Hey, Oliver, do you want to go swimming?
Hey, Oliver fans!
So today we are trying something really fun and exciting with Oliver, something he's never
done before: which is, we are going to check out a swimming pool with Oliver!
So, we already know that Oliver doesn't like getting wet, but this swimming pool has a
really nice -- oh you're a little bit tired? -- this swimming pool has a really nice shallow end.
It's almost like a beach.
So we're hoping he might be willing to dip a paw in or something.
So, come on, Oliver, let's go check it out!
Hey, yeah!
Are you excited?
I'm excited!
What do you think, Oliver?
It's super shallow here.
Look, it's not deep at all!
No, Oliver, the water's this way.
Look how it's so shallow!
It's really nice water.
Yeah, it's really warm.
It's a beautiful day today, Oliver.
Here, we made a little -- we brought a little raft for you, Oliver!
You want to try to get onto the raft?
Hey, Oliver, Oliver!
You want to try getting onto this float?
Yeah, let's get on the float!
No, right here, right here, Oliver.
Come on!
Here, let me entice you.
Oh, okay, okay, yeah, you're liking it, huh?
OK, good, you're in the water!
That's amazing, Oliver!
Yeah, that's amazing!
So, with the treat as a motivator we managed to get Oliver to dip his paws into the water.
The water is super warm; it's really nice.
Aww, it's not so bad, Oliver, is it?
OK!
All right, so he likes it!
That's just really interesting!
So maybe part of the reason why he doesn't always go in the water when we're at the beach
is because there's waves, and he finds that a little bit distressing, and doesn't know
whether the water is going to get too high?
This is very calm and still, so he seems like he's totally chill with it here.
Hey, you want to get on?
How about that, Oliver?
Want to get on the float?
Oh no, he's like, "well, if there's a treat involved, I'll probably get it from the side."
Oh, OK!
Oh, that was great!
OK, let's see.
Let's get on the float -- on the float -- all the way!
Over here!
Yes!
Oh, good boy!
Good boy!
OK, you're on the float now.
Good job!
Oh, oh okay, he's like, "No, I'd rather get super wet than stay on that float."
Oliver!
It's really not that bad!
Okay, let's try again!
Wow, this is like the most fun we've ever had in the water with Oliver.
He's usually really reluctant to get in the water, but this is awesome!
Okay, here we go...
Okay, let's put it back up here and try again.
He's like, "I'm not getting on that float again.
Last time was kind of scary."
Come on, get on the float!
Get on the float!
Yeah, come on, all the way!
All the way!
Good boy!
That's a good boy!
Good boy, Oliver!
Good boy!
Okay, stay on the float!
Stay on the float!
Good boy!
Good boy, Oliver!
Oh, this is so much fun!
This is so much fun!
What are you gonna do?
Stay on the float!
See, it's nice!
It's nice!
What do you think?
It's your own special little raft!
Yeah, we're going a little bit deeper, but that's okay.
That's okay.
You can always swim if you need to, but you're safe on this float -- you're not gonna get
wet.
It's supporting you really nicely!
What do you think, Oliver?
I'm gonna let you float away a little bit.
Well, he doesn't seem super relaxed -- he's not like sitting down or lying down or anything.
But he doesn't seem like he's super worried either.
Wow, Oliver, this is your first time in a swimming pool!
What do you think?
Do you like it?
He is bracing himself for impact a little bit here! Oliver... it's okay!
It's okay; it's gonna hold you.
It's okay, we got you!
We got you!
Oliver, we're going to put you -- I'm going to push you all the way to the edge.
You can get off now!
There you go!
You've landed!
So, Oliver, what do you think?
What did you think of our day at the pool?
Oh, he's like, "I really like the treats -- I'm not so sure about the water."
Yes, my treats are in here.
You can have another treat.
They're a little bit waterlogged.
But that's okay.
So, yeah, Oliver is not really a water creature or a sea creature.
We found that out already when we took him kayaking on Lake Tahoe and he seemed a little
bit nervous, and also when we've gone to the beach and he hasn't wanted to get in the water.
But that's okay.
He's a land animal and we love him for everything that he is.
What do you think, Oliver?
The pool: paws up?
Well, the treats definitely he liked.
Well, they're all gone now, Oliver.
So, that was pretty fun, what do you think?
I loved it!
Yeah, they're all gone!
He's like, "I'll check for myself, thank you very much."
Oh, a ball!