Doing swimmingly?
I had my eight monthold Labrador swimming today for the first time and he got tired very quickly, which shocked me. Is this a repetition thing or will his stamina get better with age?
Graham says:
Your pup is still very young and although swimming is excellent exercise it can prove very tiring for any dog, let alone a pup.
The boffins reckon that just five minutes swimming is equivalent to 30 minutes exercise on land so it’s understandable such a young dog as this will tire quicker.
Build his stamina up slowly and don’t push him to the point where he is so tired he starts to struggle as this will knock his confidence and he may end up refusing to enter water once and for all.