More: We thought swimming came naturally to all golden retrievers. We learned that’s not true. She went running into the water and sank like the Titanic. We rescued her and she ran right back in and sank again. Thus the “swim vest”! She is a part-tay girl through and through. She believes in doing all life with gusto. And is sure she is required in all social situations. Fun, loving, stubborn, goofy all describe her.