Chico can swim too. Last month, when hes was only 4 months old we were in the park which has a duck pond. Chico was happily running about after his ball, he stopped to do the toilet and let go of his ball which rolled down the hill towards the pond. Before I could catch him he ran after it and jumped into the pond. He was to far away for me to reach in and pull him out so when he surfaced and didn't seem to be swimming I jumped in after him - knee deep in skanky pond water. Needless to say as soon as I was in the water he started swiming quite happily. I hauled him out and we made our way home. It was February and freezing, but he seemed very pleased with himself. He also had his first bath that day too!!
My fiance thinks its hilarious that I jumped in after him as all dogs can swim! But he is only a baby and might have got such a fright that he didn't know what to do. We are planning to take him to Loch Lomand in the summer to swim.
How fantastic to be able to take your dog in a pool wiht you, don't think my health club would be too impressed if I turned up with Chico!! |