Can all dogs swim

[fabsroman]

Believe it or not, all dogs can be taught to swim, and not all labs just take to swimming like they were born to do so. Lab puppies should be introduced to the water with a hand under them to support them and to allow them to learn how to swim. If they are a natural, then everything is easy. I think the same thing can be applied to your Pit.

I had to deal with a Golden Retriever that was scared to death of the water because his previous owner had just thrown him into deep water thinking that he would just start swimming. The owner had to go and rescue the dog. It took a while to get the dog to even get his feet wet when I threw a bumper into the water. Eventually, I had to get wet with the dog to show him that he could actually swim.