Feeling like a proud papa today. Boris did his first official voluntary swimming last night to retrieve a stick. He's been bounding around the water for weeks with no signs of fear but had always stopped about chest deep. Last night, I waded out and he followed me, suddenly realizing he was swimming. 2 more times of that and he was good to go on his own, retrieving on the swim a few times. I swear they have a look of pride after doing something like that.

He has also been sleeping in his crate with the door open for the last couple of weeks. If he wakes up before me and wanders out of it, I tell him to go back in and he'll stay there until I tell him it is time to go.

Over that last 2 months, he has probably racked up more boat time than most PP members.

Absolutely loving this dog.

-AP