Pooches showed their owners how to doggy-paddle as they enjoyed a dip in an Olympic-size swimming pool.<br /><br />The annual dog swim at the Grade II-listed Sandford Parks Lido pool in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, was attended by an estimated 1,800 dogs and their owners over the weekend.<br /><br />This year's event was the eighth consecutive dog swim and attracted breeds across the board, from Beagles to Bulldogs. <br /><br />Kai Watts took his excitable two-year-old XL American Bully Rummey to Friday's (06/10) afternoon session, as he enjoyed it so much last year. <br /><br />But the 25-year-old, from Berkeley in Gloucestershire, worries it might be the last time Rummey is allowed to join in on the swim due to impending restrictions on the breed.<br /><br />"He just loves being around people, dogs and swimming - they're his three favourite things," he said. <br /><br />"But really, this is probably going to be the last time I get to go to the lido with him, and that's horrible. <br /><br />"The ban disappointed me - it's awful. It breaks my heart. The attacks are 100 per cent down to the terrible ownership of the dogs, and people at the lido were saying that to me.<br /><br />"We were at the lido last year and it's great. Rummey loves swimming and he spent the whole hour in the water, playing with other dogs in the pool. <br /><br />"I think it's a really good idea - more places should do it. It's great socialisation for the dogs and it's great exercise as well. <br /><br />"There were about 100 dogs in there with Rummey of pretty much every dog breed around."
