Make the Most of Summer’s Last Days: Shine Editor’s Picks

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Dog Paddle

My parents own a retired guide dog. She was trained at an early age to repress her Labrador instinct to swim, in order to properly lead the blind. A few years back, I introduced her to swimming for the first time and she fell in love with it. Ever since, we've taken to treading water together in nearby lakes on a hot summer's day. This weekend is the last chance for a while to teach an old dog new tricks. I'm the

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Photo by: Thinkstock

Dog Paddle

My parents own a retired guide dog. She was trained at an early age to repress her Labrador instinct to swim, in order to properly lead the blind. A few years back, I introduced her to swimming for the first time and she fell in love with it. Ever since, we've taken to treading water together in nearby lakes on a hot summer's day. This weekend is the last chance for a while to teach an old dog new tricks. I'm the old dog, of course. -Piper Weiss, Shine Senior Editor

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