I finished a canoe trip and where we were getting out there was a guy throwing rocks into the river and his retriever would jump in and dive down similar to this and then come back with a rock. Never the rock that was thrown but he did always bring one back.
Im surprised by the reaction, there are hundreds of videos of (at least labs of all colors) deep diving dogs that fetch toys. they are pretty much barking otters.
Yes my cousin’s dog would do this at our lake house instinctively, no one trained or encouraged him to do it. We realized he had been practicing it on his own before we ever noticed him doing it.
I had a friend growing up whose pitbulls would dive into the deep end (10 feet) of their pool to retrieve weighted toys from the bottom. I always found it to be very impressive.
Hey you reminded me of a guy in Hawaii that used to do this with his dog at the beach park I went to. Never would have believed it was possible but sure enough he would bring back the exact piece of corral
It is an instinctive part of being a retriever. Wounded ducks and geese will dive to escape, and the dogs dive to get them. It is fascinating to watch if you are not a wounded duck.
I had a crackhead aussie/border collie that was crazy for fetch. In her 5th year of life, my now girlfriend, threw a very waterlogged stick into the river and it sunk. Took the dog a few tries, but she became obsessed with "dive fetch". Obsessed to the point that we couldn't drive past a lake or river without her absolutely freaking out, thinking dive fetch was our new life goal, 24/7.
She would also climb trees, scale any fence, and if i wouldnt play fetch with her? Run a mile to the nearest coffee shop with her ball or frisbee to find someone else to play with her. Would get multiple calls a week from the baristas that my dog was bothering guests.
The guests always had smiles, and never any harm done.
My mom adopted our crackhead bordie collie because it was the only dog she had ever seen throw a ball against the wall for itself. It was surreal and she only got smarter, the best dog ever. She also climbed fences and trees. She herded my siblings friends haha
Fun fact! This behavior has been studied at Stanford Universities research department for canines, and they have determined this is how dogs evolved into seals, also known as Sea Puppies.
Lol i had a shih tzu that would chase ducks into the water and just walk after them until his entire body was under water. If i hadn’t intervened and picked him up every time, he would most likely have drowned. Very cute but not so smart.
One of the first things we'd do with a new dog when I was a kid was put them in the pool and lead them toward the steps, so they fell in while we were away they'd know how to get out on their own. It was never a remarkable event until we got a pug. She sank to the bottom like a rock and walked to the steps.
I had a Lab who was like this. We couldn’t get him near water because you couldn’t keep him out of it. If we were driving with him and crossed a river or got near any body of water that he could see, he’d go crazy. He would bring up rocks and sticks from the bottom of the lake.
I was always afraid he’d drown but he died of natural causes at 16.
lighting? dog went in dry, dry fur has a better chance of standing out, dog comes out wet, fur all sticks down and reflects more light?
i had a mixed dog with similar fur color, and he'd look the same after baths. not that unusual.
I did not know dogs could do that. I know only some breeds can actually swim, but never diving.
My dad has two dogs, and the one dog LOVES jumping in the pool and swimming around, and the other one will bark at him from the edge but never jump in.
It's crazy that our first response to amazing videos like this has to be "Is that AI?" It doesn't have any of the halmarks that we've come to recognize. Plus, my brain is telling me we've seen this video before, a while back, before good AI videos were common. If it's real, well done to that pup!
Had a Boxer who could do this trick. One time I dived in too & realised he had his eyes open & would invariably get the correct stone. He was also great at climbing trees (with enough running speed), & occasionally running headfirst into trees.
Best dog ever!
It’s a retriever. They were used for hunting, to retrieve the game. That includes water birds. So, yeah, they often love water, swimming and some do like diving.
….i never thought about this before but now i have to wonder: can a dog accidentally drown itself by being too fixated on its target and swimming too far down? 😬
Modern retrievers, Labrador, Golden, and Flat-Coated Retrievers, all descend from the extinct St. John's Water Dog (or Lesser Newfoundland) from Newfoundland, Canada, a versatile working dog used by fishermen that was brought to England and bred into today's popular breeds.
Had a lab/retriever mix that would dive down for rocks and just gather them in a pile. Not thrown ones like this, just ones he'd find like a big furry penguin.
I had a heeler that loved dive fetch. And it was with this one particular rock that she always carried everywhere. Well once I had a friend throw it WAY out into a deep river….i had to go get her because she will stay down until she gets that fuckin rock and she was visibly bubbling looking for it at the bottom. I then had to dive BACK down to get the rock because she was losing her mind not being allowed to go get the damn thing.
