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Rottweilers => Rottweiler Discussions => : Britz July 11, 2007, 06:50:49 AM
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Well I walk to a dugout everynight and No matter what zeus will not go in he will drink out of it but no go in to it. So today sence my sister is here and it is soooooo soooo hooooot we thought we woudl take the kids and the pup swimming. well my kids freaked out of course even in life jackets etc. so My sister swam for awile and calle d zeus to come in he wouldn't. I desided maybe he would come with me or come see me when im in the water. NOPE He sat there and jumped at the edge of the water.
Any one elses dogs afraid of going swimming? Or is he just to young and once he is older will he go in?
We have tried Bribbing him by throwing sticks that are close to the shor line but no way.
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Bumping :) Just wondering if pther ppls big pups where afraid to go in?!
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Kaila is my water baby and Cinder is a close second to her. Shiner however was terrified to go into the kiddy pool that we have in the back yard. It took my climbing in and Kaila and Cinder coming into the pool before he ever would enter. Now Shiner will run through it and stand in it but that's about all. Kaila will snorkle and roll and play and have a good time. Maybe get a small pool or something that is less scary and build up to the swimming hole that you go to. That way he can build up his confidence that the evil water isn't going to eat you or him. He's still a puppy so I wouldn't worry too much about it.
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Phelan wouldn't walk through a puddle for a steak dinner until this summer when at approx. 11 months we went to the dog park and the pond was full of water and 3 labs running in and out to play. He LOVES to play with other dogs so he really had no choice but to go in, so now he loves being in the water and lying down in it. He's had a few 2.5 second swims but really just prefers to hop around in belly deep water.
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Maddax was the same as zeus, but he is so afraid to be left that all we had to do was get in the water and he would follow. We have been working with him taking him to the park at least three times a week and now he will go in up to the point that he has to swim and then no further. We have been told by friends that we need to find a dog that swims and that it will help Maddax learn. Now all we have to do is find that friend...
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thanks all. Zeus will put his front feet in thats it, Last night we went swimming again and no luck I ended up carrying him close going in myself and holding him were he could still stand he was ok with that but then ran out and rolle din dirt so we had one muddy puppy lol
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All of my dogs have only been comfortable enough to only go in up to their belly/chest in the water. Except for Faust(GSD), he LOVES swimming. They were all raised basically the same way, so I think some of it has to do with just who they are. I also live in New England though, so we only get so much warm weather to practice in. lol
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Of the four in our pack Tucker is my only water dog, can't keep him out. Tyra will hang in the baha but the other two want nothing to do with it.
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My Husky/GSD/Wolf, Jasper hated water, and would not go in no matter what. He would stand at the shore and whine/bark if we got in.
Woody couldn't really care less about water, its the Fishies that he wants :)
Maple was afraid of water until she saw my BIL's lab/rottie fetch a stick in the water, then, something clicked. She went in (ears pinned back--her "work" mode), swam out to the stick, and came right back to shore stickless LOL Now, she'll go in, but, she's always in work mode, not play or enjoyment.
Maybe if Zeus sees other dogs swimming, he'll get the point? Or, he might have been worried since the kids were afraid.
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My Husky/GSD/Wolf, Jasper hated water, and would not go in no matter what. He would stand at the shore and whine/bark if we got in.
Woody couldn't really care less about water, its the Fishies that he wants :)
Maple was afraid of water until she saw my BIL's lab/rottie fetch a stick in the water, then, something clicked. She went in (ears pinned back--her "work" mode), swam out to the stick, and came right back to shore stickless LOL Now, she'll go in, but, she's always in work mode, not play or enjoyment.
Maybe if Zeus sees other dogs swimming, he'll get the point? Or, he might have been worried since the kids were afraid.
Welp no luck yet Hes to funny though when we come to shore he sits as far away from us as possible then will slowly come up and see if we are ok. I wias think ing about the dog thing letting him see another dog do it. Are good friends have chocolate labs that love water so we may have to meet up with them one day and see.
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Cabeza used to HATE the water. He wouldn't go near it. But, after hanging out with his lab cousin, he'll now go in belly deep. If Molly is swimming, he'll swim with her. But not us. hahha!
