Today, rather than presenting a collection of images from the (often stressful) news of the day, I thought it would be fun to put together a group of photos of some canine companions having a great time in the water—splashing in a mountain lake, diving or surfing in competitions, playing in pools, or just cooling off in a puddle or trough.
Paws in the Water: Dogs at Play
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Joker, the resident terrier dog at the Dolphin Reef Center, frolics with the attraction's bottlenose dolphins during his daily swim on April 27, 2005, in the Israeli Red Sea resort of Eilat. #
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The Australian dog trainer and former surfing champion Chris de Aboitiz rides a wave with his dogs Rama (front) and Millie (back), off Sydney's Palm Beach, in Australia, on February 18, 2016. #
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Laurita holds the family dog, Lazer, in a paddling pool, as her mom Kamila fills it up by throwing water from an upstairs window to cool the dog down, in Hackney, London, on June 25, 2020. #
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