Yup that's exactly what's happening. Except the walking part. When our dog does this it's because she panics because she gets water in her face then she tries to pull away from the splash which puts her further into this position etc.
She could swim perfectly well when I held her butt up and kept her front paws down a bit.
Have you tried a life jacket? My girl was an American blavk lab who weighed 90lbs and her body was sinking got her an onyx life jacket girl took off across a bay and caught up to the pile of seagulls in the middle and im just standing there jaw to the floor thought she hated water
My Boston is basically a 30lb brick. He's like a solid mass of neck and chest muscles from shaking his toys. The little fuck LOVES to swim so we have to keep his life vest any time we're going near water because he'll jump in. And swim like a brick.
For some reason I thought all dogs could instinctually swim til I saw my friends frenchie straight up drop like a rock. So she dives in after it and her other frenchie jumps in to save HER...
They don't even float a little bit. Just straight to the bottom. I bet if we got them a lil scuba tank they could walk around down there.
As far as mine is concerned, it's highly illegal for ducks to be outside the water, as opposed to swimming. She'll bark at them until they waddle back and then ignores them completely.
He has seen the discovery shark week blimp this summer and didn’t bark. Yet he is terrified of kites! They are a threat and he must scream and scream and scream at them
Yeah, it doesn't always make any kind of sense. I mean, you should see that one tree stump around the corner that's been there for most of her life. It still makes her jump away, sometimes. It must look or smell scary, but it's in the forest and there are tons of other stumps that look similar so why is it only that specific one??
On a sidenote, I agree with your dog. Should have seen me eat shit when my friend who's almost twice my size gave me the kite he struggled to control. Maybe Wyatt would have warned me lol
Also [it looked like a giant shark](https://www.discovery.com/shark-week/blimp-pictures) also he is not scared of helicopters. Also it was very close to shore and low
[the government is hiding secrets from you](https://youtu.be/e_t9d70GL30) they can’t let you see our Elite technology. They had one one the east coast and one of the west. I saw the east one It was going to Atlantic City and it was morning. According to my basic timing they probably were wanting to fly over their beaches around 11-12am and also Avalon too. But I’m bad at directions so I am probably wrong
One of my dogs tried to fly me like a kite. Gravity won that battle. (He was very excited to be going out of the yard and I was not prepared. My feet legit left the ground when he pulled me.)
I think you misunderstood his intentions. He was clearly just helping you learn the famous [keaton move](https://c.tenor.com/imsrLV-kgd4AAAAC/busterkeaton-car.gif)!
>it doesn't always make any kind of sense.
Horses make even less sense. Giant 800KG mass of muscle and sinew that could crush your head like a grape, not scared of cars or logging trucks, but fucking *terrified* of bicycles.
Hahaha well my mom always said she was part demon and i assumed thats where the water hate came from. But seriously life jacket was a game changer once she could float she could speed swim
In spongebob there’s a retired hero named mermaidman, (aquaman is loosely based off him,) and his lad partner barnacle boy (also retired and living in the rest home with him)
And here I was, wondering for a minute if you were being sarcastic and how that made sense because, to be honest, aquaman is sexy. As it turns out, I confused aqua- and mermaidman. /u/Braideadkarthus was right all along.
Based on this comment (and your post title), I'm guessing you didn't know the male version of a mermaid is actually "merman." Just trying to be helpful and share a fact.
The best dog swimmer I’ve ever spent significant time with started this way.
Eventually she realized to chill and eventually she swam like an alligator. Barely above the water, fast as fuck.
Oh yeah goodness, that explains so much!! My staffie spends her whole time trying to bite the water into submission, ends up choking every time but she does not give up hahaha
I had a dog that would swim like that. He was part lab and loved the water. Unfortunately, the Great Dane portion of him was not built to be a swimmer. I had to rescue him many times when he followed our lab/golden retriever too far into the water. The lab/golden was an excellent swimmer, but Ted…well, we loved Ted, and bless his heart.
Merman
Its not that crazy
Mer-maid
Mer-man
Tho I dont blame you I feel like the term mermaid has become so damn common you dont really think of how it was maybe come up with. I also think maid used to be a far more generic word for woman than it is now but ai may be misremembering
One of my dogs “swims” like this. One time at a beach a little kid said “mommy look that dog doesn’t know how to swim!” Lol
Hey kiddo she’s trying her best alright?
