It’s pool time!
“Oh no!”
Wait, what is happening?
(laughing) “What do I do?”
Boomer!
You’re spilling all the water.
That’s not how you get in a pool!
Why don’t we try it again?
Agh! Quick, somebody get some paper towels.
Lift your legs up! Lift your legs up!
No, both legs.
All the legs!
Ugh, Boomer, did no one teach you how to get in the pool?
It’s super easy.
Just run up to the edge of the pool
and jump over the side!
Piece of cake.
You can do it, Boomer.
Go!
A little faster.
It’s just walking when you go that slow.
You’re not gonna have enough speed for — ugh.
That’s just what you were already doing.
“Go, Boomer!”
“You can do it!”
Eh, OK, we’ll just give ya a teeny-tiny boost.
Perfect, finally in the water!
Now, we can have some fun.
Boomer, I think you’d stay in here all day if you could.
But you can’t keep spilling water all over the place
every time you wanna take a dip.
Because if there’s no water in the pool,
then there’s no water in the pool!
Hey, I think I’ve got an idea!
The boost we gave helped, so maybe you just need
a little boost all the time, like a step stool,
or what about this table?
You just put your legs up here like so.
No!
What?
How?
Maybe you just need a little time to practice.
Here we go.
Oh no!
“Why did he do that?”
It was right there!
Right there!
Can you at least use the stool when you get out of the pool?
Yes, yes!
No, no!
Ugh, I know.
You just didn’t like that stool.
’Cause it’s a table.
You want something better, something special
made just for you,
our special water boy.
Which is why your dad is building you this
puppy pool platform.
He must really wanna help you figure out
how to get in the pool.
Ooh, maybe he could make you a diving board too!
I mean, this has to work.
Boomer!
Why, Boomer, why?
I’m running out of ideas here, my furry friend.
Boomer, we might have to put the pool away
if we can’t figure this out.
Let’s try again tomorrow.
I think we could all use some shut-eye.
Goodnight, Boomer.
Gah, what was that noise?
“Are you serious?”
“Get out.”
Boomer!
You can’t go swimming in the dark!
Go back to bed!
(alarm beeping) (yawning)
Oh, there you are.
Hang on!
Did you spend all night out here?
Ya know, Boomer, it’s clear you love the pool,
and I don’t wanna take that away from you.
Besides, it’s kind of adorable when you
flop in the way you do.
I mean, why else would we have taken all these videos?
Maybe we can just fill the pool a little higher
so it’s no big deal if some gets spilled.
After all, you are our special water boy.
Hey, I was trying to say something important!
Where do you think you’re going?
Hang on!
You’re using Dad’s puppy pool platform?
I knew you could do it.
(groaning)
It’s OK, buddy.
Maybe we can get a crane or a trampoline.
You don’t have to keep try—
Holy mackerel in a kiddie pool!
You did it, you did it!
We’re so proud of you, Boomer!
I guess you just needed enough time to figure it out
on your own.
Let’s go celebrate.
Hey!
We just got outta the pool.
Come back here!
Wait.
(VCR rewinding)
Did you just jump right over the side of the pool
without causing a gigantic flood?
You could do that this whole time?
Well, well, you’re just full of splashy surprises,
aren’t you?
It’s OK, Boomer.
We adore you no matter how you decide to get in or out
of the pool.
You’ll always be our splashy, special water boy.
And nothing can ever change that.
Make way for BabyGirl,
the pup with her own swimming pool,
and her own...built-in doggy door?
BabyGirl, you know that’s not actually a doggy door, right?
That’s part of the pool’s cleaning system.
You know, it catches leaves and other stuff,
annnd...she is using it anyway.
OK.
I guess it is perfectly puppy-sized.
See?
Perfect.
Again, perfect.
It’s just...perfect!
Perfect for little dogs, not to be used by people.
But BabyGirl’s dreams have grown bigger than her pool,
and she’s ready to tell you about it right now — no?
You’re in the middle of surfing practice?
OK, I got this.
Have you ever heard of a place
where the water goes on forever and ever,
and there’s a million places to dig holes?
Well, so has BabyGirl.
It’s called...the ocean,
and BabyGirl wants to swim in it.
But the ocean is a lot bigger than her swimming pool,
and it doesn’t have a single doggy door.
So she needs to prove she’s ready for ocean swimming.
How?
By spending all her time in the pool, training.
She’s always practicing her swimming moves
for when she finally gets to the ocean,
like avoiding obstacles in the water.
Whoa!
Giant beetle alert!
Also, possible dolphin rescues!
Fear not, tiny, plastic sea mammal,
BabyGirl will not let you down!
Almost got her.
Yeah, just get a little closer.
OK, grab that fin!
Yeah, yeah! Ha, ha! You got her!
Don’t worry, little blue porpoise.
She’s coming for you, too!
Toy dolphins not actual size.
Do not attempt to carry live dolphins in your mouth.
But BabyGirl knows the most important ocean skill
she needs to master isn’t playing fetch.
It’s surfing.
Whoa, steady, steady, BabyGirl.
You’re gonna need perfect balance
if you’re ever gonna tackle real ocean waves.
I mean, you’re almost ready to swim in the sea,
but you gotta finish training before — oh no!
Snow?!
You can’t do ocean training in this.
I mean, technically it is water, but it barely moves.
Sorry, BabyGirl.
I know you were almost done with your training,
but it’s winter, so the pool’s gonna be empty
’til it gets warm again.
On the other hand, you were almost done training,
so maybe instead of waiting ’til next summer,
well, we could just go someplace
where it’s still summer now.
I don’t know, like a sunny beach?
Whoa, where did you get that shark suit?
And all this beach gear?
How long have you had this stuff?
I am not sure I have ever seen you this excited, BabyGirl.
You’re practically pulling us along.
We made it, we’re here, the ocean!
Get in there and show ’em what you’ve got.
You’re doing it!
Oh, I see you brought your boogie board.
Be careful, OK?
Remember, ocean waves are way bigger than pool waves,
because your pool had zero waves,
like a total absence of waves.
And technically, you never finished your training.
Oh my gosh, here comes a wave.
I can’t look!
Huh? Well, that was nothing.
I guess you were ready — WHOAA!
Bigger wave!
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Ha, ha, ha, ha! Yeah!
That was awesome!
BabyGirl, are you trying to get covered in sand?
Girl, you really do love the beach.
Now where are you going?
(gasping) Does a dolphin need saving?
No?
Just saying hi to Mom?
OK, well, good to know you’re ready,
just in case we ever see a very tiny dolphin
Who needs your help.
(dolphin chirping)
BabyGirl, you dreamed big and trained hard.
Now you’re ready to take on whatever ocean adventures
come your way.
Keep riding those waves, little pup,
and never stop chasing your dreams.
“Good boy, yeah!”
“Good boy!”