Scuba dooby doo: Amazing photos of the dogs who love to play fetch underwater

dailymail.co.uk ^ | 2/13/12 | Jill Reilly

[ColdOne]

This is what you call the underwater doggy paddle.

Photographer Seth Casteel watched a series of pets diving into the water - many chasing a ball - and the result is lost of gnashers, bubbles and some incredible photographs.

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Some dogs looked more menacing as they bared their teeth to grab the balls, but a few of them don't even have a ball to chase and just look like they are posing for the shoot.

Some dogs appeared to be better swimmers than others, with a few diving down to the bottom of the pool, while the less adventurous preferred to stay nearer the surface.

The series of underwater photos have had a positive reaction after Mr Casteel posted a few of them on Facebook.

[ColdOne]

Photos at link

[ColdOne]

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[ColdOne]

Tasha LOVED the water. It was hilarious to watch her in the pond. We would toss something in the pond and she would dive down to get it, you could see bubbles.

Wherever we took her here in the woods I could always know if a water source was anywhere in the area. Came in handy in real remote places!

She was a lab web paws and all!

[Political Junkie Too]

That first one is astounding.

A dachshund?

That black and tan looks just like mine... when above water.

-PJ

[Joe 6-pack]

WOOOF!

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[ColdOne]

Looks like a dachshund.

[Political Junkie Too]

I know it's a dachshund. I was just surprised that it would be the first water dog in the series. I don't usually think of dachshunds as water catch dogs.

-PJ

[GeronL]

lol.

I still remember the white tiger version.

[goat granny]

great pictures, just glad after seeing all the teeth that most dogs don’t know they can rip our legs off...

[cripplecreek]

[Quix]

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[bukkdems]

I had two generations of Goldens who could dive to the bottom of a pool, deep end. The first one, Bro, would swim out, fold himself in half and dig straight down. He got featured on local TV. His son Scuba never got that trick, but could launch himself from the side. Bro would also drop a tennis ball in the water in this Zen-like balancing act, act surprised, do an elaborate dance and finally dive in to get it.