There’s nothing more satisfying than witnessing your fur baby experiencing something for the first time in life. This particular video captured a dog owner documenting how their adorable Golden Retriever dog named Harvey’s first time in a pool went.
On December 28, 2025, the pet parent shared the heartwarming video on Instagram via the account @mygoldenharvey. Since then, the clip has been getting a lot of attention from viewers around the world, who can’t get enough of the fur baby’s “first pool day” journey, full of emotion.
Owner documents Golden Retriever’s ‘first pool day’ in video
An adorable video on Instagram showed a dog parent capturing their Golden Retriever, Harvey, having his “first pool day” at his grandparents’ house. The video has captured the hearts of many on social media. In the caption of the post, the pet parent simply revealed, “Harvey’s first pool day!!”
The Instagram video began with the dog parent showing the Golden Retriever the poolside at his grandparents’ house. In the meantime, the text written over the clip read, “My Golden Retriever’s first time in a pool!” The dog owner further went on to explain that the fur baby loves water.
Soon, viewers could see the dog roaming around the pool, inspecting and becoming curious about the water inside. At first, the fur baby seemed hesitant to get into the pool as he was not familiar with it. However, with his owner’s encouragement, he soon got inside the pool. With a bit of help from the dog parent, the Golden Retriever also started swimming in the pool. He went through a whole lot of emotions during his very first time in a pool.
In the comments section of the Instagram video, one admirer praised the dog by writing, “Good job Harvey that swimming is in your blood.” “He did so good! (emoji) Pretty soon you won’t be able to keep him out of it!” added another fan.
