Aquatics 101

The next few moments were filled with a tense, hopeful anticipation while Maverick watched his little Rebel begin to try to swim, following his directions as best she could. The sire wolf silently prayed that he was a half decent teacher and that he'd given her all the proper explanation needed. Guess he was about to find out. As soon as Rebel's paws left the shallows and she was bobbing along in the water, Maverick watched her with bated breath, ready to spring forward and fish her out if she went under the water. Thankfully though, that didn't happen. There were a couple of moments where Rebel's uneven bobbing dipped her a couple of times, but she was quick to right herself, obviously feeling what he had described to her with her buoyancy, and a few moments later his daughter was paddling lopsided circles around him in the water.

A proud grin spread across Maverick's face as he watched Rebel go, unable to stop from laughing triumphantly as she cheered out that she was swimming. "Yes you are, like a fish!" he remarked with another laugh. "Look at you go, little water baby! You've got it!" Mav sat back in the water, letting Rebel do as many laps around him as she desired to help her get familiar with the motions of swimming. She had taken to the water like she was born for it; just like her father had when he was a pup! Maybe now he'd have to take her to go see that rope swing once she got strong enough to swim in the ocean. "Keep going just like that, Bel! You can change how fast or slow you go with how much you kick your legs."

"Maverick"