Unless the recent vid of you working Andy was made in 1932 you look younger than 5 in dog years....which puts you well on the side of young relative to me; kid.
Unless the recent vid of you working Andy was made in 1932 you look younger than 5 in dog years....which puts you well on the side of young relative to me; kid.
That's hilarious.
Anyways I believe age has some to do with it. Some dogs aren't mentally able to figure out water when younger, and sometimes never. Others don't fully understand their bodies until older. There can be an infinite amount of possibilities but just because these are on the table makes age a relevant reason. Like is said, it took my Pomeranian well over a year before she got it. On that note, it took my black and tan shark until she was 18 months before she realized how good water was. And man does she use that tail as a rudder.
My brother brought home an APBT when I was 18. He moved out and left the dog so I took over ownership. She loved to fetch sticks in the water at South Chicago's Cal park beach, but you coudn't throw them too far. She would end up turning circles as her butt began to sink. Short distance was fine. She was rescued from my brother's friend, they did a butcher job when it came to ear cropping, they did a dobe cut instead of a fighting cut-anyhoot, the idiot had also had her tail docked. This may have effected her swimming ability. She was pure muscle though and would probably have run through fire to get a stick. My pittyx's now won't go in the water when I have my labx swim.
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As I look at her I'm thinking this puppy's build is the issue. While she looks like a mini pit she is a little more barrel shaped in the middle. Not overweight, but build a bit round. For now I'll work on having her go with the harness rig-up to get her stronger in the water. I want this to work for this little puppy. She LOVES the water.
I'm just not used to a puppy who can't even float on their first swimming lesson. Even my childhood dog who was build like a rock (extremely masculine sport bred Welsh Terrier) could at least float her first time out and that dog swam like she was having seizures with her head under the water...
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That's hilarious.
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