Ash goes swimming!

A couple of weekends ago we went up to Joe's Pond (where my grandmother lives in VT) with some of our friends for a weekend of water sports, good company, and good food. We had a great weekend! The weather was really nice and everyone had a chance to go tubing, water skiing, or both. Friday night we had dinner at my mom's house in East Burke, where we saw part of the Burke fireworks. Saturday night we grilled food at Joe's and had smores after a long day on the water.

My favorite picture of Ash from the weekend

The weekend was the first opportunity we have had to see how Ash felt about water and swimming. We were ecstatic to learn that he absolutely LOVES the water! As soon as we put him on the beach he started bounding around in the waves and leaping like a gazelle along the shore. The area is pretty isolated, so this was also a perfect time for us to practice having him off leash. He did quite well! My friend Victoria and her husband Jamie also brought their puppy Belka, an Italian water dog. The two dogs had a great time playing together and retrieving balls and sticks. Belka was a little bit more skilled at this task, but as soon as she had possession Ash did his very best to take them from her. I spent some time alone with Ash tossing balls from the beach and while it took him a bit of time to get the hang of it, he was eventually bring the balls back successfully. His swimming technique seemed to improve over the weekend as well!

See below for some videos and pictures!

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