Stametstoaww@lemmy.worldEnglish·9 months agoJust about perfect(lemmy.world)imagearrow-up1716arrow-down113message-square15fedilink
arrow-up1703arrow-down1imageJust about perfect(lemmy.world)Stametstoaww@lemmy.worldEnglish·9 months agomessage-square15fedilink
minus-squareMouselemmingEnglisharrow-up25arrow-down1·9 months agolinkfedilinkThis is perfectly sweet and I’m sure the good dog can swim, but shouldn’t it have on a life vest in case you capsize far from shore?
minus-squareℛ𝒶𝓋ℯ𝓃Englisharrow-up14arrow-down0·9 months agoedit-29 months agolinkfedilinkGolden retrievers can swim for over 40 minutes without tiring - they were originally bred to retrieve shot waterfowl from the middle of lakes. It’s still absolutely a good idea to get a life vest, but even in a lake like this the doggo should be ok.
This is perfectly sweet and I’m sure the good dog can swim, but shouldn’t it have on a life vest in case you capsize far from shore?
Golden retrievers can swim for over 40 minutes without tiring - they were originally bred to retrieve shot waterfowl from the middle of lakes. It’s still absolutely a good idea to get a life vest, but even in a lake like this the doggo should be ok.