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    Float Trip

    I took Jamie on her first float trip this past weekend (apparently my ex brought her on one around this time last year and said she did horrible... but I didn't believe him). She did GREAT! She did want to jump out a lot at first (you can not keep this girl out of the water!!!) and if we passed by people swimming/splashing in the river she would try to jump out as well. But other than that... she swam until she couldn't swim anymore... good thing I bought her a life jacket!

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    How many of you take your pup on float trips? I figured the life jacket was very necessary for her considering her history of not wanting to get out of the water (even when called), and I was concerned that the current at a few points would be too strong for her, especially if she was exhausted from swimming and running around so much... there were a few times she was trying her hardest to swim against the current but was just too tired to so we'd have to bring her back to shore and tie her to one of the rafts... and boy, she hated that.

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    Looks like she had a great time, and lots of folks to greet!
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    What fun! She looks so happy, lol. Great job, and glad you had the jacket for her, especially when you wrote she swims till she just can't any more.

    My pups have never been to the water, I keep saying I want to take them to the beach (off season).
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    That looks like a lot of fun. Look at how pretty she is in her pink vest! Love it.

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    That looks like fun!
    We took Zoee out on our boat several times (before we got Taggart). She loved it! We had a life jacket for her when she was small, but she quickly out grew it.
    We just sold our boat. Poor Taggart will never get to experience the boat. Of course he's never experienced snow or camping either. Poor pup. LOL
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    I'm not sure how she'd do on a boat... I can see it freaking her out a bit at first.

    The measurements on this life jacket said she should be a medium... I couldn't even get the straps around her! Had to buy a large (rated for a 60-80# dog... she isn't even 40#!!!). But it worked fantastic. For anyone curious, it was the PetCo brand for about $40.

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