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Yes, I am documenting slash borderline memorializing our dog’s inaugural swim. If you’ve ever owned a water dog, you’d understand. And the rest of you, well I saw your eyeballs hit the back of your heads with that roll. I’m on to you!

Gladdy is nearly a year old, but this past weekend was her first opportunity to really learn to swim in an open and deep body of water. While we have ponds and streams near our house in which she’s delighted flopping, and she drinks water by standing with both front paws in the bowl and submerging her face, we had yet to see her put those webbed feet to proper use.

It took about 24 hours for her to get comfortable with the idea of having her feet not touching the ground. While she proved that she COULD swim, it wasn’t until day 2 when we brought one of James’ parents’ Black Labs down to the lake that she finally understood the joy of the life aquatic. While she’s still hesitant to jump off the dock, I have no doubt that by Labor Day, she’ll be staging her own version of Ursa’s Super Dog Dives.

And oh my goodness, I love how excited our entire family, especially the girls, were by her growing water confidence. Just listen to Sunny and Kaki’s exclamations!