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06-15-2013, 06:45 PM | #1 |
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| swimming yorkie? so in an effort to get Hermes adjusted to life in the D, i opened up the pool today and the kids got in. BRRRRRRRRR but we decided to train Hermes in a trial by fire. tossed him in and sink or swim we didnt but it was entertaining, he swam between both kids then looked like a drowned rat i dried him off and he is happy next to me chilling out |
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06-15-2013, 08:05 PM | #2 |
♥Love My 3 Furrbutts♥ Donating Member | Why would you toss a yorkie into cold water??? I don't find this funny at all.
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06-15-2013, 08:25 PM | #3 |
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06-15-2013, 08:32 PM | #4 |
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06-16-2013, 04:29 AM | #5 |
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| no that is not funny |
06-16-2013, 04:58 AM | #6 |
YT 2000 Club Donating Member | I think the OP said after all they didn't toss him in. And I am gratefull for that. Dogs and people need to learn to swim at their own pace. I spent 3 years trying to get one of my dogs to actually swim. She finally did. On her own, And then she went in all the time. Fear is a funny thing. I believe you give the opportunity to overcome, with lots of support, encouragement and patience. For swimming that means life jackets, lots of praise, and consistency on your part the human.
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06-16-2013, 05:42 AM | #7 |
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| people we introduced him to the pool with both kids, the water wasnt cold and you have to remember i joke around a lot. i would never endanger my dog |
06-16-2013, 05:47 AM | #8 |
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| You may be joking but you got to remember some people would really do it so thats why you got the reactions you did
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06-16-2013, 05:54 AM | #9 |
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| They have some really great doggie life jackets. You might want to look into purchasing one. I know people have lost pups in water situations before. Many dogs enjoy the water but a life jacket on is the safest bet.
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06-16-2013, 05:55 AM | #10 |
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| Yes this is very true.
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06-16-2013, 05:56 AM | #11 |
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| Understand, this is what you said: so in an effort to get Hermes adjusted to life in the D, i opened up the pool today and the kids got in. BRRRRRRRRR but we decided to train Hermes in a trial by fire. tossed him in and sink or swim You might think it was funny, but YT is a group of folks who take the care and responsibility of their Yorkies very seriously - note the forums of diet, health, grooming.
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06-16-2013, 08:53 AM | #13 |
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| if anyone truly wants to try to get their dog to like the water, take a look in the video section at Alaska Mike's thread on Eddies water therapy. Those people are professionals and sure have a nice way of getting the dog to like the water rather that fear it. I don't know the OP but did have a hard time understanding his original post, I got the fact that he or she likes to kidd but since many people think the sink or swim method is both OK and funny, well lets just say I was not sure what to think.
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06-16-2013, 09:09 AM | #14 |
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06-16-2013, 09:17 AM | #15 |
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| and some people confuse people and some act silly and some say dumb things, and some people are smart, and some people are nice and some people are nasty. So in communities like this when one is a newbie they are an unknown entity and may be taken differently by different people.
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