Doggy Swim Day

Henry pacing to decided whether to jump in or not!

Looking over the edge...eventually he slipped and fell in!

Travis after "playing" with Charlie in the pool! Charlie was clawing for his life!

Charlie loved being out of the water drying off instead!

Henry and Travis stopping for a quick picture

Henry fetching the duck

Everyone at the pool

Fun at the pool! Doesn't Charlie look ecstatic!

Finally at the end of the day we took Henry and Charlie to the pool on base. The pool was going to have maintenance done so they allowed dog owners to bring their dogs to enjoy the pool before they emptied it. I have to admit this was an event I went to only because Travis wanted to go. I had planned on not even getting in the water and I didn't think it would be much fun....boy was I wrong! Before I knew it I was in the water and so wet I didn't bother taking off my shirt! It was the highlight of everyone's day!!! There were so many dogs there of ALL shapes, sizes and age! Old dogs, puppies, big dogs and dogs that I thought would drown if placed in water, but every dog got in the water and swam! This was the first time that Henry had ever been in water (besides the bathtub). It was so much fun to watch him progress throughout the day. At first he wasn't a very strong swimmer and was rather awkward in the water compared to other dogs his size. Before long though he was running and swimming everywhere he could. He LOVED IT!!! Charlie on the other had can swim, but liked to watch better! Travis and I took turns throwing the ball for Henry over and over again. When Henry got tired Travis or I would hold him so he could get some rest while we swam in the deep end. We played for two hours at the pool and Henry was exhausted when we got home!! It was a blast and I wish we could swim every weekend. All the dogs just loved playing together or with their owners and the people loved it just as much!