Yes definitely we are always outdoors. Nyala the brindle one was trained as a pup to walk a lot. Nyala walks 4-5km daily weather permitting. I live about 2hrs from the Rockies. We go often to Banff n walk, quick dips in the waters as that water is from the snow that melts from the top of the mountains. Very cold. Sometimes we go to Jasper which is further and more on the wild side so less touristic. But nice n quiet for hiking. I just got Jake in July and my breeders dogs are all born and raised outside. All her dogs have dog houses fill with straw in big runs, summer they all have umbrellas n kiddie pools. Looks like a beach lol. Jake will tolerate the cold or hot weather more than Nyala but heās nowhere near in shape as Nyala when it comes to walking. Heās getting there slowly. He now does one km. When we do outdoors stuff will be more with their harnesses. Rivers here will drag the pups further out so Iām not risking that. I have no clue if Jake swims. Will see this summer. If I were on a lake like you, definitely start with a life jacket since you have 2 labs that are probably swimmers as sheāll follow them. But do try to teach her to swim without a jacket (supervision of course) as some EB do swim. Iām an outside person so EB are not really for outdoorsman as we say. But if you train them young, you will still be able do a lot of stuff outside. That being said, monitoring weather is a āmustā for this breed.
Both of mine will be harnessed up on a long leash if itās a simple walk along a river. When we walk them in the Rockies the river is long n so damm cold. Why itās harnesses only.
