Go fetch!

Things that Jagger loves to do:
      1.Play fetch
      2. Swim
Therefore, when you combine the two, Jagger is a REALLY HAPPY puppy.

Almost every day, we take Jagger down to the dock to let him swim. He runs down the dock steps onto the beach then turns and waits for his ball to be thrown. Once his ball is thrown, he leaps and bounds through the water like a wild man! The water around the dock does not get very deep, so he usually- doesn’t have to swim (unless it’s REALLY high tide). He will get his ball, run back up the steps, and drop his ball on the dock for us to throw again.

 

Jagger swimming back to shore after fetching his ball!

His beloved tennis ball.

Ruger also loves to swim, but he swims for different reasons. He has absolutely no interest in fetching a ball. We are almost 100% sure he swims because he is hunting.  You see, Ruger is 6 years old and it has been a while since he went pheasant hunting. Sue thinks that he has learned to hunt other things now, like fish. He will run up and down the dock staring into the water, and will even point when he sees something (such as a fish…). Then, without any thought he will run straight into the water and try to catch what he found. It is extremely entertaining to watch him. It is also amazing how hard wired these dogs are to hunt.

Ruger swimming.

Jagger loves playing with Ruger, but Ruger always tries to get away from him in the water. It is almost like Ruger is saying, “I’m hunting here, buddy, leave me alone!”