Pool Puppies

Now that it is 800 degrees here in Vegas, we have been spending our weekends by the pool. Our friends Cookie and Wally have been nice enough to invite us and our chubby bassets over to swim at their house.

Gus and Violet are not big swimmers. In fact, they hate the water. They don't like pools, baths, rain, sprinklers, or when their ears fall in the water bowl as they are trying to get a drink. Because it was soooo hot outside, we had to dunk the puppies in the pool to make sure they stayed cool.

Gus didn't mind but I think Violet was a little pissed


Matt, Wally, Ashley, and Brandon


Ashley and Brandon brought their dog Butters over. Butters is the complete opposite of Gus and Violet when it comes to water. He is so obsessed with it he tries to swim in his water bowl.

Gus, Butters, and Violet

Swimming buddies

Butters out of the pool

Butters in the pool

Brandon and Butters


There is one dog who hates the water even more than G & V. Dahlie, Cookie and Wally's dog, was content to spend the afternoon coming out to see what was going on and then heading back inside to the air conditioning.

Dahlie dog

Soggy Gussy

Ashley and Butterball

That look says, "Please, please don't put me back in the pool!!"

Gus swimming while Violet the pool lifeguard watches

She couldn't wait to get out of the water

Relaxing on a raft

Poor miserable Violet

just hoping that Matt will let her out of the pool


After a few long hours in the sun and some delicious BBQ, thanks to Cookie, it was time to head home. It was a long fun day and we were all exhausted.

Especially Violet