Ellie the puppy’s first swim
Our friends James and Lou bring their puppy Ellie down to the beach most weekends and she has learnt to enjoy the water, but she’s never actually swum - it’s risky letting her get out of her depth in the surf.
So this morning we walked all the way up to the Barwon Heads bridge so that she could swim in one of the small channels in the river. James picked her up, walked out to the middle of the channel where it was thigh deep, and dropped her in. Naturally she swam to the side like she’d been doing it all her life. I guess it’s hard-wired into a dog’s brain - particularly a Golden Retriever’s.
Swimming like a champion
Happy to have reached the water’s edge
Max showing her how it’s done
The channel at Barwon Heads - perfect for a dog’s first swim
