photo credit: donaldmctim
English Bulldogs are notoriously bad swimmers. With a giant head and chest compared to a lighter tail end, they have a tendency to go bottoms up in the water. It’s hard to keep that head up above the waves when it’s the largest part of your body!
Most owners are very aware of this problem, and will take care to see that their dogs have a good life vest on if they’re going to be boating or there’s a chance the bulldog could end up in some deep water without someone right at hand to save them if they look like they’re starting to struggle.
Because of the breeds history of poor swimming ability, this morning’s news came as a bit of a shock to me! Napoleon, an obedient and well behaved two year old white English Bulldog in Michigan abruptly left his master’s side yesterday and raced out across a road and into a nearby lake.
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I am so proud of this heroic Bully. I have a 4 year old English Bulldog, who isn’t well behaved, much to my dispair. She is a very loving baby however. She does have the need to show she is the boss over my Chihuahua and Maltese which is very unnerving at times. Kudos to Napoleon!