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Some dogs don't enjoy swimming at the beach. They will probably love the beach anyway, just because they get to play with all of the other dogs there, but try to convince them to go any deeper than ankle-height in the water and they just won't do it! I see some dogs barreling themselves into the water at the beach, straight into the waves - and then I look at Keeda, who stands there and watches them with a sad, apprehensive look and her ears fold...

As I mentioned in my post about exercising your dog in the heat, a great idea for hot weather can be taking your dog to the beach. So on Saturday this is exactly what I did. I recently got my phase 2 Learners permit (in Australia this means I'm able to drive with a qualified person in the car) and was itching to get Keeda into my car and see how she goes. I have a little Daewoo Lanos and one of the things that appealed to me the most about this c...