How to Train Your Dog to Swim

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Summer is here, nothing can take the dog to swim, not only can add their own interest in life, but also can exercise the dog, enhance the dog’s physical fitness and cultivate the dog’s courage.

Dogs are actually born with the ability to swim, and any dog thrown into the water will not drown.

However, in addition to some specially trained hunting dogs, many dogs are not accustomed to the water.

Therefore, the dog must be specially trained. When training the owner will bring the dog to the general freshwater swimming place of the water, first on the shore with the dog usually favorite play items to tease the dog fully excited, the items thrown to the water, the owner at the same time rushed to the water, and issued to the dog “swim” command, let the dog to the front of the articulation. If the dog is afraid of going into the water and hesitates on the shore, the owner can encourage the dog and hold the dog in the water, accompanied by the fist to swim together.

After a period of repeated training, the dog will gradually get used to and like swimming. At this time, the dog can be brought to the seawater swimming pool, training to adapt to seawater swimming.

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