Thread: Teaching a dog to swim

So headed out for a wander the other day up a river by turangi and it was the first time my boy had been in deep water. To say it was hilarious is a under statement as there was more splashing than swimming with front legs coming high into the air.

He loves water so wasn't hesitant to follow but it certainly wasn't done with grace. To my surprise he also retrieved two sticks I'd thrown for him.

Anyway was wondering if there is some good ways to teach a dog how to swim? My bro in law said they used a dog life jacket as it holds the dog horizontal in a better swimming position. Any other ideas?