10 Adorable Swimming Puppies

These wet and wild pooches will make your day with their underwater poses.

By Madeleine Frank, Coastal Living

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Water Works

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Seth Casteel, author of the best-selling book Underwater Dogs helps shelter pets find homes—and takes some splashy pictures along the way. Here are some of our favorite puppy pictures from his book.



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Ava

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Beagle mix Ava paws her way to Casteel. Like most of the puppies he photographed, Ava was a rescue puppy up for adoption.



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Iggy

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Iggy the pug gives Casteel a playful look. "Pets are always candid," he says. "They live in the moment, and they wear their hearts on their sleeves."



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Monty

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"And having the chance to explore it is probably one of the most exciting things that a dog can do." Pup Monty takes the plunge.



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Popsicle

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"Dogs have an incredible connection with water that goes back thousands of years," Casteel says. Popsicle, a puggle mix, swims right up to the camera.



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Pringles and Pickme

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Each dog Casteel photographed, like this young pair of terrier mixes, received swimming safety lessons on how to exit the pool. Pringles and Pickme swim through the water confidently.



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Rolley

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“Any time I can use joyful images to promote rescue adoption, count me in,” says Casteel. Terrier mix Rolley’s sweet face captured on camera does just that.



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Ruger

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"And having the chance to explore the water is probably one of the most exciting things that a dog can do,” says Casteel. Ruger, a black Labrador retriever, jumps right in.



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Seth Behind the Scenes

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Casteel photographed about 1500 puppies to get the 72 shots that are in the book. Only the dogs most comfortable in the water were photographed. “The process requires a lot of patience,” he says. “But some take to it quickly and start thriving, and those are the ones you’ll see in the book.”



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About Seth

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Seth Casteel captured the hearts of canine lovers everywhere in the best-selling book Underwater Dogs and its sequel, Underwater Puppies. He lives in Venice Beach with his rescue miniature labradoodle, Nala.

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