Dogs on Winnipesaukee

[Misha888]

that's my cat. Samantha Skye Heather H-M
She's a cat boat. When it's docked.

Originally Posted by HUH

We love dogs here and cats too. I posted my comments here so that maybe one dog owner or perspective dog owner might consider the implications.

[Misha888]

so pretty.

[BaileyBecca]

Beautiful girl

[Misha888]

When she comes up, she heads straight down the hill for the dock. She does laps off the dock until she is so exhausted she can't get herself back on shore. My sister has had to aid her a time or two.

Back in the 70's my husbands family had a dog. The family would stop at Sawyers, and the dog was always itching to get to the lake. Sometimes they'd let her out and she'd run to the house. When they got home, the dog was in the water. Times have definitely changed since then, and one would never do that now. But cool memories.

Originally Posted by BaileyBecca

Beautiful girl

[ishoot308]

Here's Hailey at 3 years old doing the 2 things she likes best. Watching the sunset while laying on the recliner and sleeping while out fishing with me!

[SIKSUKR]

Did I mention I want to come back in my next life as ishoot's dog?

[ishoot308]

Originally Posted by SIKSUKR

Did I mention I want to come back in my next life as ishoot's dog?

Get in line behind my father in law!!

[brk-lnt]

Here is Deja on Paugus Bay, jumping between floating chairs.
She has her own float (which wasn't in the water for this pic) that she will jump on/off of randomly throughout the day.
Boxers aren't typically considered water dogs, but this one LOVES the lake.

[salty dog]

All our dogs seem to love it at Winni. I wonder why?

(Sadie in her favorite spot, yesterday)

[Old Sarge]

Sam and Archie our longhair dachshunds

[GMan_NH]

These 2 don't much care for swimming, but they'll explore the island until they collapse.

[MeredithMan]

....celebrated his 3rd birthday this past Friday with The Lake and his sissy....

[rick35]

Great photos of your goldens. Mine doesn't like to swim. But she will if my wife and I are swimming and ducks go by. She's very protective of us and will come in and chase the ducks away. We had a near panic this week when she chased ducks away and wouldn't break off when we called her. She had her e-collar on today just in case it happened again and needed some coaxing.

[MeredithMan]

Thanks, Rick35, for the kind words. I'm sure it was a blast of adrenaline when your dog was continuing to chase the ducks.

Although our dogs have a great time in the water, we try to limit it to once or twice a season as a special treat. Our boy has a long and thick mane and it has to be almost totally dried out after he gets wet. 2 years ago when he was just a lad, we made the mistake of not drying him completely and he got a nasty infection from ear to ear around his neck. Had to have his whole mane shaved and he was on anti-biotics and an anti-biotic spray. Not fun for him or us!

[rick35]

Every night a guy in a pickup truck pulls in at Shep Browns and uses a chuck-it to throw a ball into the lake for his golden. The dog will run down the finger and jump in after the ball. They do this a few times and the dog jumps into the truck bed and away they go. Its a fun thing to watch but I wouldn't want my golden to be soggy every night, not to mention potential health issues and probably dried out skin. A dry golden is a pretty dog. Not so much when sopping wet.