Does your GSD love or hate water? - Page 5

DnP · 04-06-2009, 03:40 PM

Phoenix likes water in the following forms....

Lakes
Oceans
Ponds
Swimming pools
Kiddie pools
Rivers
Streams
Creeks
Puddles, the muddier, the better

Tolerates a bath, but not happy

Absolutely HATES the hose. Has since the first day I adopted him. He stays far far far away from the kiddie pool while it's being filled with the hose. Once the hose disappears...GAME ON...he's in the pool.

GSDgirlAL · 04-07-2009, 12:58 PM

LOVES water!! She gives a whole new meaning to the term "water dog" ... I was actually able to let her play in the hose about 2 weeks ago and it was hysterical!! I really wish I could have captured it on video. She too grabs the hose and will walk around with it, sprinklers just don't stand a chance!

mjbgsd · 04-07-2009, 06:40 PM

Love water.

SuzyE · 04-07-2009, 08:39 PM

loves loves loves water

**lhczth** · 04-08-2009, 02:15 PM

They love the water. Swimming, wallowing, wading........

lupina · 04-09-2009, 01:29 AM

Skye is my 1st GSD who readily swims in rivers or ponds...she's like a little fish...w/her chin resting just on the surface of the water.

Those baby wading pools are great for keeping them cool during the hot summer months...

WinitheGSD · 04-09-2009, 12:48 PM

Wini and Buddy both love baths. Buddy loves swimming in lakes, but we haven't taken her to the ocean. And we don't know about Wini. We haven't taken her to any lakes yet. But we've had her for less than a year so we have yet to find out. My guess is that she will love it. There are lots of lakes around here, on the street and stuff. But none of them have a bank so it's just like flat land, striaght, and then droppppppp. Into the deep lake. So if they were to dive in, it would be hard to get back out. And under an emergency it just wouldn't be safe. But wini wanted to go swimming in the lake during the winter(I guess) and she decided that the ice was frozen, which it was not. So yeah.....(:

gsdlove212 · 04-09-2009, 01:31 PM

My girls love water!

grmnshpd21 · 04-09-2009, 02:07 PM

Molly loves water for the most part. She loves the hose and her pool and puddles and going into the lake as long as she can touch the bottom. She has yet to swim, but loves splashing around in the shallow water. She also does not like a bath.

BlackGSD · 04-09-2009, 06:57 PM

Does this answer your question? (She was 3 months old in these. She started swimming at 9 weeks. All on her own, I don't put them in the water.)

04-06-2009, 03:40 PM	#41 (permalink)
DnP Elite Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 1,237	Re: Does your GSD love or hate water? Phoenix likes water in the following forms.... Lakes Oceans Ponds Swimming pools Kiddie pools Rivers Streams Creeks Puddles, the muddier, the better Tolerates a bath, but not happy Absolutely HATES the hose. Has since the first day I adopted him. He stays far far far away from the kiddie pool while it's being filled with the hose. Once the hose disappears...GAME ON...he's in the pool. __________________ Diana Mom of Brightstar's Phoenix In loving memory of Dakota 1/93 - 10/2006 He seemed neither old nor young. His strength lay in his eyes. They look as old as the hills, and as young and as wild. I've never tired of looking into them.-John Muir

04-07-2009, 12:58 PM	#42 (permalink)
GSDgirlAL Elite Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 1,105	Re: Does your GSD love or hate water? LOVES water!! She gives a whole new meaning to the term "water dog" ... I was actually able to let her play in the hose about 2 weeks ago and it was hysterical!! I really wish I could have captured it on video. She too grabs the hose and will walk around with it, sprinklers just don't stand a chance! __________________ GSDgirlAL-Proudly Owned by: Ava - GSD DeeJay & Shelby - Beagles Cooper - Golden Retriever

04-07-2009, 06:40 PM	#43 (permalink)
mjbgsd Crowned Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 5,867	Re: Does your GSD love or hate water? Love water.

04-07-2009, 08:39 PM	#44 (permalink)
SuzyE Crowned Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: michigan Posts: 5,077	Re: Does your GSD love or hate water? loves loves loves water __________________ "You can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals" -french proverb

04-08-2009, 02:15 PM	#45 (permalink)
lhczth Administrator & LOTR Addict Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 11,248	Re: Does your GSD love or hate water? They love the water. Swimming, wallowing, wading........ __________________ Lisa Clark Zu Treuen Händen Working German Shepherd Dogs *South Michigan SchH and Police Club*

04-09-2009, 01:29 AM	#46 (permalink)
lupina Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 169	Re: Does your GSD love or hate water? Skye is my 1st GSD who readily swims in rivers or ponds...she's like a little fish...w/her chin resting just on the surface of the water. Those baby wading pools are great for keeping them cool during the hot summer months... __________________ Carla GSD's Lupa 3/7/95-1/11/96 Bravo 7/25/99-5/10/06 Terra 3/2003-2/7/09 Skye 9/2004- Felines: Sophie 3/1989-11/2005 Princess Winona and Dakota 6/2005

04-09-2009, 12:48 PM	#47 (permalink)
WinitheGSD Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 239	Re: Does your GSD love or hate water? Wini and Buddy both love baths. Buddy loves swimming in lakes, but we haven't taken her to the ocean. And we don't know about Wini. We haven't taken her to any lakes yet. But we've had her for less than a year so we have yet to find out. My guess is that she will love it. There are lots of lakes around here, on the street and stuff. But none of them have a bank so it's just like flat land, striaght, and then droppppppp. Into the deep lake. So if they were to dive in, it would be hard to get back out. And under an emergency it just wouldn't be safe. But wini wanted to go swimming in the lake during the winter(I guess) and she decided that the ice was frozen, which it was not. So yeah.....(:

04-09-2009, 01:31 PM	#48 (permalink)
gsdlove212 Knighted Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: South Texas Posts: 2,950	Re: Does your GSD love or hate water? My girls love water! __________________ ~Alison Shadow-10 year old GSD (03-16-99) Duchess-4 year old GSD (11/04) Gianna vom Wildhaus-GSD (3-2-09)

04-09-2009, 02:07 PM	#49 (permalink)
grmnshpd21 Knighted Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Elgin, IL Posts: 3,272	Re: Does your GSD love or hate water? Molly loves water for the most part. She loves the hose and her pool and puddles and going into the lake as long as she can touch the bottom. She has yet to swim, but loves splashing around in the shallow water. She also does not like a bath. __________________ Nicky~ Mom to Molly, CD, RN, NA, NAJ, CGC, TC, TDI~ 6 year old GSD

04-09-2009, 06:57 PM	#50 (permalink)
BlackGSD Crowned Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Eastern Washington Posts: 7,533	Re: Does your GSD love or hate water? Does this answer your question? (She was 3 months old in these. She started swimming at 9 weeks. All on her own, I don't put them in the water.) __________________ Tracy Siren vom Banach { Sable female GSD 3-20-08} R.I.P. Wrangler male ACD/Aussie mix. 9-29-99 to8-29-11.

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