Canine Water Sports

05/27/2022

Important read!

I’d love to have a conversation about avoiding over heating in dogs. We all know that it can be a life or death issue for all dogs, but the fact is that my Skip overheats easily. Very, very easily. It may be that his bad heart is the only factor, or perhaps there are others, […]

12/16/2021

Lisa Jeanne Norris, age 51, Retired New York Canine Water Sports Judge, recently passed away. She had been bravely adapting to and fighting a rare disease called Amyloidosis.

We shall miss your Light Lisa, may you join us when we are splashing with our dogs.

More information to follow.

09/02/2021

https://www.akcpetinsurance.com/blog/how-to-teach-your-dog-to-swim?cs=email&csd=akc_ah_swimming&utm_source=sengrid.com&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=akc_ah_swimming

Swimming 101: Teach Your Dog to Swim! How and where to start, keeping your dog safe, and having the most fun in the water with your dogs this summer.

08/18/2021

"Although many dog trainers and guardians have already made the switch to using reward-based methods, some still use aversive methods such as leash jerks and prong collars. While previous research has shown that there are risks to using aversive methods, new research finds they affect a dog’s emotional welfare during the training session. As well, dogs trained with a high proportion of aversive methods are less optimistic than those trained only with rewards."

New Study Shows Dogs Trained with Rewards Only are More Optimistic Click Here for Original Post By Zazie Todd, PhD When dogs are trained with methods such as leash jerks, yelling, and shock collars, they have worse welfare than dogs trained solely with food rewards, according to new research. Althou...

08/13/2021

https://www.4pawsadrift.com/blog/Newfoundland_Exercise

One of the topics that comes across in my DMs and that I witness first hand; including my own Newfoundland, is that our dogs are not able to swim without life jackets.