It's been a long time since we last went swimming with Linkki. It has always been either too cold or too hot day and because the lake is far away, I don't want Linkki to run in hot weather. But tonight we went there - me, Linkki and my roommate. The weather was nice and warm.
Normally I don't let Linkki swim without leash, because he may swim so far away and then has no power to swim back. I have a long leash and usually I use that at this kind of situations. Today I dared keep Linkki free, without any leash. We threw his toy into the water time after time, so Linkki focused on fetching it. Linkki didn't try to go too far from the beach, which is good. Without a toy I wouldn't dare to keep Linkki free at the lake. Maybe some day.
Linkkihän oli ihan kikseissä. Se nauttii uimisesta tosi paljon. Jos tuo uimapaikka olisi vähän lähempänä meitä, kävisimme useammin siellä. Yksi iso miinus on kanssa se, että tuo paikka on niin perhanan täynnä hyttysiä ja ties mitä iholle pyrkiviä ötököitä. Linkillä on käytössä ns. punkkihuivi aina lenkeillä, mutta nytkin, kun se oli sillä ennen uittoa päällä, hyttyset pörräsivät sen ympärillä. Tiedä häntä, onko kuinka toimiva oikeasti tuo punkkihuivi, mutta on se kivan näköinen Linkillä, jos ei muuta. Uiton ajaksi se piti ottaa pois, kun ei mielellään saisi kastua.
Linkki loves to swim! If that lake were closer, we would went there more often. One bad side there is that there are thousands of bugs and mosquitoes. Even though Linkki has a scarf which block the ticks and other bugs, many mosquitoes flew around him. I'm not sure if that scarf really works but it is at least looking good on him.
We went home and I washed Linkki because he had a lot of sand in his fur. And after that I put bathrobe on him. It's very convenient by the way, because it works as a cooling towel too! Especially now when it's really hot outside. I put it in cold water, squeeze extra water off and then put that on Linkki after walking. It stays cold for several hours and Linkki isn't so hot anymore.