Dog swimming classes?

[birddog 68]

Just got back from a local state park that has a large lake. I take my Labrador there to burn some energy swimming occasionally, especially when it's hot or I'm just feeling too lazy to walk her.
Today I noticed a guy watching Dixie (my dog) retrieving the dummy that I was throwing out as far as I can. He approached and complimented on how well Dixie could swim and I said, well she is a lab. He looked confused and said that he also had a lab but he was scared to bring him to the lake because he didn't have a chance to teach it to swim yet! He then asked me where my dog went to swimming classes because he'd like to take his there since mine was such a good swimmer!
So all you dog owners, where did your dog go to swimming classes?

 

[scdogman]

Lord help him.

 

[2buffalo]

That makes my head hurt...

 

[sp6x6]

YMCA

 

[Wingnut00]

Oh my god, some peoples kids!

 

[Wisconsinvette]

My wife took our dog to a local lady with an indoor pool for swimming lessons.

She does water physical therapy for dogs too.

 

[Coyote Shadow Tracker]

Just put up a pool for Cassie our Great Pyrenees (she is 12 weeks old going to be a monster) & Samson
Our neighbor has a 3 area pond and then we also have a reservoir behind our house.
Oreo or cat wants to jump in when we are in the pool.

 

[Arcola]

Oh, I laughed my arse off at your title. I've been the recipient of a similar comment. You won't forget that one soon.

 

[jcc]

I needed a good laugh. Thanks!

 

[just_jon]

I feed bad for the dog. There are certainly some dumb dog owners out there. I was in a local feed store last week and saw a one of those pop up displays with brochures advertising a dog poop cleanup service. Half of the brochures had been taken. Hard to imagine paying someone to teach your dog to swim or come to your house to pick up their poop.

 

[Coyote Shadow Tracker]

I feed bad for the dog. There are certainly some dumb dog owners out there. I was in a local feed store last week and saw a one of those pop up displays with brochures advertising a dog poop cleanup service. Half of the brochures had been taken. Hard to imagine paying someone to teach your dog to swim or come to your house to pick up their poop.

Gee Wiz
We offer that service around here in the GA Back country to clean up after Brandon... . Haven't had any business lately, but with the Brandon Admin going on we figured that there would be a lot of "Dog Business" to clean up after everywhere.
Not teaching Swimming YET - that would be extra. We figured if a Dog doesn't know how to swim he/she/they PRONOUN Specific that must be a Liberal Dog. Out of my 66 years have not yet to see a dog that can't swim.
OH Buy The Way we do train Liberals to Swim!.
DOG TRAINERS
Len & Jill

 

[2buffalo]

We figured if a Dog doesn't know how to swim he/she/they PRONOUN Specific that must be a Liberal Dog.

We had an old English bulldog would sink right to the bottom if we put him in water. Biggest ahole dog I have ever owned possibly ever met.

I believe this validates your statement.

 

[Coyote Shadow Tracker]

We had an old English bulldog would sink right to the bottom if we put him in water. Biggest ahole dog I have ever owned possibly ever met.

I believe this validates your statement.

Please NO. Animals and DOGS especially are much smarter.

 

[cohunt]

I have a black lab-- he went to swim lessons-- I threw him in the water and he swam.