Having our dog swim with us is something we're greatly looking forward to, it is going to be so much fun! He is as excited as the rest of us to get started. He's a boxer/lab mix and his favorite things to do are swim and play with the kids. I just couldn't see not letting him come into the pool with us.

Anyway, it looks like you've got a lot of great advice here from others, so I will keep this short. Definitely get him started as soon as possible and be confident so that he will be confident also. Not all dogs can swim, even though most can, but I do believe all dogs can learn.

gunkel04, I very much enjoyed the pictures!