These are my dogs, Arlo (red) and Betty (blue/black), swimming at Eklutna lake this weekend. We haven't done much camping this summer, with all the rain and poor weather, so when the forecast looked slightly promising this weekend, we decided to head out to Eklutna Lake with our neighbors and camp Friday and Saturday night.
Eklutna lake is a nice campground for families, because of the really nice bike trail to the back of the lake. My family has ridden it at least once every year, for the past 6 years. The scenery is so beautiful the whole way and other then one little section of roots and mud, it's a fairly non-technical trail.
Another highlight, is of course the lake itself. We've been to the lake when the weather was actually warm enough to wade in the chilly, glacial water. Many choose to canoe or kayak in the lake, before the winds kick in, in the afternoons. This lake is definately one that, no matter how strong of a swimmer you are, you should wear a life vest. The water is that cold!
So, my 3 year old Aus. Cattledog, loves to swim.
I'd dare to say that he loves to swim and retrieve as much as most Laboradors. Since we usually head out on a fairly long bike ride that would be too long for the dogs to run along with us, we like to get him a little exercise, swimming or bike with him around the campground, before we go out riding. This year was Betty's (1 1/2 years old and also a Cattledog) second summer and, since she hasn't had much time in the water, she was busy learning to swim, while trying to follow Arlo into the water.
She hasn't quite figured it out yet, and people on the beach found it very amusing watching her "swim". Arlo "swam" this way at first also but did eventually learn to plane out on the water. 
The end results,
two very tired Cattledogs.
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