Yes yes I know they are water dogs but that still doesn’t mean I won’t worry about them. We got our girl Isis a pink life vest as we’ve been working on retrieving with her in the water. She does SO well and is so determined to get the water toy. Because of that, we felt she needs some help until she strengthens her understanding on swimming. Also we hope to get some boat time in soon so being in the open water with a dog, I’d recommend a life vest.