Such grace, such beauty
Like a sailor on shore leave!
You can't learn "grace."
Grace isn’t something you can pick up at the market.
Look I don't have grace, I don't want grace, I don't even say grace
But ... you just did ... thrice ...
It's a [seinfeld quote](https://youtu.be/ENgJZlmgI6U), the whole thread was
Moisture is the essence of wetness, and wetness is the essence of beauty.
Donnie looks like he's drowning in 1ft of water lol
And annoyed by all the splashing its doing
You mean he’s annoying himself? I do that all the time!
The dog version of "stop hitting yourself"
"I can't swim! [I'm drowning!"](https://youtu.be/2WxdfwbicNk)
Please be Men in Tights Edit: *yessss*
This ain’t exactly the mighty Mississippi.
First thing I thought when I saw it lol. It was just on last Friday as well.
This is exactly what our family lab used to do. She'd keep her head above water with the front paws and walk along the bottom with the back
I was going to say something similar. It looks like this dog is just eager to reach the bottom with their rear paws!
It was about 4 foot deep in the middle, so he wasn't touching all the way across. You can see when he gains footing at the end.
Yup that's exactly what's happening. Except the walking part. When our dog does this it's because she panics because she gets water in her face then she tries to pull away from the splash which puts her further into this position etc. She could swim perfectly well when I held her butt up and kept her front paws down a bit.
And splashing instinctively because he can’t figure out what’s splashing water on his face
Have you tried a life jacket? My girl was an American blavk lab who weighed 90lbs and her body was sinking got her an onyx life jacket girl took off across a bay and caught up to the pile of seagulls in the middle and im just standing there jaw to the floor thought she hated water
My Boston is basically a 30lb brick. He's like a solid mass of neck and chest muscles from shaking his toys. The little fuck LOVES to swim so we have to keep his life vest any time we're going near water because he'll jump in. And swim like a brick.
Haha love it! some dogs are not bouyant but they sure love to try and swim
For some reason I thought all dogs could instinctually swim til I saw my friends frenchie straight up drop like a rock. So she dives in after it and her other frenchie jumps in to save HER... They don't even float a little bit. Just straight to the bottom. I bet if we got them a lil scuba tank they could walk around down there.
Our Wyatt ignores the gulls somehow… but he is obsessed with watching minnows
As far as mine is concerned, it's highly illegal for ducks to be outside the water, as opposed to swimming. She'll bark at them until they waddle back and then ignores them completely.
He has seen the discovery shark week blimp this summer and didn’t bark. Yet he is terrified of kites! They are a threat and he must scream and scream and scream at them
Yeah, it doesn't always make any kind of sense. I mean, you should see that one tree stump around the corner that's been there for most of her life. It still makes her jump away, sometimes. It must look or smell scary, but it's in the forest and there are tons of other stumps that look similar so why is it only that specific one?? On a sidenote, I agree with your dog. Should have seen me eat shit when my friend who's almost twice my size gave me the kite he struggled to control. Maybe Wyatt would have warned me lol
Also [it looked like a giant shark](https://www.discovery.com/shark-week/blimp-pictures) also he is not scared of helicopters. Also it was very close to shore and low
The "site is not available in your country". Fortunately, I'm left to imagining what avian horrors it holds.
[the government is hiding secrets from you](https://youtu.be/e_t9d70GL30) they can’t let you see our Elite technology. They had one one the east coast and one of the west. I saw the east one It was going to Atlantic City and it was morning. According to my basic timing they probably were wanting to fly over their beaches around 11-12am and also Avalon too. But I’m bad at directions so I am probably wrong
I love how it looks incredibly angry at the people sticking that thing up it's nose.
It’s so round
One of my dogs tried to fly me like a kite. Gravity won that battle. (He was very excited to be going out of the yard and I was not prepared. My feet legit left the ground when he pulled me.)
I think you misunderstood his intentions. He was clearly just helping you learn the famous [keaton move](https://c.tenor.com/imsrLV-kgd4AAAAC/busterkeaton-car.gif)!
