Friday, May 22, 2009

Page's first swim

Today is our first "ozone action day" of the summer. The temps are in the mid-80s and the humidity is up. After tracking Page and a field drill for Devon, I decided the girls needed a swim. We headed for a pond I have permission to use at the back of an undeveloped part of a subdivision. It's a lovely, heart-shaped pond and great for field training.

With the way Bizzy and Goose love the water and with her brother Trix swimming in the Atlantic Ocean earlier this week, I had a feeling Page would be swimming. Devon went right in and swam waiting for her bumper to be thrown. Page went in after her but stopped when the bottom fell out. But when Devon swam back with the bumper, Page swam out to meet her!

Page went pretty close to Devon so Devon could "save" her if she got in trouble, but you could tell Page got her "sea legs" pretty fast. She swam quite a bit close to the shore in big circles. She went out for one bumper, but she couldn't figure out how to get it in her mouth so she swam over it. 

Page did want to follow Devon out farther but didn't quite have the courage to do it today. I can tell it won't be long before Page is right out there with her big sister in the middle of the pond. Devon could do without that, so I might have to swim them separately. In fact, Devon could really do without being pounced on when she swims to shore like Page did once. I can see some flashy water entrances in Page's future!

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