We’ve heard of “It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog.” but that goes both ways too. Having size on your side can work in your favor, but it can make your problems bigger too.

This dog in Cape Town, South Africa found its size working against it when it fell into a pool.

The dog, Cassius, who appears to be a Cane Corso, is a big dog who enjoys the little things. Cassius likes to sunbathe beside his owner’s pool and take in all that vitamin D that Cape Town, South Africa has to offer.

But Cassius is a little too big for some things.

The large dog slipped and fell into the pool, and he didn’t know how to swim.

A dog this size can’t stay buoyant for long. The fact that he can’t swim doesn’t help. This ship is sinking, and the captain doesn’t know how to man it.

Then again, this “vessel” was never meant for seafaring to begin with.

With as much strength as that large body of his could muster, Cassius tried to paddle and keep himself afloat.

That didn’t work, and the 100-pound dog realized he wasn’t going to get out of this pool on his own – not anytime soon.

This went on for 25 minutes before his owner came out and saw what was going on.

The problem was that his owner was wheelchair-bound, and Cassius was way too large for him to pull out.

Darren is a muscular person, but that’s not much use as long as he’s in that wheelchair. Leverage was a problem too. Pulling a dog that large out of the pool from a sitting position ain’t exactly comfortable or safe.

They needed a way to allow for Darren to help the huge dog out of the water that wouldn’t require him to get out of the chair and heave.

Darren guides Cassius to the shallow side of the pool to make things easier for both of them.

Now at the shallow end of the pool, Cassius can plant his feet – albeit barely – on the pool floor while Darren pulls from the other side.

And this also means more leverage for both of them to work with. When you need to get a dog this size out of the pool, every bit of help counts.

A 100-pound dog is a lot of dog to pull out of the water. Even wheelchair-bound, Darren must have some really good upper body strength to hoist Cassius out of the water.

Funnily enough, dock diving is one of the sports that Cane Corsos are known to take part in.

The breed is perfectly capable – it’s just the training that makes the difference.

And, well, Cassius had none of that. I hope his Cane Corso brethren aren’t ashamed of him.

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Source: YouTube – Stirred Up, American Kennel Club