[NAGDU] Who Says Labs Don't Like Water?

[Elizabeth Campbell]

Stacie, I loved the story about Larry! Thanks for sharing it with us. It
was a great end of summer story.

On Fri, Aug 12, 2022 at 3:21 PM Stacie Gallegos - NAGDU via NAGDU <
nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Hello Everyone,
>
> First happy Friday! I hope everyone Summer has been one filled with lots
> of adventures, lots of fun, and above all else, keeping cool. While I’m not
> wanting to dismiss the continued problems with Uber, I thought some of you
> might find this post entertaining.
> Raul and I along with Larry just returned from a much needed vacation
> visiting friends in South Padre Island. Although we’ve been to the Reo
> Grande Valley, (RGV) many times, this was our first time to visit South
> Padre Island. Our friends live practically right on the beach, and we had
> access to their awesome pool. We chose to not take Larry with us on the
> pontoon boat and jeep rides, but he spent quite a bit of time outside with
> us at the pool.
> The  first day, he hung out on the side of the pool pacing back and forth
> trying to figure out what were doing, and trying to decide if he wanted to
> brave the unknown, and come join us. We learned from Larry’s puppy raiser
> shortly after Raul first got him, that when  he was about 3 months old,
> Larry fell into a swimming pool. As a result, according to his puppy
> raisers, Larry was never interested in water. While he does enjoy going for
> his baths, he’s not a fan of rain, and when the grass is wet, he prances
> around; trying to keep from getting his feet wet.
> On Friday when we came back from our jeep ride on the beach, we decided to
> head straight for the pool. Once again, Larry decided to hang out on the
> pool side. Much to our surprise, Larry decided to forgo his fear of water,
> and before we knew what was happening, here comes Larry gently stepping
> onto the built in pool deck. We were so shocked and excited. I think Larry
> too was surprised, but after a bit he began to relax, and appeared as if he
> was enjoying himself. He particularly enjoyed using the 2 pool chairs;
> sitting on the deck as a sort of obstacle course. It was so funny watching
> him walk   back and forth; stepping over the chairs. For the rest of our
> vacation, any time we went to the pool, Larry was after a few minutes
> joining us. While he never ventured off of the pool deck, he did relax
> enough to the point where he was actually lying down in the water catching
> some rays. Who says Labs don’t like water? Happy Friday all.
>
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> Stacie Gallegos / Secretary
> National Association of Guide Dog Users
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Elizabeth Campbell