This weekend Jake went back to the lake for the first time since losing one of his legs. He has always enjoyed playing in the lake and he still enjoys playing in the lake as a tripawd. He was wearing his new float coat and it worked great. His head always stayed above the water and he never flipped over. I can’t say that he enjoyed his float coat, as he spent a great deal of time trying to get it off, but it did it’s job and kept him safe.
The following is a video of Jake at the lake this weekend. I don’t think that Jake is actually swimming in any of these shots, as I was in the water teaching our 17 week-old Lab puppy (minus camera) how to swim when Jake was swimming in deeper water. Our Lab puppy Biggby has a role in the video as annoying sidekick.
Jake had a great weekend. He got to swim in the lake and jump off the dock (even though he was told not to jump off the dock). Life as a tripawd is good!
July 6th, 2011 at 12:53 am
Life as a Tripawd is good indeed! 🙂 Thanks for the reminder.
Readers can find out more about the Ruff Wear Float Coat in the Tripawds Gear blog review.
July 20th, 2011 at 12:09 pm
I think we love Jake! Great to see him swimming. Coop is looking forward to his first time!