I know. Even though I can't, I've always known that everyone should know how to swim. I put both of my kids onto swim teams when they were young and now as adults, they're both very good swimmers. I didn't want them to have the same insecurities that I have around water.
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Can all dogs swim?
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I know. Even though I can't, I've always known that everyone should know how to swim. I put both of my kids onto swim teams when they were young and now as adults, they're both very good swimmers. I didn't want them to have the same insecurities that I have around water.
You're never too old to learn. Sign up for one of the classes you made your kids take. Not knowing how to swim is easily fixable.
-Mike
-Mike
We have a dog beach here and as a lifeguard I've seen many dogs get sucked out in rip currents. Pulled a few in. But like runmikey said, I think it's more important that you learn how to swim than your dog.
RED J said:
We had to fish out the body of my guitarist's English Bull out of his pool one day about two years back. It was not a good day.
I threw our dachshund off the houseboat into Lake Mead, much to my daughter's dismay. The dog swam out. She didn't care for it at first, but eventually got to where she likes the water.
My Queensland Heeler was an awful swimmer. She could go about ten yards at most.
Trivia/trivial: Cats, horses, elephants, hippos, & hamsters also swim. Hippos are fast and graceful under water & they're deadly.
Trivia/trivial: Cats, horses, elephants, hippos, & hamsters also swim. Hippos are fast and graceful under water & they're deadly.
My French Bulldog can only swim with her lifejacket that supports her big fat heavy head. She even has webs between her toes. I'll only let her near the water if I am already in with her.
