My number 2 golden, "Hal", went with me to a private trout stream several years ago. I made it clear to him that he was to stay out of the water, though he really wanted to "help" me every time I hooked a fish. He'd watch the strike indicator and get visibly excited whenever it moved. Well, I waded out toward the middle of a big pool and hooked another fish. I could hear Hal whine close behind me. I turned to see all 100 pounds of him balanced on a small rock a couple yards behind me. So technically he was still above the water line, but he'd had to swim to get there. But he was clearly where he wanted to be, offering help to me.