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Originally Posted by MauiGirl  Brit, does Jackson ever swim without the life jacket?
I was wondering if it would get confusing to him being used to it then going in without. I take all my pups in the pool, mostly to make sure they can swim for safety, but they don't really LOVE it like Jackson does. I guess in my case that might be ok, cause I don't want them to go in without me, and monitoring 4 or 5 doggies is hectic.
But it sure is fun watching Jackson with his happy propeller tail  |
Yes -he does!
He jumped in once (while we were in the pool) without it and all last summer he didn't have a lifejacket. He finally realizes, I think, that the jacket helps him out so he tends to swim and jump in more when he's wearing it. When he's not wearing it, he's still a very good swimmer, he just doesn't last as long. Actually you can see in this vid(towards the end):
We're really diligent with the pool in general with both dogs (dad has 2 dogs, I bring Jackson) and kids. We have a TV screen inside where we can see the dogs from inside, even though they're usually not outside without us anyways but we let them out to potty etc without going out there with them sometimes. None of the dogs have yet to get in or fall in when we're not there but ya just never know. My 5yr old brother passed away in 2006 due to a drowning at a public pool, so drowning is a huge fear and concern of mine.
I love the pool sooo much because it tires him OUT like nothing else will! If he swims for a good 10 minutes in a day, he's generally completely pooped out later on.