tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2374808830322685957.post538773886308820560..comments2024-01-24T05:31:22.471-06:00Comments on troutbirder: Swimming Lessons: Then and Nowtroutbirderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14087811292280881959noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2374808830322685957.post-1872756238582797522015-06-07T09:25:37.995-06:002015-06-07T09:25:37.995-06:00Some dogs like to swim and others do not. Chance ...Some dogs like to swim and others do not. Chance will when he has no other choice he prefers to keep his feet on the ground! Maybe Lily will swim one day maybe not. Aggression issues probably stem from where she was before she was rescued by your friends...hope that you see some improvement...it makes it hard to go anyplace. Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2374808830322685957.post-57198497292498698052015-05-26T17:42:23.358-06:002015-05-26T17:42:23.358-06:00When it gets hot maybe she will feel more like a s...When it gets hot maybe she will feel more like a swim. Funny she doesn't like any of the things most dogs do, but great she likes to share your hikes with you.Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16035113274497372396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2374808830322685957.post-55876827461223453632015-05-25T09:37:16.565-06:002015-05-25T09:37:16.565-06:00Hi Troutbirder. You certainly can teach an old do...Hi Troutbirder. You certainly can teach an old dog new tricks. Over the years I've had many GSD's and none of them have been 'water dogs' like your retrievers but all of them did swim. The gator thing would bother me though. Many a dog has been victim to gators. Roses and Lilacshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121676379580186489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2374808830322685957.post-41579527730063026112015-05-22T16:55:25.507-06:002015-05-22T16:55:25.507-06:00I have a feeling that you will be very successful....I have a feeling that you will be very successful. She is lovely.Ginniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12749133391349265563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2374808830322685957.post-91305339392771935652015-05-22T09:45:47.124-06:002015-05-22T09:45:47.124-06:00Our Lucy has never been swimming and I must admit ...Our Lucy has never been swimming and I must admit we have never encouraged her to do so. Almost all our hikes involve passing by water and the thought of a wet dog every time we go out is no fun. She doesn't seem to mind and has never acted as if she wanted to go in the lakes. She does love the creeks, however.NCmountainwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00615765649828716560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2374808830322685957.post-33104771619234787832015-05-21T14:47:31.686-06:002015-05-21T14:47:31.686-06:00Finally have a moment to catch up (computer fixed)...Finally have a moment to catch up (computer fixed) <br />You had Chesapeakes? Fun dogs, great swimmers! Could stay in the water for hours! Got a pool for ours for days when we could not take her to the shore.<br /><br />I LOVE P D James!<br /><br />Now I want a wood duck box for my owls. I have flying squirrels in my bluebird box!<br /><br />We, too, have our old rag rugs. My grandfather even made big ones for the house on a loom. He used to tell us what every piece used to be. Nobody makes them like that anymore. My bedroom has all hand braided rugs by my neighbor.possumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03912443125826672230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2374808830322685957.post-3924346181633434502015-05-21T08:11:32.621-06:002015-05-21T08:11:32.621-06:00Perhaps Miss Lilly is wiser than you know and sens...Perhaps Miss Lilly is wiser than you know and sensed crocs you couldn't.<br />Her no-toy rule is an odd quirk, though. Martyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02366449267039641100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2374808830322685957.post-46465802039305536082015-05-21T04:20:21.095-06:002015-05-21T04:20:21.095-06:00Looking forward to the outcome of swimming lessons...Looking forward to the outcome of swimming lessons. My dogs loved the water, couldn't keep them out in fact. That is, until the warning sign appeared saying dogs must keep out because of rats. Not such a big creature as a croc but just as worrying. It ended up with us having to find water elsewhere.Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2374808830322685957.post-2167694386161280432015-05-20T20:40:33.906-06:002015-05-20T20:40:33.906-06:00I'm afraid I would have been afraid of alligat...I'm afraid I would have been afraid of alligators, too!<br /><br />Thank you for that hysterical comment you left! I laughed out loud!!!Ms. Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06263882972749791087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2374808830322685957.post-87809270997855921292015-05-20T12:17:10.575-06:002015-05-20T12:17:10.575-06:00Good luck with that. Saw two dogs down by the rive...Good luck with that. Saw two dogs down by the river yesterday. One was having a great time in the water. The other ran back and forth on the shore.Anvilcloudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07974744042579564912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2374808830322685957.post-36862512594330406982015-05-20T12:06:24.577-06:002015-05-20T12:06:24.577-06:00Can relate to your Miss Lilly completely. My new t...Can relate to your Miss Lilly completely. My new to me " eight year old dog" that I just adopted has the same behavior ways. And like you I am an experienced dog owner so hopefully I can change most of these behaviors. Would like to learn how to socialize my dog around other dogs. Humans, my dog loves. -- maybe there is a book out there. Where is the dog whisperer when you need him! Thanks for the good post! -- barbaraFolkways Note Bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07168881905408345126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2374808830322685957.post-20229772709858412512015-05-20T08:37:01.600-06:002015-05-20T08:37:01.600-06:00sorry about the dog attack thing. that's tough...sorry about the dog attack thing. that's tough to manage as you often hike and go to parks and the like. my 4 are not socialized, but except for a trip to the vet, they don't go anywhere. TexWisGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641962051044162710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2374808830322685957.post-60395066308775223142015-05-20T07:03:50.811-06:002015-05-20T07:03:50.811-06:00I can't blame Mrs. T for being worried about g...I can't blame Mrs. T for being worried about gators taking your precious Lily. But knowing you, she'll be swimming and enjoying it one day. :-)DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.com