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Summer Time, Summer Fun!
by Caren Holtby

Life Jackets are an important piece of attire for our Australian Terriers
as these terriers are not buoyant by nature, their bones are dense as
befits a “go to ground” dog. They might like the water, so use a life
jacket to give them more buoyancy. And if an accident occurs, the life
jacket will give your dog a better chance to reach you or the shore.

EVALUATE THE LIFE JACKET
• Handle must be firmly secured to STRONG fabric that will not fray.
Handles are very important to retrieve a dog that has gone over
board
• Buy flotation rating for a heavier dog, jacket must fit well, not
loose.
• Best design has no Velcro, buckles do not rip hair out.
• Good Collars on Life Jackets help support the head out of the
water.
Summer is here and with it water sports - what can be better than
playing with Aussie’s in and around the water. ENJOY THE WATER THIS SUMMER and BE SAFE

In our life, water is a daily occurrence. We start the puppies off early,
7-8 weeks old, going to the water’s edge and testing the wet with their
nose. One puppy, last year was determined on following her Mom and
ran right off a rock into the water thinking it was solid land and landed
in right over her head! Immediately she was swimming for shore – I
think even before her brain kicked in her instincts did. The next day
she decided following Mom wasn’t the best idea.

Kanti our most intrepid Aussie, loves ‘kerplunks’ that’s when we throw
a stone into the water, she walks or swims out to investigate. In her
younger years she was very elevated (meaning screamed and carried-
on to the point of intense frustration and annoyance for her humans!)
when she saw a movement or something above the water. Alan spent
many patient, Yes Patient! hours with Kanti in the kayak going from
rock to log to movement showing her there was nothing there to get
excited about. We can now have some quiet kayaks with her but if a
whale or large fish surfaces we have to be alert to her desire to dive in
after it! “Get it Get it Get it – must ring in her brain.
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