Questions ? - Page 2

Shepherd Woman, I agree there too.  Perfectly normal response!

ShepherdWomen I am grateful for your honesty. My male is so attached to me I was wondering if it was OK too. His eyes don't leave me for a second. He wants to be everywhere I am. Even in the a.m. I open the doggie door let them (4 in total) out. My Aussie shoots out the door like a bullet, my female GS goes out at a normal pace, my old guy I open the door for, my male GS won't even go out for his a.m. pee unless I go out too. If I decide to go back and lay down he'll come right back in the room and wait till I get up later. I think some dogs have  stronger bonds and a personality that just makes them more intense and in tune to you. On the other hand I never have a problem having him look at the camera he's always looking straight at me.

As for water he's a lunatic and like someone said earlier, be careful what you ask for, I got him a baby pool this summer, WHAT A MESS but he loved it. Can't wait to take him somewhere he swim.

OK one question I'm new to all this internet stuff, what is "lol, omg and all this other cryptic stuff mean???? I know I'm out of the loop, but hell if I don't ask I'll never be hip, oops am I dating myself with using the  term hip ??

LMAO

(laughing my ass off)

LOL  (laugh out loud)

OMG  (oh my god)

JMO (just my opinion)

Thanks Pie, and I can fill ya in on the lingo. 

LOL - laughing out loud

AFK - away from keyboard

NP - no problem

WTG - way to go

OMG - is oh my God

ROFL - rolling on floor laughing

and if I think of any more of them, I'll let ya know : - }

I never even knew my dog liked to swim until we got a pool this past summer.  It's all he tried to do is get in every dog on day. Then the pup followed his daddy and wanted to get in on the fun too.  Since now the dogs, the kids and the whole neighborhood enjoyed the pool so much we decided to invest in an inground pool this spring.  An above ground pool isn't practical for dogs to get in and out of and I can't imagine the liner holding up very long.  I ordered a pool with steps to make it easy for the dogs to get in and out on their own whenever they want.  The little baby pools are ok for them to cool off in but the water gets filthy quickly and it's not very big but it might be a good way to introduce your dog to the water slowly.

ITA = I totally agree

ROTFLMAO = rolling on the floor, laughing my ass off

IMHO = in my humble opinion

IMNSHO = in my NOT so humble opinion!

AFAIK = as far as I know

IIRC = if I recall correctly

Hope that helps! :-)

lol sunsilver i hadn't seen some of those before.   

Most of my dogs have to be taught to swim and taught to like it.

I introduce them early.  In the tub if they are young in winter.

I let them splash and wade until they are 6 months or more.  if they are not swimming to retrieve, I have to do more.

I tie a lead from them to me and swim into the lake with the young dog in tow.

At first they may not like it, but after awhile (as I act calm and cheerful) they start getting into it.  We swim to and from the shore, so they don't think the sight of the shore means to head home.

Two or three such sessions and they swim and retrieve in water for life.

What this means is that they can exercise hard even in the hot months and be in much better shape as adults.

It also means they can eat more and still be fit as swimming burns a lot of calories.  So they are happier, too.  Swimming itself is also a great pleasure for shepherds once they get the hang of it.

By the way, I am a fit, stong guy, but I am definitely middle aged and not much of a swimmer.  This is not out of your reach!  If you falter, you can let your dog pull you back home.

Ok, I am lost on the last post, lol.  I don't think that I mentioned anything about my swimming?  Yes, I can swim.  Wooohoo, better than my dog I may add.  I make fun of him and go our further hoping he will come out.  He looks at me like I'm nuts, lol.

Thanks all for the lingo update, never would have figured it out.

Hey what's up with the answers to that test naming the different dogs?????