Indy is the first Golden Retriever I've ever owned that didn't jump into water at the very first chance she got. Much more cautious, she watched her buddies swim for several weeks prior to taking her first jump in on her own!
I love this video, because it's so much more than just Indy's swim sessions in fulfillment of the requirements for her AKC Fit Dog Silver title - it shows her go from a cautious puppy (just 10 months old here) who isn't sure about this whole swimming thing, to a confident young dog.
You'll notice our first sessions, we mainly kept the ball just out of reach - she had to swim, but not far, just a quick moment to help her learn. We did this over and over again to help build her confidence and were able to increase the distance she could handle fairly quickly. (We had a slight relapse into a fear phase when a fish brushed against her near the shore one day - you might even notice in the videos she seems to revert back to her cautious stage - so we worked through that with her, as well, going back to short throws and building up to long ones again.)
Wait until you see her AKC Fit Dog Gold swim sessions... can't keep this girl out of the water anymore! Well done, little Indy!
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