"I think his ears could help him stay afloat," Noah dryly said. "He won't learn to swim if we don't let him in the water. Let him stay in for a bit. We can watch him."

Boomer raised his head out of the water and bayed, loudly. Noah saw birds fly out of the treeline, and snorted. "M'takin' that as an agreement."

He treaded water, watching them all for a few seconds. "April, darlin', I think it's time someone gave you swimmin' lessons.