This video clip introduces the world to the First Installment of the Sit Means Sit Instructional Dog Training DVD Series: Teaching Your Dog to Swim. Our Las Vegas dog trainers were at Mix 94.1’s Pet-a-palooza this past weekend and we were demonstrating our fantastic dog training show. We feel that every Sit Means Sit trained dog should be versatile and happy.

In the clip below you can see how even at a public event, in the early summer (it was only 87 degrees that day, but plenty warm for April 12) we can keep our dogs comfortable while working hard. Having a dog that is comfortable getting into water and being wet is a wonderful way to keep them safe, even if it’s not a swimming pool. Water sprayers are wonderful for going to the dog park with as you can fill them with ice-water and spray your dog down frequently. We were using baby pools and sprayers at this event.

Lianne Hassen, a Las Vegas dog trainer found a wonderful product made by Outward Hound called a “Swamp Jacket”. This jacket can be soaked in water and wrung out before fitting to your dog. The special material holds the water, but allows it to evaporate creating a cooling effect for the dog. It is also a light colour which reflects the sun’s rays, and keeps darker dogs, like my Dutch Shepherd Pharaoh more comfortable in the summer heat. The jacket can be seen in this video clip as well.

For more information on teaching your dog to swim contact us, or you can purchase our instructional dog training video (DVD) on how to teach your dog to swim.