My dog goes crazy in water, Am I alone in this?

[rosscrazyelk]

http://youtu.be/1-637h_G2e4

[lokidog]

Not like that.     Might make duck hunting a bit tough.   

[rosscrazyelk]

He can play in the water for hours. I have even timed him swimming and the longest is 45 minutes without touching land

[Halo]

We used to joke about our lab when he was young, "Instant Idiot, Just Add Water".

[trophyhunt]

It looks like he wants a rock that is on the bottom, did you throw a rock in the water?  If he is gonna be a hunter you might want to call the dog whisperer!!  My lab goes nuts when we go for a run, it absolutely drives me crazy!  He won't stop barking for at least the first 1/4 mile, which calls the neighbor to us and them I have to dogs to watch on our run.  But back to your dilemma, I would try running him a bit to burn some energy before you go on your outing?  If I throw the ball to my dog for a while before we run, he doesn't go crazy when we go run.   

[vandeman17]

I wouldn't worry. My pup goes nuts and acts like an idiot when it's play time but come hunging time she is all business

[DoubleJ]

Our two dogs will swim a bit if the chance is there but they get bored with it pretty quick.  Let it snow though and holy crap, watch out.  Our 13 year old dog acts like he's 2 years old again.

[ghosthunter]

You need to get him out more.

That would not worry me. If he sees a bird fall I bet he will be all business.

[elkhunter1977]

We used to joke about our lab when he was young, "Instant Idiot, Just Add Water".

Lmao! My lab is the same! He chomps at the water to make bubbles and then tries to get the bubbles. He would stay in the water all day if let him. Once I thought he broke his tail jumping in the way he does, wouldn't lift it for two days. Took him to the vet and was told he just wore it out swimmimg. After a week of rest he was ready to go again.

[Watimberghost]

Haha, I have a Chesapeake that is 4 years old that will do this on a daily basis. We have a huge pond in the back and if we let him he will swim all day. And most of the time barking at his splashes.

When we hit the killing fields he locks it down. I thought he was ruined, but he's the best bird dog I have.

[pens fan]

My dogs do it. It is apparently a 'disease' of sorts but I would not worry about it.

[Happy Gilmore]

It's called "water freaking" and can become a very bad situation with some dogs if not corrected and handled properly

[h2ofowlr]

My labs go nuts for water.  They B-line it to every waterway they see.  They don't bark at rocks, so that's a good thing.  I would have to put a bark collar on the dog if it started doing that.

[ATM green head machine]

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[heronblu]

My dog does similarly crazy things: She drinks water on the run (mouth open in the water), and she barks at rocks. She is an awesome rabbit hunter and a very decent bird dog. If she's got a job to do she is totally focused.