C'dog takes a dip unintentionally

[S.V. Airlie]

Last night with frost on the dock.. A bit slippery...
C'dog sees a dog on the dock and takes off down the runway to say hello.. Put the brakes on and well, slid by the stranger right into the river.. Came up sputtering!!!:eek:
A very wet night last night below for both of us...:eek:

[jverl]

AAAh! The "being nonchalant while trying to slide by the stranger routine..." :D:D I hope the dock surface was not too far above the water? or did you have quite a stretch to retrieve her? With the cold weather you seem to be having, Cheryl is hoping you are not entertaining the thought of shearing C'dog just yet! :eek: :rolleyes:

[MiddleAgesMan]

When we lived on the Gazelle in St. Augustine we had a Siamese kitten that had not progressed beyond the slinking stage. If he saw something new (or frightening) he went low to the ground and slinked.

One day I was walking with Sailorman from the boat to the shore. We were at one end of the dock and at the other there was a large liveaboard powerboat. They had a large dog which was on the dock watching us approach. Sailorman went into slink mode, turned his head to keep his eyes on the dog, but continued to follow me. When I reached the perpendicular dock that led to shore I made the left turn. With his eyes on the dog Sailorman made the left turn, also, but a little bit too soon. He cut the corner, walked right off into space and fell--splat--into the muddy water.

[Tylerdurden]

A few years back I had the Shepard out by the dock throwing a ball out into the water to retrieve. I threw the ball and heard a scream just a a golden flash flew by. A golden retriever jumped right off the dock after the ball in competition with my dog. The owner was yelling the dog couldn't swim which I had never heard such a thing but sure enough the closer I go I see the Dog having issues. I jumped in an helped the dog out only to have the woman yell at me for playing ball with my dog?

Has anyone ever heard of a dog that can't swim?
I know golden retrievers are not the brightest bulb on the tree but can't swim?

PS Jamie, extra coal I bet?http://www.woodenboatvb.com/vbulletin/upload/images/icons/icon12.gif

[Mrleft8]

Well, at least ONE of you finally got a bath! :D

[Paul Pless]

The owner was yelling the dog couldn't swim which I had never heard such a thing but sure enough the closer I go I see the Dog having issues.Wow, that is weird. There are indeed breeds that have trouble swimming but a golden retriever sure as hell ain't one of them. Hell their original purpose as a breed was to retrieve waterfowl. Breeds that typically have trouble are the more muscular breeds which have trouble staying afloat, such as rottweilers, some of the bull dog breeds, mastiffs, etc, etc...

[S.V. Airlie]

A few years back I had the Shepard out by the dock throwing a ball out into the water to retrieve. I threw the ball and heard a scream just a a golden flash flew by. A golden retriever jumped right off the dock after the ball in competition with my dog. The owner was yelling the dog couldn't swim which I had never heard such a thing but sure enough the closer I go I see the Dog having issues. I jumped in an helped the dog out only to have the woman yell at me for playing ball with my dog?

Has anyone ever heard of a dog that can't swim?
I know golden retrievers are not the brightest bulb on the tree but can't swim?

PS Jamie, extra coal I bet?http://www.woodenboatvb.com/vbulletin/upload/images/icons/icon12.gif

Mark. I understand bulldogs sink.. Therefore I asume they can't swim.. too heavy.. something about weight distribution...

[Tylerdurden]

I thought it was weird but the biatch was not taking questions.
Looked like the dog was in a panic so I figure it was just stupid.
Thats why you see them in most yuppie households any way.
Who wants a dog smarter than themselves?

[Concordia...41]

Yep as to bulldogs not being swimmers. They don't exactly sink, but their body structure is so dense they're not going to last long.

Years back I had Sugar at the beach with a friend's two Rhodesians. They went running toward the surf and started swimming. Sugar just kept running until the water was over her head. :eek::eek: Kindof comical actually. :D:rolleyes:

[Brian Palmer]

Basset Hounds can't swim worth a lick either.

--Brian

[Plover]

American staffordshires are a bit of a sub mariner as well! As mine kinda looks like an aligator in the water, just nostrils and eye's. He loves it! But, scared to death of a garden hose or rain. He'll hold it like its money on rainy day's!
Paul

[S.V. Airlie]

Some of you don't quit understand here. It isn't summer! Wish it was:rolleyes:. It wasn't 80 degrees out.. wish it had been.. :rolleyes:;). It was bloody cold however.. low 20's...
Now the picture should be coming into focus.
Try spending the night in ONE sleepingbag with a 30 pound bundle of wet, sopping, black haired pooch who is determined, AT ALL COSTS to share that one sleepingbag with you ALL night..regardless as to how wet and cold she is and how originally dry and warm you were to begin with......

Now you might be getting the picture here.

[paladin]

C Dawg probably needed the bath.......;) But the "PHUN" starts the day I picked up little critter at the doggy beauty parlor, sweet smelling, trimmed etc with pink bows in her ears.....she jumped into the truck and we drove straight to Solomons Island......walking along the finger pier she spotted a crab in the stinking water...and dived right in...$65 down the tubes in an instant.....she got the crab......and was so happy...

[Figment]

Yep as to bulldogs not being swimmers. They don't exactly sink, but their body structure is so dense they're not going to last long.



