--- description: Corgi goes for a swim in viral video. title: This Corgi Swimming in a Pond Is the Definition of Delightful image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5c4ebbda11aba520/69869fc335ba6f7060c036f9/screen-shot-2014-08-15-at-3-44-08-pm.png?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # This Corgi Swimming in a Pond Is the Definition of Delightful by [Samantha Grossman](/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 15, 2014 9:03 PM CUT  by [Samantha Grossman](/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 15, 2014 9:03 PM CUT What’s this? Oh, just a long-haired corgi going for a nice swim in Japan. Watch as it flaps its stubby little legs and struggles to keep its adorable, giant head above water. None of us will ever know joy like this. To see more of this awesome pooch, check out [its blog](http://sansaijinofuuta0905.blogspot.jp/ "undefined"). ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3119319/corgi-swimming/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3119319/corgi-swimming/"},"headline":"This Corgi Swimming in a Pond Is the Definition of Delightful","datePublished":"2014-08-15T21:03:25.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:12:29.862Z","description":"Looks like it's having the best summer ever","url":"https://time.com/3119319/corgi-swimming/","keywords":["Newsfeed","animals","Dogs","viral","swimming"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5c4ebbda11aba520/69869fc335ba6f7060c036f9/screen-shot-2014-08-15-at-3-44-08-pm.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Samantha Grossman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5c4ebbda11aba520/69869fc335ba6f7060c036f9/screen-shot-2014-08-15-at-3-44-08-pm.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Screen Shot 2014-08-15 at 3.44.08 PM","caption":"","creditText":"","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3119319/corgi-swimming/","name":"This Corgi Swimming in a Pond Is the Definition of Delightful"}}]}] ```