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Originally Posted by gemy

Thanks so much. Razzle adores the water, and it is so great for exercise with a whole whale of fun thrown in. He can be shaking with cold (think a little kid with blue lips saying MOMS but I'm not not cold) and still want to go in again and again. Hot summer is not so bad, cause you can let them dry out in the hot air, and they don't get cold, and in awhile 30-50 minutes or so, you can bring them in again. It is the shoulder seasons that is most concerning.
When we were dock diving in Missouri last Sept, Razz went in last and had about 5 jumps off the dock, then he must of been tired or something, and just was hanging out vertical in the water. I went in fully clothed to rescue him. He wanted to go back in again!. So I had my hubby throw one last time. Then I was freezing!!. I took him from DH and had of course lots of towels, had one of my friends hold him, of course I had no change of clothes, my hubby loaned me a Tshirt (which came to my knees), and I had a raincoat too. So I changed came back, he was still shivering in the arms of my friend. We promptly went for a very fast walk, while DH warmed up the car. We went back to motel, and a nice hot blow dry saw him very well again. No sneezing or anything. He showed quite well in the ring the next three days

Your video is great! I really love your attitude towards showing dogs. I really, really love that yours gets the full enjoyment of being a dog first, and an incredible show dog second. I wish all "show" owners were this way. I don't mean this in any way as a slight to dog shows or the people who do it. I just really love the way you do it!