Slugger is getting a little tired of just being so sedate. But he really looks forward to his short little swim sessions. He really tries hard to get the toy. So today Mike decided to throw two toys as Slugger won't come back until he has every toy in the pool in his mouth. Look how big his eyes get as he tries so hard to get the toy.
He got pretty good at it but at the beginning he would dunk his head all the way under water trying to get both toys. I didn't capture that on camera but I did get him as he started to put his head under.
After a couple tries he was successful.
After getting the toys, Slugger always wants to get out of the pool - which we can't allow him to do for a few more weeks. So Mike catches him by the life jacket and holds him in place as he tries to swim toward the steps.
Even though he isn't using his "bad" leg much yet, he has great form with the other three legs.
The girls aren't that into swimming. But Sparkie will get in the pool with her daddy every few days. While she isn't a very fast swimmer she does have nice form and uses all four legs equally.
She'll swim down to the toy but won't always get it. She doesn't really care about the toy - she's just swimming because her daddy asked her to do so.
Thursday, Karen was swimming her three kids and offered to swim ours for us if we'd like. Slugger, of course, accepted the offer without a second thought. As a special treat, Karen not only helped him swim but she gave him a massage. He loves the water and he loves to be touched. So this was the perfect combination and he quickly fell asleep - with the toy of course!
He says a big THANK YOU to Karen. This is Slugger's heaven. (I just noticed that in this picture you can see the scar from his first two leg surgeries. It was during that time that Slugger learned to love the water.)
Time and swimming are helping Slugger to recover. As you can see, he is occasionally touching his toe to the ground as he walks.
Debbie
5/22-24/07
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