MOST bulldogs can't swim. I know of a handful that just love the water, however.
It's a combination of things. Heavy bone structure and relatively low lung capacity hinder floatation. The distribution of mass (big heavy head) makes it hard to keep the face above water, and most bulldogs don't breathe through the nose very well, so the WHOLE face has to be above water. Stubby legs don't propel so well.

A wonderful lesson in the folly of man manipulating nature.

[skuthorp]

We had a succession of Newfoundlands and one Landseer male developed a penchant for jumping off piers. One day he jumped as I was paddling my wooden kayak underneath. 75K of dog reduces a ply kayak to matchwood VERY abruptly! Sounds funny now but at the time not so. I think I remember in the surf club a members Doberman that couldnt swim.

[elf]

Some of you don't quit understand here. It isn't summer! Wish it was:rolleyes:. It wasn't 80 degrees out.. wish it had been.. :rolleyes:;). It was bloody cold however.. low 20's...
Now the picture should be coming into focus.
Try spending the night in ONE sleepingbag with a 30 pound bundle of wet, sopping, black haired pooch who is determined, AT ALL COSTS to share that one sleepingbag with you ALL night..regardless as to how wet and cold she is and how originally dry and warm you were to begin with......

Now you might be getting the picture here.

Methinks he doth protest too much.

Brings to mind the old saying about buttering ones bread and now getting to lie in it.

[Bill R]

I have the world's dumbest beagle. Terrified of rabbits. She can't swim either. Sad thing is, she loves the water and loves to swim. We have a life jacket for her for when she is around the water.

One of the funniest things I have ever seen with her is the day she took off down the hill toward the beach whre I keep my boat, tore into the water at full speed toward the kids on the swim platform... then realizing 40-50 feet out that she did not have her floatie on...

I had to go rescue her. Fully clothed.

[Paul Pless]

I have the world's dumbest beagle. That's saying alot.;):p

[Robbie 2]

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Has anyone ever heard of a dog that can't swim?
I know golden retrievers are not the brightest bulb on the tree but can't swim?

Yes...many years ago we had a English Setter that went into pure panic mode if it had cross a creek or get wet in any way whatsoever.
COULD NOT SWIM TO SAVE ITSELF!!!
She was however the Best upland game dog I ever shot over bar none. Very steady on the set and shot and a beautiful retriever.
Any pheasant that rose more then 15 feet from our feet could be considered a long shot.
A well remembered and loved member of our family.
Regards
Robbie:)

[Concordia...41]

Originally Posted by Bill R
I have the world's dumbest beagle.



Originally Posted by Paul Pless

That's saying alot.

http://smilies.vidahost.com/otn/laughing/yelrotflmao.gif SPEW :D

[Michael s/v Sannyasin]

I think swimming ability both runs by breed, and also (like us humans) depends on how we were raised.

Growing up we had a dog that was half labrador half basset hound (think - body of a lab, legs of a basset hound, and alternately the bark or howl of either one). He was a great swimmer, loved the water.

I also raised a couple of scottish terriers... I've known more than one scotty owner who had their dogs drown on them. One of mine never bothered to do more than wet his ankles, but the other one, you couldn't keep out of the water. He had to work a lot harder to keep his head above water, but he didn't care. It was seriously funny to watch him "fetch" a huge tree branch while trying to keep his nose above water and still breathe.

Maybe that Golden's mom was a bit too over-protective growing up.

[BETTY-B]

I grew up with an American Brittany Spaniel. And now have the forfather, a French Brittany Spaniel. Very similar except the old one wouldnt go deeper than her toenails. And once ULA(the new one) figured out that you cant walk on water and that there is nothing to be afraid of, you cant keep her out.

This is the very day that ULA decided that water wasnt so bad. Six or seven months old:

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d10/Bridgedeck/DANandULA/ulafly.jpg

Here's ol' Brandy who passed away December 28th, 1992:

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d10/Bridgedeck/DANandULA/brandy.jpg

[Paul Pless]

Great picture!!! Was she planning on skipping across?

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d10/Bridgedeck/DANandULA/ulafly.jpg

[Concordia...41]

Ditto that's a great picture! Certainly suitable for a caption contest. ;):D

[BETTY-B]

heheheh... Yep, she was having fun.
Incidentally, I was in Idaho picking up a spare parts motor for BETTY-B. The guy who I bought it from took us to his friends house here where they owned 10,000 acres or something incredible. We checked in with them at their farm house and they had us follow them way out to this little lake of theirs. It was real nice. And the local kids knew all about it too as they kept stopping by for a swim all day...

DAN

[Tylerdurden]

[

Has anyone ever heard of a dog that can't swim?
I know golden retrievers are not the brightest bulb on the tree but can't swim?

Yes...many years ago we had a English Setter that went into pure panic mode if it had cross a creek or get wet in any way whatsoever.
COULD NOT SWIM TO SAVE ITSELF!!!
She was however the Best upland game dog I ever shot over bar none. Very steady on the set and shot and a beautiful retriever.
Any pheasant that rose more then 15 feet from our feet could be considered a long shot.
A well remembered and loved member of our family.
Regards
Robbie:)

That was it exactly, like the dog was having a panic attack.
I never saw anything like it before or since.