Our Newfoundland puppy Bodhi gets beginner dock diving lessons so he can learn how to jump in water with confidence! We wanted to train him to jump in so he would go from a dock or a boat. Since most dogs don't know how, this video is the progression and baby steps one takes to teach them to enter water. This technique is later used for rescue training. While swimming is a natural behavior for Newfies, learning to jump in if they are not on shore does often take some work. This training also specifies use of higher pitch - happy AND repetitive voice ("Good boy Bodhi" etc) to acknowledge dog has done something correctly!
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