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Your GSDs and water

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#1 ·
Do your German Shepherds like to play in the water?
Both Harley and Varick LOVE it. Harley likes to splash around in the shallow end, while Varick likes to actually swim.
 
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Tessa used to only go in shoulder deep. We threw her favorite toy far enough that she had to swim for it. That's all it took.
 
#12 · (Edited)
When Apache learned water she did the spashing it out of the bowl stuff. Now she loves swimming like a beaver or playing on shore, I cant take her fishing. She outswims labs no problem. She is scared of the hose though even though ive never got her with it, she knows to run when I turn it on.

I wouldnt coax a dog into swimming, it will backfire like my dog with the hose. Just play around the water and the dog will figure out swimming.
 
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I don't think mine would jump into a large body of water on their own, but they would follow me in. Midnite is a strong swimmer and Robyn holds her own . They both enjoy playing in the baby pools I got for them , but they don't get dxcited over the hose, that is the younger goldens thing.
 
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A friend's dog was afraid of the water. She brought her to the lake when I took my puppy (he LOVES water) and after a while, she began to swim as well, just following my pup's example (and to make sure she could get her favorite toy before he did!). Maybe take a water loving dog with you?
 
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