My good friend and training partner has a dog pool and luckily, my boys get along well with her Malanois so we have lots of playdates throughout the summer. She just got a puppy and Sam loves puppies more than swimming, so while Linus and her adult female Mal play in the pool, Sam and the puppy play on the deck.
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Sam and the puppy (in his Little Nemo life jacket) play while we chill out and Linus waits for for us to toss something in the water for him.
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Sam is chllaxing in the pool and the Mal is waiting to be released for that big blue ball.
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More puppy play. Sam is the best puppy nanny.
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Sam gets sick of the puppy and double karate chops him, sending him flying! We pretty much died laughing when it happened and then a litlte more once we realized she got this picture!
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Linus suddenly decided he'll start diving. I've been working on this with him for about two years now and he typically wins the "kerplunk award" when I get get him to jump in (usually he takes the ramp). Today he decided, on his own and without hesitation, that he's a dock diver. OK, maybe not a dock diver with a personal best of four feet, but he's getting braver!