Episode 26 - He didn't know he could swim

Thursday Think Bites · Jun 4, 2026 · 2m · transcript

Today I want to tell you a story about my German Shepherd, Knox.

Knox is a big, skinny German Shepherd who is absolutely convinced he's the king of our backyard.

But there was one thing he was terrified of.

Water.

So one day, I took him to the lake where Dexter loved to swim.

Every time we'd go near the lake, he'd stop at the edge.

He'd look.

Sniff.

Take a few steps forward.

Then back away.

Like he was negotiating with the water.

And every single time, he'd decide this was a terrible idea.

Now here's what's funny.

German Shepherds are natural swimmers.

It's literally in their DNA.

The…