08-28-2009, 10:40 PM
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Join Date: May 2007
Zone: 8b
Location: North East Florida
Posts: 983
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Originally Posted by Phantasm
How do you take such a dog for a swim in the middle of alligator alley? My golden retriever still loves swimming after 12 years but he just can't do it without hurting for the next couple of days.
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Bil won't get the chance to swim with the gators. We have had a couple gators show up from time to time. Trappers removed an 8 footer last year. That guy was dumb/smart enough to haul out on a former golf course bank and escaped through some drainage pipes eluding the trapper for weeks. He knew the sound of his truck.
We have a canal behind our home and until he is totally obedience trained he is on leash. Bil's happy playing in the pool since his toys are in there and a nice big bowl..er pool of water. There is so much stuff including broken branches in the canal it would be a hazard for him to swim in it.
I hope your golden gets to swim for a long time, even if he only gets to get wet and hang out when he needs to cool off. I think water is very soothing to some dogs. Maybe a plastic kids swimming pool would be fun for him.
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