As the weather warms up it is a good time to get young dogs introduced to water. Nothing is better at coaxing a young puppy into the water than other dogs frolicking in a pond on a hot day. The past few weeks we have been ending our training sessions with a walk to the pond. The 14 week old brittany above was a little timid the first couple of times. He would wade out a little and get his feet wet, but wouldn’t jump in. Then on the third trip we through a bumper and he decided he wanted to swim out and get it. This was after watching several other dogs fetch the bumper from the pond. It was a great positive experience with water and a perfect intro to water retrieves.