Funny Labrador Refuses to Get Out of Pool Until 'Towel Service' Arrives

Pool season is drawing to a close for most. It's time for school, pumpkin spice, and indoor baths after they roll around in leaf piles that stink. It's hilarious, but it's also a very sad time for those of us who love our swim time.

One Labrador Retriever loves his pool a lot, and his mom shared a little insight into why he loves it so much: the free towel service. As much as he loves his pool, he does not love being wet, so a nice towel is much appreciated (and demanded):

Wendy Bellissimo's Labrador Retriever is one pampered pup. I haven't had a towel handed to me at the pool since I was like six, when my mom taught me how to fetch them myself!

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Wendy's account is dedicated more to her design business than her dog mom life, which is a little upsetting, because he's seriously a star, but it's okay. We know for a fact that they have a very nice pool, and with a Labrador Retriever, that's paradise! They love to swim, play water games, and then zoom all around your house to dry off.

Not this boy, though: he's very demure. He is not going to zoom around the house. Instead, he demands that his humans bring a towel to him and dry him off. He loves to pretend he's at a car wash, walking under the towel over and over. He's incredible. I love him.

How to Care For Your Dog After a Swim

Pools are chlorinated. While it's not necessarily enough to harm the dog, especially if they're not ingesting it, it's still not great to let pool water hang out on their skin for too long. Once they're out of the pool, you should ideally at least rinse them off in the shower, if not do a full shampoo and condition.

If you can't rinse them off right away, you should at least dry them off and, if they're long-haired, give them a quick brush to get out any post-swim tangles. Once you get home, definitely bathe them and make sure they're dry all the way before you let them lie down or go back outside.

No matter how experienced your dog is in the pool, you should always supervise them during their swim, and you should monitor them afterward. Just watch for signs of labored breathing, coughing, lethargy, or stomach upset. Better safe than sorry!