Billy Shaw Webboard User Reg: 11-06-2012
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I see what you guys are saying and totally agree, but I would say the most important thing is to not only make the pup safe, make it feel safe. I'm sure we all know that fear is not born into pups, it's acquired, that's why an 8 week old fears nothing and all of a sudden a 6 month old is afraid of thunder. Ellis has a very interesting lecture on you tube about fear development, but as much as exit is important I think at a young age the most important thing is monitoring and making sure the pup never desperately needs to get out , just my humble opinion.
I really think local environment dictates are thoughts on swimming, I live on an island so surrounded by sea and lakes, swimming is an almost necessary lifeskill so most dogs swim.
I read on another forum the thicker breeds ( Pits, Boxers etc.) can't swim so you shouldn't even try, laughable
steve strom Webboard User Reg: 03-17-2006
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For what its worth Christian, the one dog I've ever owned that has never swam a day in his life, is the one I tried taking all those incremental steps to get him in the water. Every other one did it either out of competition, trying to keep up with our other dog or desire for the toy convincing them to go in after it.
Never in a pool though. Always in a lake with a flat shore.
Billy Shaw Webboard User Reg: 11-06-2012
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That would be the same post that you said hope the puppy folk reply, which obviously I wrongly did with my 30 years and 6 dogs of experience, no worries won't happen again.Sure am glad I chose to agree with you
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