Swimming Practice

Although we live in the desert, there are many places with swimming pools here. We want Geordi to be able to enjoy water and know how to swim and feel wet/splashed.

While he is small, we fill the big bathroom tub with lukewarm water and a rubber safety mat, then sit on the edges and guide Geordi to paddle and feel the buoyancy. He is remarkably good about it; he's not super scared, but only gets a little quiet and looks at us for direction and/or leverage to cling to with his paws. His paddling is improving, and he enjoys treats when he walks across (his feet always touch the bottom) to either of us.

Since Geordi gets nice and wet, we can end the session with gentle tear-stain cleaning, oatmeal shampoo, and quick look at his skin and nails. He looks incredibly different when wet..with the massive furry poof wetted down, he looks very scrawny indeed! Look at that "rat tail"!