tbe weight of their coats when wet?

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[Geistguy]

I wonder if that could be a natural survival instinct due to tbe weight of their coats when wet?

It could well be although I have seen videos of them swimming.

 

[Wildbill]

Created a monster can't keep him out of the water now.
Bill

 

[pappajohn]

For a bit of fun we bought a reciprocating water sprinkler for Ted the terrorist to play with.
Only cost £3.25 in Morrisons so no big loss if he didn't play....
Did I say play ..... He ran a bloody mile when I turned it on.......mostly backwards.
I got wetter setting the movement limits