Trainer Joanne Brainard guides Barley, a 7-year-old Golden Retriever owned by Fred and Catherine Deichmann of Mystic, through the water during a Dog Water Rescue Workshop on Monday, August 24, 2020 at the Stonington Town Dock. The workshop, hosted by Rhodes Collar, served as an introduction to water rescue and retrieving for dogs. (Sarah Gordon / The Day)

Milou, a 1-year-old Goldendoodle, shakes while retrieving a boat cushion for owners Adrienne Jamieson and Patrick Chamorel, of Mystic, during a Dog Water Rescue Workshop on Monday, August 24, 2020 at the Stonington Town Dock. The workshop, hosted by Rhodes Collar with trainer Joanne Brainard, served as an introduction to water rescue and retrieving for dogs. (Sarah Gordon / The Day)

A kayaker looks on as trainer Joanne Brainard guides Frida, a 9-month-old Golden Retriever, and Milou, a 1-year-old Goldendoodle, through the water during a Dog Water Rescue Workshop on Monday, August 24, 2020 at the Stonington Town Dock. The workshop, hosted by Rhodes Collar, served as an introduction to water rescue and retrieving for dogs. (Sarah Gordon / The Day)

Olive, a 5-year-old black lab, brings a training toy back to her owner John Bashaw, of Waterford, during a Dog Water Rescue Workshop on Monday, August 24, 2020 at the Stonington Town Dock. The workshop, hosted by Rhodes Collar with trainer Joanne Brainard, served as an introduction to water rescue and retrieving for dogs. (Sarah Gordon / The Day)

Frida, a 9-month-old Golden Retriever, shakes a paw for Sam Russo, 10, as her mother Jeriann, all of Mystic, looks on during a Dog Water Rescue Workshop on Monday, August 24, 2020 at the Stonington Town Dock. The workshop, hosted by Rhodes Collar with trainer Joanne Brainard, served as an introduction to water rescue and retrieving for dogs. (Sarah Gordon / The Day)