Stamets@lemmy.world to aww@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agoJust about perfectlemmy.worldimagemessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up1714arrow-down113
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minus-squareMouselemming@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25arrow-down1·6 months agoThis is perfectly sweet and I’m sure the good dog can swim, but shouldn’t it have on a life vest in case you capsize far from shore?
minus-squareℛ𝒶𝓋ℯ𝓃@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·edit-26 months agoGolden retrievers can swim for over 40 minutes without tiring - they were originally bred to retrieve shot waterfowl from the middle of lakes. It’s still absolutely a good idea to get a life vest, but even in a lake like this the doggo should be ok.
This is perfectly sweet and I’m sure the good dog can swim, but shouldn’t it have on a life vest in case you capsize far from shore?
Golden retrievers can swim for over 40 minutes without tiring - they were originally bred to retrieve shot waterfowl from the middle of lakes. It’s still absolutely a good idea to get a life vest, but even in a lake like this the doggo should be ok.