These curly-coated dogs are expert swimmers with great stamina. Known for their buoyant build and unique 'rat tail' (which ...

Certain breeds have their roots in the fishing industry which predisposes them to do well in cold water. Most good swimming dogs have water-resistant coats that not only repel water so it doesn ...

Steer clear of bodies of water with blue-green algae. It can make your buddy sick. Check the current of a river or a creek. Make sure it isn’t too strong to let your dog swim. Keep your pal away ...

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That’s the volume of a pond a few metres across, but even much larger bodies of water will exceed the safe limit if lots of treated dogs swim in them often, says Perkins. She argues that ...

She literally curled up in a ball on my lap and was so scared,” said boat captain Gary Bennett, who rescued Amber after she’d ...