Comments on: Dog Swimming – Teach your dog to swim http://www.dogtrainersearch.com/blog/2009/12/dog-swimming-teach-your-dog-to-swim/ Information about all aspects of positive dog training Sat, 17 Sep 2011 02:19:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Steve http://www.dogtrainersearch.com/blog/2009/12/dog-swimming-teach-your-dog-to-swim/comment-page-1/#comment-300 Steve Sat, 17 Sep 2011 02:19:56 +0000 http://www.dogtrainersearch.com/blog/?p=85#comment-300 To the above comment. Not to say what you are doing is wrong because in no way is it, but the idea you have is sort of like testing the water with your toe before you jump in. The idea given above where you start the dog/puppy in deep water and get it swimming right away works awesome. It builds their confidence with the water soo quickly. Another idea is just bring your dog to a beach where many other dogs are. Your dogs can learn, watching other dogs swim. This also works awesome because when your dog sees another run and jump into the water and start to swim after a stick, your dog will most likely do the same thing, then start to swim like you put the trimm up on your boat. With more and more practice and visually seeing other dogs swim, your dog will learn. To the above comment. Not to say what you are doing is wrong because in no way is it, but the idea you have is sort of like testing the water with your toe before you jump in.

The idea given above where you start the dog/puppy in deep water and get it swimming right away works awesome. It builds their confidence with the water soo quickly.

Another idea is just bring your dog to a beach where many other dogs are. Your dogs can learn, watching other dogs swim. This also works awesome because when your dog sees another run and jump into the water and start to swim after a stick, your dog will most likely do the same thing, then start to swim like you put the trimm up on your boat. With more and more practice and visually seeing other dogs swim, your dog will learn.

]]> By: Kalisha http://www.dogtrainersearch.com/blog/2009/12/dog-swimming-teach-your-dog-to-swim/comment-page-1/#comment-245 Kalisha Thu, 19 May 2011 18:34:49 +0000 http://www.dogtrainersearch.com/blog/?p=85#comment-245 I have 2 dogs who are not to great with other dogs (Besides each-other), and don't really like swimming, I just got them. Our family LOVES swimming, and can't stand to leave them at home, or to tie them up while we swim, and we can't let the run free where we swim unless they are swimming with us. I have been trying to get them to like swimming, and have found that by doing what I came up with my self, it has been slowing working, and I just found this and the 2 ideas are almost alike! What I have been doing uses no treats, or toys, only praise, and encouragement. I will go a few feet into the water, and call the dogs, sounding very exited, and clap my hands gently like I am having TONS of fun! Then the dogs take a few steps into the water towards me, and I give them a lot of verbal praise, and then continue calling, and having fun... The dogs make it to me and I give them a bunch of verbal, and physical praise. I have only gotten them to go BARELY above the level of being able to touch the ground with their feet, and then after they receive praise they go back onto the shore and start over, but at first they would only put their front feet just a couple inches in, and stop there. It has been slowly progressing, and I am confident that this is an excellent idea! So glad you have this site on here! I have 2 dogs who are not to great with other dogs (Besides each-other), and don’t really like swimming, I just got them. Our family LOVES swimming, and can’t stand to leave them at home, or to tie them up while we swim, and we can’t let the run free where we swim unless they are swimming with us. I have been trying to get them to like swimming, and have found that by doing what I came up with my self, it has been slowing working, and I just found this and the 2 ideas are almost alike! What I have been doing uses no treats, or toys, only praise, and encouragement. I will go a few feet into the water, and call the dogs, sounding very exited, and clap my hands gently like I am having TONS of fun! Then the dogs take a few steps into the water towards me, and I give them a lot of verbal praise, and then continue calling, and having fun… The dogs make it to me and I give them a bunch of verbal, and physical praise. I have only gotten them to go BARELY above the level of being able to touch the ground with their feet, and then after they receive praise they go back onto the shore and start over, but at first they would only put their front feet just a couple inches in, and stop there. It has been slowly progressing, and I am confident that this is an excellent idea! So glad you have this site on here!

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