Here is your fun fact of the day, corgi butts float!!
Easter Sunday brought blue skies, calm waters, and unusually warm sunshine. After a busy morning of sunrise photoshoots, Easter brunch with Andy’s family, Andy and I headed home to scoop up Winston and head to our favorite beach. There is a stretch of beach, nestled between mansions perched high on the dunes, that always quiet, and a slice of paradise for us to play on whenever we desire. The water rippled gently, as Winston scampered like a caffeinated rabbit across the sands to the waters edge. He took two steps into the clear water before excitedly pranced back to me, barely holding still long enough for me to snap on his life jacket.
Corgis aren’t built to swim. They have a thick, fluffy butt, loooong back, a proud, deep chest. Pair all that with short stompers and limited doggy paddle, more often then not, corgis fall under the water head first. We’ve fitted Winston with a life jacket, and since, his confidence has been boosted and would swim to Chicago if given the chance! He loves to swim!
With his gimpy front foot and his butt floating high above the waves, Winston can only turn to the left when swimming. He cranks his tail clockwise, and at the last minute before he turns, he tries to alligator snatch the stick bobbing in the water. It’s rather comical to watch, for if he misses the stick as he turns, he continues to swim counter clockwise circles until he gets close enough to the stick to make another alligator snap to retrieve it. Sometimes he’ll even come back into the shallows to kick off the sand and attempt another swim to get the stick, all while Andy and I are cheering him on from the warm sandy beach.
It’s been a while since I’ve seen Winston smile so wildly. He couldn’t contain his happiness, and as always, it was infectious, bringing us great joy on such a beautiful day.
(Please know that, like children in a pool, Winston is ALWAYS supervised when swimming.)
