Betti is an interesting dog, as all dogs are interesting in their own ways. Betti is one of those rotties that likes to dig at water. Different people coin their behavior different ways, but I always say that Betti is trying to "empty the lake". So I set up a baby pool in the back yard and she gets all fired up about "emptying" it. The expression on her face becomes dead serious and she splashes furiously, often so much so that she loses rhythm and misteps, which causes us to laugh. She is definitely the clown dog of the house.
Sometimes when she is splashing wildly she also vocalizes. Her most common phrases are, "Whoa-whoa!" or she'll say, "Whoa whoa-whoa!" It comes out sounding like the human equivalent of "Whoa is me!" When we are at a lake she is hesitant to swim; I think it scares her. But she is happy to begin "emptying" away and, if we join alongside her, we can partake in synchronized splashing.
