We've procrastinated long enough and finally brought Bailey to the K9H2O pool in Burnaby for her first swimming lesson!
Here she is sporting a life jacket and an expression of excitement. After a small chat with the swimming instructor of how Bailey plays in the water at the beach, we've found out that Bailey is bottom heavy (meaning her bum is too heavy and will start to sink bum first...).
This video pretty much sums up how Bailey was swimming in the first half of the lesson. She was so frantic and nervous that she kept drinking the pool water as well as refusing to step off the ledge. There was so much splashing that if you stood on the other side of the room, you'd still get hit by the water! By the end of the class I was half drenched...
As Bailey warms up to the deep water, we throw in a squeaky pig for her to enjoy. Watch as she tires to navigate her way around to find the toy! Apparently the splashing is just an indication that Bailey is trying to gain some height so that she can see farther ahead, but when she finds the toy the splashing stops.
As the swimming lesson comes to an end, Bailey shows us how she has improved in 30 minutes! What a big difference compared to the first video! Barely any splashing and it seems as though she didn't need us to cheer her on or walk in front of her as encouragement! By this time, she's figured out how to turn in the water as well as step off the ledge without any anxiety.
One happy and tired puppy is ready to go home and take a nap! Surprisingly, when we got home she didn't take a nap right away... Apparently after such an excitement and a sense of accomplishment, Bailey had the case of the zoomies.
