Pool time is the best time, especially in this heat. Though it's still technically summer, you might not know it with some of the absolutely blistering days we've been having. And the humidity! It's been terrible!
One Golden Retriever has decided that he is going to beat the heat, regardless of how his mom feels about it. When you're a Golden, though, there's really no other option: you have to swim. It's in their bones! Luckily for us, though, she busted him, and his attitude about the mild scolding he received is too funny:
Tucker Bean could not care any less about what his mom thinks of him being in the pool. He's too busy swimming!
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Tucker was supposed to be going for his morning potty run at this time, which means that it must have been pretty darn early in the morning! However, that was a good a time as any to swim according to Tucker, who took off for the pool with absolutely no remorse whatsoever. Of course, she had to spend a long time drying him off before she'd even had her coffee, but it's what we do for the furry friends we love!
He knows how to swim, and his mom was there to supervise him for most of his heist, luckily. The funniest part of this whole thing in my eyes is how not even breakfast got him out right away! That's real dedication, Tucker!
Golden Retrievers Love Water a Little Too Much
Golden Retrievers, conceived in the Scottish Highlands in 1868, are waterfowl hunting companions. Humans don't want to trudge through murky waters to retrieve their hunted bounties, so they employ dogs to do it for them! They have famously "soft" jaws that grip without locking, preventing them from puncturing the meat of the animal.
Or, at least, they used to. These days, there are definitely still some hunting Goldens out there, but for the most part, they're pets. They're often named things like Bailey, Max, or Tucker and given cute seasonal bandanas to wear. However, they're water dogs at heart and will jump in at any given chance. If you have a pool, it's totally fine to let them swim - it's really good exercise!
Unfortunately, though, you'll run into problems like this often: they seek out pools, lakes, oceans... whatever bodies of water they can, and they'll go for a swim without your permission if you aren't paying enough attention! To combat this and its potentially bad outcomes, you can:
- Make sure there's a fence around your pool (which is the law in several states anyway).
- There should be no gaps big enough for a child/dog to fit through, and the gate should lock.
- When in public around pools or other bodies of water, keep your dog on a leash.
- Practice recall with the pup so they'll come back if they start to take off.
As a pet parent myself (and a generally anxious individual), the best advice I can give is to treat everything your dog encounters like it's not 100% safe until you know otherwise. You never know what trouble awaits - luckily for Tucker and his backyard pool, though, he was totally safe!
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