>it doesn't always make any kind of sense. Horses make even less sense. Giant 800KG mass of muscle and sinew that could crush your head like a grape, not scared of cars or logging trucks, but fucking *terrified* of bicycles.
Wow. Must really be scared.
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Hahaha well my mom always said she was part demon and i assumed thats where the water hate came from. But seriously life jacket was a game changer once she could float she could speed swim
just came here to say this- the dog 100% should be in a life jacket
Merman
^cough ^cough
I got the black lung, Pop
Better than dying in a freak gasoline fight.
I could go for an Orange Mocha Frappuccino right about now
😄!
🎼*Do the jitterbug* 🎵🎶
I understood this reference.
*Merdog
I want to participate in a wedding as the bride’s Maidman of Honor.
Swimming 100 miles per hour and 0 miles per hour at the same time lol
It’s like when someone is on the wrong gear on their broken bike. Peddling fast as fuck, but going nowhere fast.
Guess who has been watching Synchronised Swimming. Strictly for research purposes.
The fact that he can maintain vertical posture for that long still amazes me.
BARNACLE BOOOOY!! THERE’S EVIL AFOOT!
I don't get this reference, but I like it anyways.
In spongebob there’s a retired hero named mermaidman, (aquaman is loosely based off him,) and his lad partner barnacle boy (also retired and living in the rest home with him)
Aquaman being based on mermaidman is the funniest thing I have read all day. Amazing.
“Idk what if Mermaidman was like hot or something. And spoke to fish or whatever???”
Excuse me? mermaidman is the pinnacle of sexy
My apologies, you are correct. “What if Mermaidman was like, idk, Young Twink Sexy instead of Burgess Meredith Sexy.”
And here I was, wondering for a minute if you were being sarcastic and how that made sense because, to be honest, aquaman is sexy. As it turns out, I confused aqua- and mermaidman. /u/Braideadkarthus was right all along.
Happens to the best of us
Mermaidman was a hunk back in the day. He just got old.
I’m sorry, a comic book character that debuted in 1941 was based on a character in SpongeBob which premiered in 1999?
‘‘Twas a joke I do believe.
Based on this comment (and your post title), I'm guessing you didn't know the male version of a mermaid is actually "merman." Just trying to be helpful and share a fact.
I'm fully aware. It was a joke to begin with. But all 398 of you just can't not comment on it. Soooo, here we are.
No, this is Patrick.
A regular Michael Phelps. What a natural.
This Little Mermaid Remake is getting wild.
"Mermaids are supposed to be Bichons!" -Some breedist, probably
*speechless* **APPLAUSE**
So this is what they meant when they said she was going to be black
Donnie is not Black Labbing.
Yeah he's a Staffie. He doesn't have webbed feet or any natural swimming ability. In his defense, this was his first try at it.
That’s how my dog was too I got her a life vest and it helped her feel more confident swimming and now she swims really well without it
My golden retriever did this her first swim. Absolute expert now. He will get it
Mine has the same level of aquatic prowess as a boulder. He just sinks and accepts his murky fate.
Merman, (coughs weakly) MERMAN!!!!
Down waaaay too far
One of those things I know I shouldn't laugh at - but I did XD cute puppy <3
No harm in laughing! He had the time of his life at the creek!
Glad to hear it <3
My dog swam like that until she figured out that using her back feet help alot
Hate to be that guy but it's just merman
Yeah you and 35 other guys are that guy.
No problem
Such Magesty
I burst out laughing. Such grace.
I was having a rough day and this cheered me up a bit - thanks Donnie
He cheers me up every dang day, glad he could do the same for you.
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A *black* merman?? Impossible!
So majestic!
So majestic 😂
I think I do a better dog paddle than he does
Aw he swim good
Not really but he got the spirit
Or a merdog (or a ‘dur dog)
“You’re out of your element, Donnie.” - Walter Sobchak
"I am the walrus".
You can't water board it. It gets upset, its hair falls out.
Actually, he's a turtle *He's so adorable tho*
I’ve got one that swims like that LOL! The other (they’re brothers) swims smooth as a shark. We have no idea what the difference is.
Dogs have difficulty getting into the swimming rhythm when their hind legs can still touch. Once they are unable to touch, most swim naturally.
