Choteau's public, outdoor swimming pool is the oldest in Montana. This year was the last year this pool will be open. Right next door they are constructing a brand new pool that will open next summer. The last day the pool was open this summer was for the dogs, literally. The pumps were turned off and it was opened to our community's dogs to come take a swim, cool off and chase a ball in the deep end.
Kya, our pug was totally into it! She was so happy to be set into the water, do a few laps and then come back to the pool's edge to be lifted out. After a few excited pug laps on the deck she was ready for another swim. It is fun to watch people react to a pug that loves to swim. I am not sure if it is common for other pugs to swim, but Kya has always loved the water. She will even retrieve sticks or balls, usually with a better retrieval record than our Labrador Retriever!
Mason, our very 'special' lab took a long while to figure it all out! Dylan had to not-so-gracefully help him into the water. He soon stole another dogs' ball and then he was dumbly happy. Some kids and dog parents got into the water also. It was a pretty hysterical sight. Our friends, Shane and Claudia, were also there with their two dogs, Widdles and Honey Bear. We all left unintentionally soaked with smelly, dog water! It was a great way to close the pool down for it's last summer.
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