Do boxers swim??

[hallieswayze]

Mickey does NOT like to swim. I tried to get him to swim on the 4th of July and was not happy about it. I've never seen a dog so bad at dog-paddling. It was like he was trying to punch the water. His lab friends pick on him about it.

 

[fayebay1969]

Buddy will swim as long as we let him. If we are in the water with him, he will swim to us to hold on to him for a break. But he'll stay out and play fetch in the water or chase us. We took him to the lake first then when we realized how much he loves it, I got him a baby pool. It's great for hot weather!

 

[javapup]

First attempt

Java had her first attempt at swimming this weekend, at the pond at the local off-leash park. She was wading out into the water and was doing well when the water was only up to her chest. Then she kept walking out and couldn't touch the bottom anymore, and she just sort of sank. It was sad and funny to watch - her feet just spread out in front of her and her head slowly disappeared under the surface. I thought she'd at least give a bit of a dog-paddle, but she didn't try to save herself at all, so I jumped in up to my thighs to haul her above water. She gasped and coughed a bit and then decided she liked it better on shore. She wasn't too traumatized, but she didn't want to go back in. (I don't blame her!) At least she cooled off a little on a hot day.

 

[Gangly]

Petey Does

I've never seen Petey swim until yesterday. Normally, he will go out into the water until the water is barely over his back and then he will play there for a while but will never go out far enough so that his feet dont touch. Yesterday,he was playing with a pretty black lab and the lab just took off intot he lake. Petey followed right after him (I guess he didnt want his new buddy to leave him behind) and swam right out into the water. He wasnt graceful by any means, but he was competant and did a fairly decent job. I was so proud of him, I halfway expected him to sink in the water while trying to swim but he didnt....he didnt exactly float well either though, but he managed .