Happy dog! I love it. Our greyhound walked to the end of a dock once and dropped like a stone into about 14 feet of water. My husband walked in right after her and pulled her up from the bottom to safety. It was frightening, but we often laughed about it for years, because it turned out all right. She was so goofy.
Even with a human child, they learn the *doggy paddle*, when first learning to swim, right? Time and patience.
Breaks my heart to see a critter suffer and pay the price of stupid humans. That said, and you know how *stuck* we are on a water breed, I'd no more throw a Dobie, Duxie, or a Chihuahua in the deep water. Plain stupid.
In spite of the freezing cold here, our new[er] pup has already been in the water. Not thrown in, going in of her own accord. If it isn't the *webbed feet*, thick, oily coat, and thick, fat insulated skin, Retrievers don't mind the water, cold or not... it's in their DNA. Our Winchester was in the freezing water of the River retrieving ducks/geese until the last day of open season [Nov].
Putting a dog, no matter the breed, who is not adapted to water-life is dumb. I'm sorry this pet died. I blame the owners and the service provider. [Who knew there was such a thing?].
Winnie is so anxious to jump off the duck boat, he has to be tethered ...he can't control his urge to jump in.
Some dogs are smarter than hoomans
Some people shouldn't own dogs; or have children.
Shasta use to go into the pool for a swim but she was an odd Doberman. None of her pups, as far as we knew, ever went in the water.