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Can Yorkies Swim??? I have been wondering this for some time. Snickers hates his baths but he tolerates them b/c he loves being clean afterward, but have been wondering if he would be able to swim in water if he ever needed to. -Vivian:animal-pa |
Wookie:aimeeyork can but he doesn't like it. I used to put him in the pool with me and he would immediately swim to the side and get out. He fell in once from running around the pool and slipped on a wet spot. Another time, he jumped in when my little nephew went under water. I think he was trying to save him. He freaks out whenever someone goes under water and he sees it. That time he dove in after my nephew, I think maybe cause Braeden was so little. I was so proud of my baby! He was going to try and save someone with his little 8 lbs!!! |
Sure they can swim but it's best if they wear a life jacket. |
Yes, they can swim. I have seen cases where a dog has drowned in the pool. The dog may be able to swim but if he has no clue on how to find his way out of the pool he will just tire and drown.....A couple of years ago I had one fall in the pool and he was so startled all he did was frantically paddle in the same spot. If I had not been out there ( which I always am when they are out there) I know he would have tired and drowned.... |
Reese has fallen off our pier more times than I can count...always heart stopping but yes they can swim. And in Reese's case...quite well. |
Brooklyn fell in the pool once (trying to get to us). He definitely swam. :D |
They all can swim, but in the case of or babies, since they have shorter legs, compared to Labradors and such, they get tired very easy, vest and adult supervision is highly recommended. I also noticed that even in summer, here in Florida, and Max gets cold fast, he much rather play in the sand, than get in the water. |
Being not so lucky to have a swimming pool(not much call for them in the u.k) I was thinking about letting my baby have a go at swimming in the bath, maybe get in with her? Has anyone tried it and how did it go.:animal-pa |
Fiona was 4 months old when I introduced her to my ENTIRE family at our family reunion. We do have a swimming pool at my parents house, and low and behold, Fiona took it upon herself to jump right in, she swam a little, but then her whole body went under, and my cousin had to get her out for me...THANK god she was ok! Yes, LIFE JACKETS are the way to go!!!! |
My boys can swim. We go to the lake every summer and Wylie LOVES to play fetch/swim - for hours on end. Marcel will follow him right in there and off he goes. They don't like the pool as much though. We don't allow them (well, esp. Marcel) to be alone by the pool at all, as they have both fallen in at different times, in front of us. While they can swim, they may not be able to get out. |
My boys swim in the pool all summer! I had to get lifejackets on them because they jump in on their own and get tired out after awhile. Its too cute! I love when they swim! |
Clarence is shaped like a barrel so he swims like a rock. Keegan...now he's a different story. He'll swimm but only because he has falling into the pool or has fallen off the dock while he barking at ducks, or herons or manatees or who know what!:rolleyes: |
Can Yorkies Swim? Hello: Sure they can, or at least mine could. I was walking in a park with a stream + ducks in it and I let Nik off the leash to run around. I did not think about the water or her going in it!!! WRONG!!! She went like a rocket and dived in to chase her enemies, the ducks LOL. She swam along with them and I had to get wet and pull out this bedraggled, dripping (with reclaimed water!!!), yorkie and carry her to the car. I had to put her on the floor and wash her immediately when I got home as goodness knows what was in the water. So YES they can swim as I found to my cost. So hang on to them when near water! :aimeeyork |
Swimming! theres an Idea! What a great way to help get rid of their energy. We turn the heater off on our hot tub in the summer and use it as a small pool. I'll have to get them some little life jackets and give it a try this summer. of course they will probably hate it, lol |
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My two can swim. We've had them in the water with and without life jackets. We wanted to make sure that they knew what to do if they were to fall in without their lifejackets on. |
Hi, For those of you who have a yorkie that likes to swim - do they ever jump off the dock? We have a lab that my youngest daughter goes to "Dock dog" competitions with. We just got a new yorkie puppy today and we are happy to see that yorkies l:)ike to swim. It would sure be fun if he could follow in our labs shoes and go dock dogging! |
Coral loves to swim. I have a big dog that loves to swim and one day she jumped in after him. Luckily we showed her where to get out before that happened. Now she will jump in at the first step and swim a lap or two before she gets out. Even though i know she can swim, we still don't leave her unattended outside. |
yes they can! here is one of my favorite youtube videos showing a little swimmer...;) |
2 Attachment(s) Couver can swim, but I make him wear a lifevest for safety. This summer, we went to the local wading pool the weekend after it closed and let the dogs go crazy! He was the only dog there that actually had to swim :p |
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Mine can swim but their favorite thing is to float on the floating chair with Mommy! |
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2 Attachment(s) My two can swim! |
1 Attachment(s) Jackson LOVES the water and dove into my dad's fool quite a few times by himself... thankfully, we were in it. I have to watch him carefully when he's over there. As you can see, he likes to simply lounge, too though.... |
were did everyone get there life jackets at? I want to get one for Pann for the next summer.:D |
This past summer Derby would run up to the beach water and run away from it. He wanted nothing to do with it! We're hoping it was just because he was little, and this summer he will enjoy it more. He's starting to really love being bathed (as long as we don't take forever doing it!) and often wants to hang out in the bathroom paw-ing at the bathtub while I'm in it. He is really getting the idea that the water is a friendly fun thing! Derby turns the big 1 years old June 22! so it'll be his big year to swim! |
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