hi just wondrered if any one tried this.. we took our 16 week lab pup to brighton yester for a drive out and he loved walking along the edge of the beach was a bit wary of water as wqs pretty choppy so when we got home we bought a chaep( £5) kiddies padding pool to let him get used to jumping in and out of water his stil it reluctant but geting braver as we speak he seems to be enjoying jumpoing in and out of the water. so hopefully we wil take him to a big country park near us wher dogs r alouwed to swim

Just a warning :) Be very careful when letting dogs go in the sea - if they drink the water they can get VERY violent squits within a short time of drinking it :)

Daisy

"quote" Just a warning Be very careful when letting dogs go in the sea - if they drink the water they can get VERY violent squits within a short time of drinking it"

Hi Daisy can you tell me what that means please, because we live right on the seafront and I often take my pap puppy on the beach as he loves to try and catch the waves. I would hate to think that I could be doing him some damage without realising it.

Kimmie

One of mine drinks seawater (he doesn't like the sea and is trying to get rid of it - derrrr!) and vomits it within 10 minutes. I would think if it stays down it would do the same at the other end too....

My old lab, on the other hand, seemed to absorb it through any orifice, and when she came out of the sea, her back end acted like a waterpistol!!!!!

Yep, that was my experience too - serious squits for a couple of days!!!! I have to add that he only drank the sea water that one time though. He learnt it wasn't a good idea very quickly! :D

Monty's Mum :)

No, it didn't give her the squits....just pure seawater came out, horizontally, at speed, when she came out of the waves and ran up the beach.....rather like an enema, I guess!!

My late Lab Mars used to do that as well ! The first time she did it it seems to propel her along at great speed ! I was in stitches when I first saw her ! Never did her any harm !! She loved going in the sea ! :D

Lucy

First time that it happened to my older dog - we were just having a walk along the beach before having a pub lunch. Fortunately it happened just before we put him back into the car :) :) Daughter had been throwing large stones into the sea and he thought that he had to drink all the water before he could pick them up from the bottom :)

Daisy

I use a paddling pool every summer for my boys in the garden - they love it - and the hose pipe too;)

Although they much prefer jumping in the reservoir and getting filthy as they did this morning and then gathering half the forestation each in their featherings - so its been a bath for them both - but they had fun:)

Pam n the boys

I'm the same as Pammy....have a paddling pool, and use the hose on my gang.
They have so much fun!

Actually, it was lucky it was so warm today, as 2 of my girls decided to go paddling in a stagnant pond on my land .....yuck! Hosepipe for them!

Lisa

I bought my ebt a little paddling pool last year and he loved it until he puntured it by dragging it round the garden. I might try a vinyl wall one this year instead of a blow up one so it might not be as easy to put his teeth through. He loves the hose pipe too and goes mad when I get it out, he also loves any water like ponds, streams and the sea.

Hi Martin

what a fantastic idea, think I will buy one too, Rufus (5½ mths) will
love that!!!

brilliant!

Louise x

Have you considered a hard plastic one? They do all sorts of shapes and sizes and they aren't going to be punctured by teeth or claws. Toys'r'us is usually good for a range of them.
LynnT

My sister has a small plastic pool for her Cairn. He barks for her to fill it up with water if it is hot. She also has a very small, floating surf board that her dog rides around the pool. It's quite funny to see. When I brought my last Cairn over for a visit, she was up and "surfing" around the pool as well -- must be a terrier talent.

Stacey

We have a paddling pool for our mal in the summer. Often another she just drinks from it. But will go in it when it's hot. Also has two electric fans on when it is hot. What a life hey. Sarah :p

Martin, thats a great idea for getting your dog used to water. We have a beach we can visit (havent been their yet not had his 2nd jab yet) but its not the same as when you have to give em a bath. Id read about putting the pup in the bath with a bit of water & then gradually increasing the amount of water. I was gonna put one of the kids in as well to play with him. But this is a much better idea and the kids will love it as well while the weather is warm.