Yes, Golden Retrievers and many other dogs can swim underwater for short periods, using a natural breath-holding response, especially breeds bred for retrieving like Goldens, who have great natural aptitude, but they can't breathe underwater and need supervision to prevent water inhalation. They hold their breath instinctively as their windpipe closes, but this is only for seconds, so they must come up for air, and it's crucial to watch for signs of fatigue or inhaling water. - Google
Don't know about this specific video, but growing up I had a Golden Retriever that would dive under the water to retrieve things. Only a few feet, nothing crazy.
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Ive never seen this kinda deep swimming behaviour in a dog before
My grandma used to always tell stories about her dog that would dive down and fetch things. I guess this means she wasn’t making stuff up.
Far fetched if you ask me
Glad you brought that up - I didn’t fancy raising it myself.
And I thought I was good at puns! Wish I could upvote more 😆
I finished a canoe trip and where we were getting out there was a guy throwing rocks into the river and his retriever would jump in and dive down similar to this and then come back with a rock. Never the rock that was thrown but he did always bring one back.
I am your grandpa my dear grand son. She called me dog all the time and made me fetch things from all over the place (some I can't even reveal).
And sometimes you had to hold your breath for a long time? I think I know her too!
Well, I held it for too long once and now I stay at the bottom of the lake forever. RIP.
There is a reason the dog is called golden fetcher
Im surprised by the reaction, there are hundreds of videos of (at least labs of all colors) deep diving dogs that fetch toys. they are pretty much barking otters.
Had a lab as a kid that could dive 15ft plus
Yes my cousin’s dog would do this at our lake house instinctively, no one trained or encouraged him to do it. We realized he had been practicing it on his own before we ever noticed him doing it.
My girlfriend had such a dog! She loved to dive and get stones from the bottom of the river.
I had a friend growing up whose pitbulls would dive into the deep end (10 feet) of their pool to retrieve weighted toys from the bottom. I always found it to be very impressive.
My dad's pitbull could bring back the same rock you threw, every single time. Could she smell it underwater?
Yeah they train dogs to track stuff in water
And that's how we got seals.
Hey you reminded me of a guy in Hawaii that used to do this with his dog at the beach park I went to. Never would have believed it was possible but sure enough he would bring back the exact piece of corral
That's where I do all of my best smelling actually
doubt it, sea mammals generally cant smell under water. things like sharks smell by passing water through their nostrils
It is an instinctive part of being a retriever. Wounded ducks and geese will dive to escape, and the dogs dive to get them. It is fascinating to watch if you are not a wounded duck.
Yeah me neither. I figured they just didn't dive. It was amazing to watch though, especially that doggo paddling up spinning around. Amazing.
Scooby ❌
Scuba ✅
I think most dogs can swim deep, maybe they haven’t been thought yet
I’m sure they have thought about it, just a little scared.
That pup is a credit to the title of "retriever".
My dad’s bird dog (a lab) dives when he’s retrieving.
The golden is down there a long time!
We had a black lab that could do this. Rip Martha
Attach a bone to your iphone and toss it in the deep end
I had a crackhead aussie/border collie that was crazy for fetch. In her 5th year of life, my now girlfriend, threw a very waterlogged stick into the river and it sunk. Took the dog a few tries, but she became obsessed with "dive fetch". Obsessed to the point that we couldn't drive past a lake or river without her absolutely freaking out, thinking dive fetch was our new life goal, 24/7.
She would also climb trees, scale any fence, and if i wouldnt play fetch with her? Run a mile to the nearest coffee shop with her ball or frisbee to find someone else to play with her. Would get multiple calls a week from the baristas that my dog was bothering guests.
The guests always had smiles, and never any harm done.
Delilah was a trip.
That's sound amazing
My mom adopted our crackhead bordie collie because it was the only dog she had ever seen throw a ball against the wall for itself. It was surreal and she only got smarter, the best dog ever. She also climbed fences and trees. She herded my siblings friends haha
I love crackhead dogs. Especially huskys. They are super wierd and fun. But i would not want one for myself, i would be very overstimulated.
bro can dive deeper than me. Very impressive
Fun fact! This behavior has been studied at Stanford Universities research department for canines, and they have determined this is how dogs evolved into seals, also known as Sea Puppies.
That’s ridiculous. If ThAt WeRe TrUe, WhY dO wE sTiLl HaVe DoGs?!