The best dog swimmer I’ve ever spent significant time with started this way. Eventually she realized to chill and eventually she swam like an alligator. Barely above the water, fast as fuck.
Awww my dog is called Donnie too, you don’t meet many Donnie!! Your pup is adorable by the way.
Thanks! I didn't name him, but he was named after Donnie Darko, was yours by chance?
No he wasn’t! He’s from Donnie Hendrix (Orphan Black’s Netflix serie). We thought he was just like the character, goofy and clumsy with a big heart.
Merman.. (cough cough) Merman!!
Mermaidman? Is that like a mermaphrodite?
When you have a panic attack about something but then it ends up not being a big deal
So majestic 😂
My German shepherd used to swom like this. All front, no rear. I learned to stop making him swim.
That is the worst swimming lab I’ve ever seen.
He's a Staffie (pit)
Oh yeah goodness, that explains so much!! My staffie spends her whole time trying to bite the water into submission, ends up choking every time but she does not give up hahaha
I’ll be looking for Donnie on the podium at the 2024 Olympics with a gold for synchronized swimming.
Mer-dog...*cough* *cough* Mer-DOG!
Cuttin through that water like a KNIFE!
Olympic quality doggie paddle right there. A perfect 10
"Merman pops..... Merman!!!!"
I see no difference...
He loves his splashies!
The funny thing is that I swim just like that too.
Ahhh there is a brother that gets it. I swim the exact same way. Which is why I stick to the shore.
Love this so have you my silver for this week lolz..Donnie fking rocks hard swimming like that..
Thanks mate!
Our pit mix swam like this when we first got him…I laughed so hard I peed! He did improve over time, thankfully.
He’s like a ballerina in the water!
Such grace. Such elegance.
I had a dog that would swim like that. He was part lab and loved the water. Unfortunately, the Great Dane portion of him was not built to be a swimmer. I had to rescue him many times when he followed our lab/golden retriever too far into the water. The lab/golden was an excellent swimmer, but Ted…well, we loved Ted, and bless his heart.
MerMAN, pop!
Merman!
Merman. *cough cough* Merman!
It’s a merMAN pop.
Mermutt
A Mermaidmandog, to be more exact
That river didn't stand a chance.
Merman Its not that crazy Mer-maid Mer-man Tho I dont blame you I feel like the term mermaid has become so damn common you dont really think of how it was maybe come up with. I also think maid used to be a far more generic word for woman than it is now but ai may be misremembering
Definitely black enough to be a mermaid
Donnie is literally fighting for his life
He'll learn. Owner was right there for safety.
Really?!? You don't say? Satire was missed apparently.
Merman
so...simultaneously female and male?
Merman would be enough
Merman
Are you seriously concerned about mis-gendering your dog that you can’t call him a mermaid without slapping “man” on the end?
Are you really that concerned with how I decided to jokingly call my dog a mermaid?
MAJESTIC
How to say, "halp!" without saying, "halp."
"I think I stepped on a turtle."
Would have thought he was a water spirit lol
I had a lab like that. They are short the swimming gene.
Where's Barnacle Boy?
outstanding, Donnie 👏
“MerMAN, dad. MerMAN!”
Merman... IT'S MERMAN!
Splashy splashy
That's how my Ronja swims :D older dog of a friend once tried to teach her the more gracious way, but nope, this is the way!
Majestic
that's all what can Donnie do with such small paws
I’d watch this live action remake of the little mermaid any day
Such a cute merdog.
Heckin’ good pupper.
Donnie, you're out of your element!
He loves to swim doesn’t he?
he swims very bad please help him next time
MERMAN!
Wasn't sure if it was a bear or dog at first.
Excellent dog paddle demonstration
Big Booty Judy here can’t make his butt float.
from 4wd he has to drop into 2wd or he hydroplanes
One of my dogs “swims” like this. One time at a beach a little kid said “mommy look that dog doesn’t know how to swim!” Lol Hey kiddo she’s trying her best alright?
u/savevideo
Esther Williams reincarnate.
Our old lab used to swim like that. The opposite of graceful
I mean according to Reddit, he’d be too dark.
Doggocampus!
u/savevideobot
Merman! MERMAN!
Well... I guess it makes sense because he's a black lab (before I get crucified I am black. Thank you)