Many, but not all, dogs can swim. It is best to encourage a dog to swim when it is young so it has fewer negative experiences with water. Swimming in a pool should be fun and have positive ...

DEAR JOAN: I have a swimming pool and I have always had one or two dogs. The dogs and the pool get along fine until they reach the age of 15 or so and start to decline. The end seems near once they ...

Dear Eric: Can you offer any advice about a good friend who lets her dog jump in my pool? I have an inground vinyl liner pool so one concern is the dog could damage the liner with its nails or teeth.

There is an annual tradition in Wilmington, North Carolina, called the Pooch Plunge. It's where the city invites dogs to its public pool before that pool is drained for the winter. Kelly Kenoyer from ...