Interesting. The are brave and inquisitive, so I am sure they can become accustomed to water, but I have had nine, and now was fond of actually entering water more than a few inches deep. One of my puppies accidentally fell in a pool while chasing a German Shepherd; he didn't panic, but promptly swan to the edge and climbed out.
Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Jul 13, 2015 at 7:30 PM, Ken Waller <[email protected]> wrote: >> Northern breeds avoid water > > > Not so with my Malamute - Bear. > On his first encounter with Lake Michigan was he didn't want anything to do > with it, but little by little we coaxed him in and in a matter of a few > minutes we had a difficult time getting him out. He loved being tossed by > the waves. > > Kenneth Waller > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Daniel J. Matyola" > <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: OT: The Lifeguard > > > >> Thanks, Darren, Bob and Frank. >> >> No, Bob, he does not go swimming. Northern breeds avoid water. They >> seem to have an instinct that tells them water is cold (in the arctic >> at least) and life threatening. >> >> Dan Matyola >> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola >> >> >> On Tue, Jul 7, 2015 at 11:51 AM, Darren Addy <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> >>> I like it (and well captioned and titled). Though the lifeguard seems >>> to be a bit overdressed. >>> :) >>> >>> On Tue, Jul 7, 2015 at 7:45 AM, Daniel J. Matyola <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> This is off-topic because the image was taken by my wife, rather than >>>> by me, and it was taken with an iPhone 6 Plus, rather than a pentax >>>> camera and lens. >>>> >>>> Since safety is paramount in the hot summer months, especially in the >>>> swimming pool, we have retained the services of a lifeguard: >>>> >>>> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18050556 >>>> As always, comments are welcome. >>>> >>>> Dan Matyola >>>> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola >>>> >>>> -- >>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>>> follow the directions. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Life is too short to put up with bad bokeh. > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
