For some time i've been training in secret and learning how to dive and swim. i've been practicing by swimming in Sydney Harbour and learning to fight off sharks, fish, plastic bags, seagulls, and fellow swimmers - some of whom are drunk and hurl abuse at me.
Here you can see me in full flight diving into the Harbour to fetch Doggy News ("Man Bites Dog" is the headline) on Easter Saturday. And the same thing from a different angle plus me returning from my swim. The Boss usually gets me to wait on the edge and counts "1, 2, 3, dive". Sometimes, i'm so impatient and just can't wait until "dive", so i dive in after 1 or 2. The Boss throws the toy in the water and it skips over the surface and floats. i swim out to get it and swallow lots of salty water. But i'm so excited, i don't really care. I return the toy to the Boss or sometimes, Japanese toursits if they're nearby and shake and get them all wet. Sometimes they laugh, other times they're really angry. I nose it at them and want them to throw it again and again and again.
One of the best bits of fun is a little further around from Mrs Macquarie's Chair and past the Andrew (Boy) Charlton Pool is a walkbridge that crosses a rocky outcrop. The bridge is quite high and because the water levels are tidal, sometimes you can see the rocks below - and other times the water nearly touches the bottom of the walkbridge. Diving off the walkbridge is the best.
It took some time for me to develop the courage to do it. But with a bit of coaxing from The Boss and the understanding that I'll do anything for a ball or toy, i dived in and got it. Here you can see me crouched and ready to dive in. It's sort of a belly-flop really, as i try and keep my head above water as much as possible. And the other thing that is really good, is that if Rusty Crowe is home, i bet he can see me and audition me for co-staring in one of his movies.
After my swim and walk, when i get home there are two things i like to do. 1) drink lots of water because i've usually swallowed lots of salt water when swmming. And 2) is sleep. Swimming really tires me out and i like to have a huge sleep when i get back home. Sometimes, The Boss even lets me sleep in the sun on the outside table. This is absolute heaven. When are the next Doggy Olympics?
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