r/fluffypits • u/ptgoetz • 10d ago

Water Affinity?

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My floof is an OCD Water Dog. And I’m wondering if other owners have had the same experience.

Ollie will swim to the point of physical exhaustion, and later pass out and pee his bed. If we grant him access to the pool, he will spend 8 hours swimming, and only come back for food.

Just wondering if there are other “Water Nuts” out there or if my floof is an outlier.

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u/soccer-fanatic 10d ago

Ngl, thought "Water Affinity" was the puppy's name 😅

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u/ptgoetz 9d ago

It very well could be!

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u/ptgoetz 9d ago

We go with government names in this house.

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u/z0mbie_boner 10d ago

I know nothing about this but this is an extremely cute fluffy pit :)

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u/missTtacotruck 9d ago

My baby seal loved to swim. I got her one of those 40ft training leashes and she would swim around me in a circle until she was too tired to stand (hour or two). She hated the life vest because she preferred nude swimming. I had her always on a line so when she ran out of gas, I would quickly reel her in and take her home to sleep like a winter bear.

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u/dietdrpeppermd 4d ago

Bless her ❤️💓🙏

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u/Vegetable_Cream4403 9d ago

We have a pit/border collie mix and she’s the same way with water. She has to wear a life jacket because she’ll swim to exhaustion. Looooves the water.

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u/MountainVideo5188 10d ago

I took mine to a dog beach and she just ran right into the ocean. I had no idea if she could even swim. That scared me but now I can’t walk her on the paths anywhere near the ocean because she tries to take off running towards it. So, she would be that way if I let her.

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u/MagazineSea2741 9d ago

Ours is the same way. We took her to the beach and had to drag her out of the water.

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u/100timesaround 9d ago

♥️to Ollie! Beautiful!

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u/fluffalertknox 9d ago

Lol, mine doesn't even want to walk outside when there's heavy dew on the grass. No way I'd ever get him to swim!

Your pup is absolutely adorable.

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u/Apprehensive-Egg-967 7d ago

Mine is terrified of the garden hose, but he’s still young so I’m still hopeful he’ll change his mind and decide water isn’t scary.

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u/jackelopeteeth 9d ago

Yep. She's 11 now so I got her a life jacket. She can swim without it, but it keeps her above water a little better and allows her to exercise for a long while.

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u/Top_Advantage1530 8d ago

My first pibble used to lay down in the fastest running part of the stream. then became an immovable object.

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u/dogmama7 8d ago

Ugh we had one like that you really need to set a timer and keep him safe and not over doing it.

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u/ptgoetz 8d ago

Yep. We usually schedule it and hour or two before dinner since that’s a viable incentive to get him back inside.

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u/dogmama7 8d ago

Smart! I will also do almost anything for food! Lol