Fur Ever Yours Photography: Doggy Dive In 2012

The local public pool, a couple days after it's last day being open, they have what is called a "Doggy Dive In" where dog owners are allowed to come out to the pool with their pets, and pay $2 per dog and the dog gets to swim at the pool

The pool can service a variety of dog sizes, from the tiniest dog to the largest dog! Dogs of all sizes and breeds are welcome as long as they are with their owner (and it 's best if they are current on shots).

My gals Molly, and Karmen do not get to get out of the house too often (which is a shame really, as they are good dogs and need to be around people and other dogs more, and the dog park helps but they need to go to other events too, we're working on that).

So my gals went to the Doggy Dive in, and had a really great time. Molly at first was not too excited but Karmen was. However, by the time we left it was the other way around. They had never been swimming before and I was worried they wouldn't know how (I know silly worry) but they swam just fine, even Karmen with her injury on her back leg swam like a champ. Though I think she may have over done herself a bit and she was tired and her leg was a bit stiff that night, but she was back up and running full force a couple hours after we got home.

They had a great time and I can't wait for the next doggy dive in event next August!

Here are a few photos from the event. There were several shelter volunteers there with their pets so that was great to see them! Maybe next year we can manage to take a few of the shelter dogs out and maybe help get a few adopted? We'll have to see!

Anyway, here are a few photos of Molly and Karmen enjoying the pool.

OH and by the way, you can also find Molly and Karmen on one of my FAVORITE websites of all time.... DOGSTER below are links to the girls' actually little pages.

Molly's Dogster Page
Karmen's Dogster Page

Molly: "Hey, Karmen. I'll jump, if you jump"
Karmen: "No way! If I jump in you won't and I'll look like an idiot"
Molly: "I wouldn't do that to you, you're my little sister"
Karmen: "I'm not jumping"
Molly: "Fine."

Enjoying some pool time with my girls Karmen and Molly

Molly: "Karmen, would you stand still and think SURF BOARD"
Karmen: "It's hard to think surf board when you are as big as a boulder!
Where's the life guard...better yet...MOOOM!!! Molly is trying to STAND on me!"
Molly: "Tattle tail"

Dogs enjoying time in the pool

Owners and dogs in the water

One of the shelter volunteers enjoying time at the Dogyg Dive In
with her gorgeous Shepered, who was rescued from the shelter
awhile back!

Karmen: "These other dogs are INSANE do they not
realize this is like a huge bath tub?"
Molly: "I know, their excitement baffles me too, they are all weird"

More dogs enjoying the pool

More shelter volunteers enjoying time at the Doggy Dive in with their
dogs Dora and Sissy (who was adopted from the shelter in May)

Karmen: "Mooom I'm wet, and I'm cold and I want to go home now"

Molly: "OH BOY! Let's play! I'm actually having FUN NOW!"

Aww my beautiful girls. This was taken not long before we left.
Molly was finally getting into things, and Karmen was ready to go home.

Shelter volunteers take time out to snuggle with their dogs.

Molly and Karmen tag a leisurley stroll through the water.

Sissy who was adopted from the shelter in May
watching the events at the pool.

Molly splashing Mom as I try to take her picutre as she swims!
LOL She's a loud swimmer.

Molly's look of concentration as she swims for the edge of the pool.
Eyes on the finish line!! GO MOLLY GO!

Molly: "Just keep swimming, just keep swimming, what do I do, I swim
swim. swim"

Molly never imagined she'd be trying out for a roll in "Finding Nemo"
the doggy water musical!