Because not all dogs are in the Navy.
Come on!
My pitbull just sinks like a rock in the pool. Thank god he hates water.
Good point. Can't argue with that.
::sigh:: because not all dogs like the water.
This is not that hard.
Lol. Thanks.
Because they didn't evolve bananas, or something
Seals AND Dolphins both have canine ancestory
How ridiculous, it's amazing what mass scientific propaganda can make a human believe
It retrieves. It protecc.
I knew dogs could swim but I didn’t know they could dive as well. What else can they do? Can my dog help me with my taxes?
Just to clarify - not all dogs can swim. I discovered this with my first dog, a Shih Tzu. Luckily, I intervened before goodest girl sank.
Lol i had a shih tzu that would chase ducks into the water and just walk after them until his entire body was under water. If i hadn’t intervened and picked him up every time, he would most likely have drowned. Very cute but not so smart.
One of the first things we'd do with a new dog when I was a kid was put them in the pool and lead them toward the steps, so they fell in while we were away they'd know how to get out on their own. It was never a remarkable event until we got a pug. She sank to the bottom like a rock and walked to the steps.
Set your dog up an LLC.
Deduct all toys, food, and rent (office space) as Qualified Business Income.
???
Profit.
Dang. Never even thought about a diving dog.
Wow
That's nuts! I hope he never gets caught up in any old fishing gear.
God I get so happy when I see happy dogs
I hope this isn't AI
I dont think it is ive seen dogs dive like this before in a circular motion
My ai detector isn’t going off looks good to me
This video is older than decent AI video, I remember watching it eons ago.
I had a Lab who was like this. We couldn’t get him near water because you couldn’t keep him out of it. If we were driving with him and crossed a river or got near any body of water that he could see, he’d go crazy. He would bring up rocks and sticks from the bottom of the lake.
I was always afraid he’d drown but he died of natural causes at 16.
i hope not since the water physics seem pretty on point. if it is i’m gonna preemptively pass away
Trying to decide if his shoes look glitchy. It's possible they are worn/destroyed in the exact right way...but they seem off.
The dog that went in was yellow, the one that came out is white
lighting? dog went in dry, dry fur has a better chance of standing out, dog comes out wet, fur all sticks down and reflects more light? i had a mixed dog with similar fur color, and he'd look the same after baths. not that unusual.
Cute pup- and he/she have many gifts
EVOLUTION
Good boy Scuba ! 🐶
Damn, a pearl diving dog!
Dog paddling 2.0
I just see a cute otter
A wet retriever is a happy retriever!
Our labrador growing up could locate and fetch a specific rock we threw in the lake down to like 5 feet.
Yeah, had a retriever that would do the same thing. She loved retrieving rocks or sunken sticks and toys a couple feet down.
He did retrieve it, goodest boy
Living up to the name
You need to teach him to watch crabs
Here’s a great example of survival in action. This is how living beings change and adapt over time. Aquatic mammals evolved in a very similar way.
I refuse to acknowledge any Golden Retriever who swims better than me.
/k
That’s a retriever alright 🫡
The dogs... They yearn for the reef
I can barely get mine to go in water that touches her chest...
I think I drowned just watching this doggo have fun.
Now get me a Dungeness crab or two, boi
Bro knows how to dive 😂 Impressive 🤩
I think this dog's grandfather was a fish
I did not know dogs could do that. I know only some breeds can actually swim, but never diving.
My dad has two dogs, and the one dog LOVES jumping in the pool and swimming around, and the other one will bark at him from the edge but never jump in.
Do dogs need to equalise? I would imagine them destroying their eardrums if they can’t
My good girl golden will do this too.
What…
It’s actually beautiful
Whatcha doin' down there, doggo?
It's crazy that our first response to amazing videos like this has to be "Is that AI?" It doesn't have any of the halmarks that we've come to recognize. Plus, my brain is telling me we've seen this video before, a while back, before good AI videos were common. If it's real, well done to that pup!
I wonder if it understands about pressure and the deeper it goes the more it hurts
Water Dog
the dog with the water
Had a Boxer who could do this trick. One time I dived in too & realised he had his eyes open & would invariably get the correct stone. He was also great at climbing trees (with enough running speed), & occasionally running headfirst into trees. Best dog ever!
He’s not a dog, he’s a furry submarine. Crazy how deep he goes!
SCOOBA Doo
I didn't know dogs could do seal tricks!
I used to have a cat that would dive and swim in tide pools to catch the little sculpins. Never went this deep, though.
