Bear weighs 130 pounds, and he believes every dock on Earth is a diving board. The big black Newfoundland belongs to the Nguyen family, and every summer they rent the same little cabin on the same little lake. The kids pack their swimsuits. Mom packs the snacks. Bear packs nothing, because Bear only needs one thing: the end of that dock.

CANNONBALL NUMBER ONE

The car doors were barely open before Bear was gone. Down the hill, across the grass, down the boards, and SPLOOSH. A wave rolled all the way back to shore. Nine-year-old Lily screamed with joy. Her little brother Sam got soaked from ten feet away and did not even care.

CANNONBALLS TWO THROUGH ONE HUNDRED

Bear swam back, climbed out, shook water over everyone, and ran right back to the end of the dock. Again. And again. And again. By sunset, the kids had lost count. Bear had not.

THE PRICE OF A PERFECT DAY

That night, Mom noticed Bear licking his paws on the cabin porch. All those sprints across rough, sun-baked boards had left his paw pads dry, rough, and cracked. There was a small scrape on one pad from a splintered plank. Bear did not complain. He never does. He just laid his big head down and sighed the sigh of a dog who had given everything to the lake.

Every dog parent knows that moment. The best day ever leaves a mark.

A LITTLE CARE ON THE PORCH

Mom opened the family kit and grabbed AniSport Companion Gentle Wound Balm. Lily held Bear's big paw while Sam counted each toe out loud. A thin layer on each pad for barrier conditioning and moisture. Bear thumped his tail against the porch boards the whole time.

THE INGREDIENT SPOTLIGHT: COCONUT OIL

Coconut oil comes from the palm trees that grow along warm, sunny shorelines, the kind of place Bear would move to in a heartbeat. Inside AniSport Balm, concentrated and precisely balanced with eight other all-natural ingredients, coconut oil brings rich conditioning to dry, weathered paw pads.

• Apple cider vinegar with the mother
• Coconut oil
• Shea butter
• Vitamin E oil
• Bergamot oil
• Frankincense oil
• Helichrysum oil
• Peppermint oil
• Lavender oil

See the full AniSport Balm ingredient breakdown.

AniSport is made for dogs and K9s only. Always check with your vet first, and call right away for bites, punctures, deep cuts, or anything serious.

THE LAKE KIT

• For cracked paw pads after a day on the dock: AniSport Companion Gentle Wound Balm.
• For the scrape they will not let you touch: AniSport Companion Gentle Wound Spray.
• For the kids who slipped on the same dock: NutriCore Vital Recovery Spray.
• For sun-dried summer lips: Zombie Lips.

THE LAST CANNONBALL

The next morning, the sun came up over the water and the whole cabin was quiet. Then the screen door creaked. Four big paws padded across the porch, down the hill, and down the dock.

SPLOOSH.

Some dogs chase balls. Bear chases joy, one cannonball at a time.

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