Misty was a dog.
Misty did not like water. She did like to drink it but sometimes even went through phases where she wasn't drinking much (a day or two here or there) and I had to give her liquid with food (meat/fish stock)
She never just jumped into water. She was afraid of it. She didn't mind paddling at the edge -of the sea or a pond etc, but didn't like it at all when the water started to lift her.
I tried to gently show her how not to be afraid, and to swim, but she was too scared so I stopped.
Once she fell in the river, and I saw her swim towards the bank, so she instinctively could swim! That was good to know.
But she was ill the next day. She was so shocked.
She was not afraid of....guns, fireworks, thunder, herds of dangerous huge bullocks....
But she was afraid of water and people swearing.
So not all dogs like water.
Misty did not like water. She did like to drink it but sometimes even went through phases where she wasn't drinking much (a day or two here or there) and I had to give her liquid with food (meat/fish stock)
She never just jumped into water. She was afraid of it. She didn't mind paddling at the edge -of the sea or a pond etc, but didn't like it at all when the water started to lift her.
I tried to gently show her how not to be afraid, and to swim, but she was too scared so I stopped.
Once she fell in the river, and I saw her swim towards the bank, so she instinctively could swim! That was good to know.
But she was ill the next day. She was so shocked.
She was not afraid of....guns, fireworks, thunder, herds of dangerous huge bullocks....
But she was afraid of water and people swearing.
So not all dogs like water.