I've heard retrievers are excellent swimmers. This definitely proves that this is the case.
What about if a shark came by and attacked?!
By name by nature
Hope they dry those ears out lol
When I was a kid there was a dive shop in the Bahamas that had a dog that would free dive like this to something crazy like 15m deep.
This dog dives better than me 😂
That is unique and amazing!
Golden Retriever POV
the way i panic…
That’s the goodest boy I ever done seen
It’s a retriever. They were used for hunting, to retrieve the game. That includes water birds. So, yeah, they often love water, swimming and some do like diving.
He is indeed excellent at retrieving things.
Scuby Doo
….i never thought about this before but now i have to wonder: can a dog accidentally drown itself by being too fixated on its target and swimming too far down? 😬
One of our golden retrievers used to dive for stuff but not this deep, pretty cool video.
He do be retrieving!
If this is real, wow. I've seen a lot of dogs swim, but literally never seen one even try to dive down
There are a lot of underwater shots of goldens diving, its pretty awesome to watch, they are still smiling underwater
Go for the PEARLS!
Bad for their ears
I'm more impressed that he understood French.
Goldens have webbed feet.
Modern retrievers, Labrador, Golden, and Flat-Coated Retrievers, all descend from the extinct St. John's Water Dog (or Lesser Newfoundland) from Newfoundland, Canada, a versatile working dog used by fishermen that was brought to England and bred into today's popular breeds.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._John%27s_water_dog
Can't tell if Golden or Labrador, maybe mixed ?
Labradors absolutely love water, my mother had one and it often gave a seal vibe
🤯 WOW 🤯😃🐕 Aquaman 🤯😃👌🏽
Wow he really went for it xD
I hope bro knows how to equalize his ears
What an absolute unit.
At least it’ll be easy to trace back where he got the ear infections.
Had a lab/retriever mix that would dive down for rocks and just gather them in a pile. Not thrown ones like this, just ones he'd find like a big furry penguin.
that's what they are bred for
I love that the water is clean enough to see it get all the way to the bottom. Wish the beaches and docks near me were like that.
Theres a video on youtube where the guy is on a small boat and he sends his dog diving to catch lobster
Woawwww mais commenttt c incroyable
Oh that dog jumping in and swimming so deep triggers my r/thassalophobia
my cousin used to have a golden that did this. you could see it actually close it's nostrils before diving under.
Is there a sub for deep swimming baby doggies? I love this
Golden retrievers and Labradors are hunting dogs, so are poodles.
The spiral ascension 🥹
I would have thought their ears would hurt. I don't think they know how to equalize. Or do they?
What grace
Do dogs need to equalize their ear pressure?
I had a heeler that loved dive fetch. And it was with this one particular rock that she always carried everywhere. Well once I had a friend throw it WAY out into a deep river….i had to go get her because she will stay down until she gets that fuckin rock and she was visibly bubbling looking for it at the bottom. I then had to dive BACK down to get the rock because she was losing her mind not being allowed to go get the damn thing.
Probably not good for the dog's ears since it cannot valsalva on its own.
my golden only like chest high, and if a stick goes to the deep end he has a titty attack barking at the stick.
he’s super chill, and well behaved though
Mine did that but got caught by an undertow 😢
Here’s a great example of survival in action. This is how living beings change and adapt over time. Aquatic mammals evolved in a very similar way.
Seen some type of pointer at a boat launch doing this
They’re called Golden Retriever for a reason
Did he say the dogs name was Scuba?
100% dolphin in life before this.
I understand Golden, but why is it called a retriever?
Must be gold down there
Wow, I would be very nervous.
That's really clean water.
Do you want whales?! Cuz this is how you get whales.
Wow le chien sait compter en ordre décroissant!!!
Yes, Golden Retrievers and many other dogs can swim underwater for short periods, using a natural breath-holding response, especially breeds bred for retrieving like Goldens, who have great natural aptitude, but they can't breathe underwater and need supervision to prevent water inhalation. They hold their breath instinctively as their windpipe closes, but this is only for seconds, so they must come up for air, and it's crucial to watch for signs of fatigue or inhaling water. - Google
What? No this has to be AI right?!?
Why? Why does it have to be?
Don't know about this specific video, but growing up I had a Golden Retriever that would dive under the water to retrieve things. Only a few feet, nothing crazy.
Idk if AI tbh but I know several people with dogs that do actually do this. Always baffled me. A couple even jump off a diving board
Looks AI to me, but who knows?