Last weekend was the weekend between my two 4-week chemistry classes so we took Carly out to Fern Ridge Lake for swimming lessons. It's funny, I never had to teach a dog how to swim before, but Carly needed lessons.
The bottom where we were had a nice gentle slope and Carly eagerly followed me out which surprised me; I thought I would have to drag her, but she was brave. It started getting interesting when it got deeper than her on all fours. At this point she started paddling with her front legs, but she kept walking on the bottom with her hind legs. When it started getting too deep to do that her head kept going under. After setting her straight a few times she caught on and was swimming on her own, back and forth between me and Rocky.
She really seemed to enjoy it, but also enjoyed taking a break now and then:
Now I'm back in school for another three weeks learning about the shapes of atoms and molecules and the energy levels within them. These Summer courses are really intense, but interesting. Turns out that the teacher I have for this class also teaches at Thurston and Springfield High schools. We've been comparing notes on some of the people we both know.
