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Splashing Swimming (was: warning about trainer)
Handsome Jack Morrison
wrote in : On Fri, 05 Sep 2003 17:40:38 GMT, KWBrown wrote: What happens then? Splash, splash, splash. So she splashes when she tries to go too fast? Then, if you use the canoe, go slowly at first, and then experiment with different speeds. Sounds like a good idea. I didn't get out today: too busy putting the new house together. We've had a week off following the move, and we're trying to get as much done before we only see this house in the dark during the week... Do you have any small canvas bumpers? Try them, too. They're a little easier for a dog to carry while swimming. That way she can concentrate more on swimming and not just holding the heavier nubby bumper. I'll borrow some from Anne the Trainer. I'm sure she has more than a few. -- Kate Teena the ESS, Storm the FCR Remove spamblock to email, and let me know because this account is heavily filtered. |
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"KWBrown" wrote in message Sounds like a good idea. I didn't get out today: too busy putting the new house together. We've had a week off following the move, and we're trying to get as much done before we only see this house in the dark during the week... With Cala, all it took was time. One thing that helped, I think, was water that was just *barely* wade-able for her, so that she was striding along the bottom, almost swimming. Then it was easier for her to just keep striding if she went just a tiny bit further out. But mostly, she just figured it out on her own. The real key was when she was trying to find a stick, couldn't see it for all her splashing, and stopped splashing (swimming) so she could find her prize. Then once her feet had dropped under the water, she was able to swim correctly--and also realized she could go faster that way. |
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"KWBrown" wrote in message Sounds like a good idea. I didn't get out today: too busy putting the new house together. We've had a week off following the move, and we're trying to get as much done before we only see this house in the dark during the week... With Cala, all it took was time. One thing that helped, I think, was water that was just *barely* wade-able for her, so that she was striding along the bottom, almost swimming. Then it was easier for her to just keep striding if she went just a tiny bit further out. But mostly, she just figured it out on her own. The real key was when she was trying to find a stick, couldn't see it for all her splashing, and stopped splashing (swimming) so she could find her prize. Then once her feet had dropped under the water, she was able to swim correctly--and also realized she could go faster that way. |
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Subject: Splashing Swimming (was: warning about trainer)
From: "Robin Nuttall" Date: Sat, Sep 6, 2003 8:31 AM Message-id: vsk6b.373151$Ho3.55435@sccrnsc03 "KWBrown" wrote in message Sounds like a good idea. I didn't get out today: too busy putting the new house together. We've had a week off following the move, and we're trying to get as much done before we only see this house in the dark during the week... With Cala, all it took was time. One thing that helped, I think, was water that was just *barely* wade-able for her, so that she was striding along the bottom, almost swimming. Then it was easier for her to just keep striding if she went just a tiny bit further out. But mostly, she just figured it out on her own. The real key was when she was trying to find a stick, couldn't see it for all her splashing, and stopped splashing (swimming) so she could find her prize. Then once her feet had dropped under the water, she was able to swim correctly--and also realized she could go faster that way. Sometimes dogs *high step* which causes lots of splashes and then they start biting and barking at the slashes and *water freak*. Is this what you mean by your dog splashing? If so you can help much with it too. Paulette~ |
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Subject: Splashing Swimming (was: warning about trainer)
From: KWBrown Date: Sat, Sep 6, 2003 1:40 PM Message-id: (Kind2dogs) wrote in : Sometimes dogs *high step* which causes lots of splashes and then they start biting and barking at the slashes and *water freak*. Is this what you mean by your dog splashing? If so you can help much with it too. Nope: I've seen a Chessie water freaking. I've also seen her owner stride into freezing cold water up to his waist and carry her out under his arm. That was the end of their training day. :-) Why? Storm, on the other hand, *can* swim competently, but if she's in a hurry, she lets her rear end down and her front end up enough that her front paws break the surface of the water and splash. She's a motivated enough retriever that any bumper out there, anywhere, puts her into the splashing frenzy, as does racing my ESS when they're both in the water. -- Kate Well being motivated and then splashing and letting her rear down,can also be construed as water freaking or high stepping. And can be solved pretty easily, Paulette~ Teena the ESS, Storm the FCR Remove spamblock to email, and let me know because this account is heavily filtered. |
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Subject: Splashing Swimming (was: warning about trainer)
From: KWBrown Date: Sat, Sep 6, 2003 1:40 PM Message-id: (Kind2dogs) wrote in : Sometimes dogs *high step* which causes lots of splashes and then they start biting and barking at the slashes and *water freak*. Is this what you mean by your dog splashing? If so you can help much with it too. Nope: I've seen a Chessie water freaking. I've also seen her owner stride into freezing cold water up to his waist and carry her out under his arm. That was the end of their training day. :-) Why? Storm, on the other hand, *can* swim competently, but if she's in a hurry, she lets her rear end down and her front end up enough that her front paws break the surface of the water and splash. She's a motivated enough retriever that any bumper out there, anywhere, puts her into the splashing frenzy, as does racing my ESS when they're both in the water. -- Kate Well being motivated and then splashing and letting her rear down,can also be construed as water freaking or high stepping. And can be solved pretty easily, Paulette~ Teena the ESS, Storm the FCR Remove spamblock to email, and let me know because this account is heavily filtered. |
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KWBrown wrote in message news:
I've seen a Chessie water freaking. I've also seen her owner stride into freezing cold water up to his waist and carry her out under his arm. That was the end of their training day. :-) Heh. My 18 yr old Rottie/Elkhound still does it as an amusement, usually swimming in a circle and making a high-pitched bark that she uses at no other time. The sad part is that my GSD learned to swim from her and never learned not to swallow. He thought that splash biting was a necessary part of swimming. If I can break the habit in a GSD, you can certainly do it with a retriever :-) Lynn K. |
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