{"id":691,"date":"2018-12-07T10:41:37","date_gmt":"2018-12-07T15:41:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.codythelabrador.com\/?p=691"},"modified":"2018-12-08T10:51:36","modified_gmt":"2018-12-08T15:51:36","slug":"how-i-was-able-to-teach-cody-to-love-the-pool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.codythelabrador.com\/blog\/how-i-was-able-to-teach-cody-to-love-the-pool\/","title":{"rendered":"How I was able to teach Cody to love the pool"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I know many of you would say that dogs, especially Labrador Retrievers, are born swimmers, so we don&#8217;t have the need to teach them. For me, that&#8217;s not the case. I&#8217;ve met plenty of dogs that are supposed to be water dogs, but they don&#8217;t even like being near the water. One great example is my other dog, Sparky. You probably noticed by now that he doesn&#8217;t like jumping or getting in the pool like Cody does. We adopted Sparky last year, and he was 9 years old. I&#8217;m not sure what his background is, but I&#8217;m certain he was never around bodies of water.<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-youtube su-u-responsive-media-yes\"><iframe width=\"1600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/x7QwmBbkLyI?\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture\" title=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Anyway, I introduced Cody to the bodies of water when he was just 11 weeks old. Fall was just starting when we got him, so our pool was already closed at the time. We had no choice but bring him to the park with rivers in it so he can play a little bit.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-709 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.codythelabrador.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_0756-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.codythelabrador.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_0756-1.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.codythelabrador.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_0756-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.codythelabrador.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_0756-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.codythelabrador.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_0756-1-600x800.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We just walked him around the river in the park, and let him play there. We threw sticks since he was already interested in those. We gradually introduced him in the deeper part of the river when we knew he was getting used to it.<\/p>\n<p>At some point, he realized that the water wasn&#8217;t too bad. He learned how to swim in the river. There was a point where my husband accidentally threw a stick in a very deep part of the river with a 5-foot drop from a clip. Cody ran to it and probably went under to get that stick. We thought we lost him, but lo and behold, he was there, all proud that he got his stick! Haha.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/ku-Yh9vqUs\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;\"><a style=\"color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/ku-Yh9vqUs\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">So my husband threw a stick on the creek, but it went deeper than what he wanted. And we found out that Cody knows how to dive and swim even though we didn&#8217;t teach him. \ud83d\ude31\ud83d\ude02 #lab #labpuppy #labrador #lablovers #labsofinsta #labradorretriever #dogsofinstagram #doggyloverspostme #petscorner #happy_pet #worldoflabs #yellowlab #retrieverlifemagazine<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\">A post shared by <a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/codythelabrador\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Cody \ud83d\udc6b\ud83d\udc36 5 years old\ud83d\udc3e PA, USA\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8<\/a> (@codythelabrador) on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2014-02-22T21:47:23+00:00\">Feb 22, 2014 at 1:47pm PST<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>When pool opening was starting, we gradually introduced him in the pool, starting from the steps. But I think he associated the river with the pool, so he didn&#8217;t mind jumping in.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/oBxwgvvqYg\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;\"><a style=\"color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/oBxwgvvqYg\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Well someone is stopping me from cleaning our pool. \ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude02<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\">A post shared by <a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/codythelabrador\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Cody \ud83d\udc6b\ud83d\udc36 5 years old\ud83d\udc3e PA, USA\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8<\/a> (@codythelabrador) on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2014-05-15T18:36:49+00:00\">May 15, 2014 at 11:36am PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>If you have any questions, tips, or want to say hi, just please comment below. Thank you!<\/p>\n<p>Disclaimer: I am not a dog trainer. This is based on my experience on how I trained my dog, Cody. There may be better dog trainers who can show you how to do it in a more fun and safer way.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I know many of you would say that dogs, especially Labrador Retrievers, are born swimmers, so we don&#8217;t have the need to teach them. For me, that&#8217;s not the case. I&#8217;ve met plenty of dogs that are supposed to be water dogs, but they don&#8217;t even like being near the water. 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