Libbie, A True Waterdog...continued...

Earlier this week John and I took Libbie back to the beach for a walk. It was really windy and the waves were big and choppy. This is a great day for us to take Libbie to the beach because there weren't many young families out. Libbie is a friendly dog but she REALLY likes children. Some kids are scared of her because she is big and not everyone is a dog person. Because of this we usually keep her on a leash when we are on the beach. Since the beach was mostly boogie boarders and surfers we let her run free. She ran straight into the water and was leaping over the waves and even swimming a little bit! This is HUGE!! It seems like Libbie is truly turning into a water dog and we are very excited! There are, of course, downsides to this as well. Libbie is welcome over at her Grandparent Cutchins house whenever she wants...provided that she does NOT get in the swimming pool....My parents have a golden retriever, Daisy, who is very skittish and a little bit of a weenie. They are concerned that if Libbie gets in the pool Daisy will follow and will drown because she is an idiot, sad but true. So far we have been able to keep Libbie out of the pool, except for a few times when she has fallen in playing with Daisy...our biggest obstacle is if there are people swimming in the pool, particularly children, Libbie goes crazy....see pictures below:

I will save you dad!!

Of course our theory is that Libbie's previous family had a drowning accident so Libbie has decided it is her job if anyone is drowning to try to rescue them...she is a RESCUE dog after all! We found this to be true of the beach as well. As the boogie boarders were headed out in the surf the other night, she was pulling against her leash trying to go rescue them. I'm sorry I didn't have my camera on the beach this time, next time I won't forget it!