Talking Tails - 9/4/18

Here are a few of those special dog breeds:

The retrievers – Chesapeake Bay, Labrador, Golden, and Nova Scotia Duck Tolling – are all bred to be water retrievers. The Chesapeake Bay retriever is the toughest of them, swimming in ice cold water.

The setters – English and Irish – often feel more at home in the water than on land.

The Portuguese Water Dog has a history of herding fish into nets, retrieving lost fishing equipment, and couriering from boat to shore.

The Newfoundland, regardless of its large size, is a popular working dog both on land and water. The dog commonly towed lines from ship to land.

The Standard Poodle’s name is derived from a German word, which means “to splash.”

Even if you are not a natural swimmer by breed, there are places in Charlotte where you can take a swim. Try Latta Plantation, a short drive north of the city on Mountain Island Lake. The U.S. National Whitewater Center allows dogs to swim in the Catawba River. Fort Mill in South Carolina boasts of Mary Warner Mack Dog Park.

Take a swim before summer ends!

Talk to you soon!

Buster and Joey