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Nice to see some ice forming on the ponds
That is a very good point. I have had him to the water a bunch of times but he still has not been over his head and had to swim. My last Lab, Diesel, would jump out of my duck boat to retrieve ducks and plunge thru newly formed ice and swim after them. But you are right, he should have a summer of swimming under his belt and much more discipline training.[/quoteI would be more worried about his soft paws to be honest. Yes he should know how to swim but that ice would have to be under 1" for him to go through. Be smart with ice choices and put some boots on his paws to avoid direct frostbite damage. Those paws are not worked in yet. Take him out when you feel as if your kids or someones kids would be safe as well.
Not just the paws but labs have a tendency of breaking nails on the ice. That can be a mess to deal with.
Good point Jon.
My Black Lab Diesel passed away 5 years ago and with him went my desire to hunt or should I say kill. After an actual 50 years of hunting everything New England has to offer, I totally lost the drive to kill. This pup, Tater, will not hunt but he sure loves his frequent walks in the woods and fields. Never thought I would see the day that I wasn’t driven to hunt. Fishing, still driven.
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My 13.5 Brittany still getting. It done