Unsinkable Dogs

Came across this lovely blog post from the perspective of a pooch: http://fidoscityguide.com/lady/2011/02/22/unsinkable_dogs/

It is about a business that offers a special service for our four-legged doggie friends: a Warm Water Swim Center dedicated to dogs. Specifically, dedicated to dogs recovering from surgery and those with special conditions such as arthritis. Puppies, seniors, socially-challenged dogs, dogs that need to lose some weight and other dogs are also welcome and encouraged to take advantage of the pool. Especially sounds like a fantastic idea to me for teaching puppies how to swim and having a fun time!

Watching the video from this article gave me a better idea of their services and pool: http://www.kgw.com/community/blogs/drew-carney/Unsinkable-Dogs-80629087.html



The have floaties for dogs! In the video both an over-sized dog (who had lost 9 lbs already, go doggie go! show us humans up when it comes to exercising and losing weight) and a partially paralyzed dog took of advantage of their floating 'vests' to get around in the pool mostly on their own while working with a trainer. According to the report, there is no group swimming. You must contact ahead of time and schedule a swimming session.

And that's not all there is to offer, there is also Training. Both for Agility and a newly developing dog sport, K9 Nose Work. As far as I can tell, they are offering their services in abouts the Seattle area and the Vancouver-Washington area.

Old website: www.unsinkabledogs.com
New website: http://joycesdogs.com/