05-03-2014, 02:39 AM
No he was wary of the river when I first introduced it at 5 mos. Wouldn't go near it. Since he loves to retrieve sticks, I tossed one in the shallows. He was still was very wary. So I tossed one in and waded out to it. He followed and retrieved. Guess it was me giving confidence. Then when I tossed sticks in and it was over his head, he did the "dog paddle" thing. (looked funny). Next, I put a vest on and tossed in water over his head. The vest did the trick. After a few tosses, I took the vest off and he swam like a seal. Now I can't keep him out!!!! [
] You can do much the same thing in a res. or lake with waders or a float tube. Did this same thing with all my 3 previous goldens.
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] You can do much the same thing in a res. or lake with waders or a float tube. Did this same thing with all my 3 previous goldens.[signature]