Friendly Dog Swims Across Lake To Meet New People At Campground

Everyone’s used to seeing a dog swim across the lake to the campground. He’s done this basically every day for the past seven summers.

Thunder is a 10-year-old dog who enjoys swimming from his house to the campground on the other side of the lake. His family has given up on trying to stop him since he’s determined to go and always finds a way.

Thunder loves swimming, but what he really loves is meeting all the people at the campsite. He usually does this until his family comes and gets him, and he enjoys little treats from his new friends. Though they love his company, they know his dad disapproves, so they give him a call whenever they spot Thunder. All the locals have his dad’s number saved since this is something they go through almost every day.

Other times, his dad will notice that he snuck out and will get in his truck and look for him. Thunder never swims home, and his dad always finds him at the campground.

His dad shared that he would never stop Thunder from swimming. He just hates that he doesn’t swim back home. They’ve accepted who Thunder is and have given in to his tricks. It appears as though Thunder knows this too, and enjoys the game. He knows his dad is going to pick him up, so he enjoys the time he has before he has to go home. It’s clear that he’s quite proud of himself, and is always excited when he sees his dad’s truck.

Images Credit: Amanda Vermeer