At Jeanie's pool, Shadow got the introduction to water as something other than to drink. He wore a harness so i could assist him in learning. Twice during the process, his head went under the water and I pulled him back up at once. He seemed neither terrified or elated, just determined. He'd cheat though. He stand up on his back legs and splash around with his front ones. I cured him of that by leading him into deeper water. I have had friends encourage me to just toss a dog into deep water and let them "sink or swim". Well, dogs could probably figure out what to do and doggy paddle, but I don't teach that way. I don't want the process to be traumatic.
We spent a while in the water until he seemed confident then left the water. I determined that since we will be boating a lot together, I'll get him a swim vest for his birthday.
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