Now Mabel, that chick is a WATER DOG. She would stay in the water all day long. She just floats aroud and smiles. Its the cutest thing.
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Marley has always been afraid of the water. We continue to try and coax him in and at the lake last week, Laney finally put him over the edge! He eventually went in up to his belly..haha but if I had something like Laney barking that shrill bark at me and biting my legs, I would chase her too!! This video is really crappy but it gives you an idea!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQ3d-6xCwdU
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Im not sure about my pup Chloe. I had her at my friends house once and she stood on the pool deck acting like MAYBE she would take a dip... but i didnt want to let her because i didnt want her to put a hole in the liner. I do know that her mother used to love the water, but her father wouldnt go in it... guess it just depends on the dog.
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Well I walk to a dugout everynight and No matter what zeus will not go in he will drink out of it but no go in to it. So today sence my sister is here and it is soooooo soooo hooooot we thought we woudl take the kids and the pup swimming. well my kids freaked out of course even in life jackets etc. so My sister swam for awile and calle d zeus to come in he wouldn't. I desided maybe he would come with me or come see me when im in the water. NOPE He sat there and jumped at the edge of the water.
Any one elses dogs afraid of going swimming? Or is he just to young and once he is older will he go in?
We have tried Bribbing him by throwing sticks that are close to the shor line but no way.
Grace hates to swim too. Rotts have web feet too. she'll put up with baths, but NO swimming unless it's to wade in the creek. that's it.
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Well I walk to a dugout everynight and No matter what zeus will not go in he will drink out of it but no go in to it. So today sence my sister is here and it is soooooo soooo hooooot we thought we woudl take the kids and the pup swimming. well my kids freaked out of course even in life jackets etc. so My sister swam for awile and calle d zeus to come in he wouldn't. I desided maybe he would come with me or come see me when im in the water. NOPE He sat there and jumped at the edge of the water.
Any one elses dogs afraid of going swimming? Or is he just to young and once he is older will he go in?
We have tried Bribbing him by throwing sticks that are close to the shor line but no way.
Grace hates to swim too. Rotts have web feet too. she'll put up with baths, but NO swimming unless it's to wade in the creek. that's it.
I found it so funny that he hated water all teh rotti books I have says they are water dogs lol. Im going tos ee if i can get are one friend to come up with his dog Kelly she loves water the only problem is Kelly is a she and isnt fixed but i guess zeus is so there may not be a problem. Zeus will bath fine but the water is jusyt a little past his feet in the tub.
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Just give him time he'll go in ;) You don't want to rush him and make him afraid.
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even water dogs can hate water i suppose. I don't push grace to like it...it's just not going to be her thing i guess. :) i have no need for her to be a water dog even so no big deal for me. Zues, like Grace, will take it or leave it.
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Yeah i aint going to push him at all if he dont like he dont. My husky was crazy for Lakes and Dugouts What really sucked though is she would go swimming in the lagoon and then go and jump on you when she was all yukky. IM sure zeus will ike the lake we go to sence it is really shallow at the beach, maybe he will like that. Im hopping to pic up a kiddie pool today
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I had to laugh last weekend. Strider and Merlin both like lakes, rivers, streams even puddles will do to play in. So I bought a kiddie pool for them in the backyard. You would have thought it was filled with battery acid. Neither one would go near it. A week later they will approach it, and ocaisionally get a drink but they will not even get their tootsies wet. Just when you think you have them figured out...
Stella
Lady and Grace did the toes in the water only at the beach last year. that's it.
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loki was scared of the water till i did what every loving father did to their sons, threw him in the deep end. he hated me for about two days till i got the leash out and took him for another walk along the river. once again he didnt want to get in so i threw him in again this time without the leash and he swam back to the bank looked at me as if i peed in his food dish so i loved on him a sec grabed a stick and threw it in the water. once again he gave me the go to h*ll look so i jumped in the river and broght him his stick. after he relized that i wasint trying to hurt him but just wanting to play whit h him he discovered the joy of cold mountain water on a hot july day. i used the same method with my yellow lab and it worked hiw her as well.