Quote Originally Posted by matt4x4
doberman's aren't the best swimmers, this one couldn't get it through his head that he needed to also kick with the back legs .
I finally just grabbed his hind legs and started bicycling with them, then he finally got teh idea, after that, he'd be off the end of the dock right behind me just having a blast.
Dobbies may not be good swimmers but they are certainly smart animals. Yours probably figured "why waste my energy kicking my back legs when I have some to do it for me".
Good story. HA HA.