Teach your dog to swim

vikkicm


Joined: 17/05/2011
Posts: 158

Message Posted:
06/07/2011 21:24

My 3 month old puppy came in tonight, soaking wet, very distressed... someone had maybe thrown him in a pool, luckily I taught him to swim a couple of weeks ago, he would not have gone in on his own, what the hell is the matter with people?

ttoli


Joined: 24/03/2007
Posts: 1172

Message Posted:
06/07/2011 21:43

Did you see someone throw him in??, couldnt he have slipped or misjudged the edge?

No1Doyen


Joined: 04/07/2008
Posts: 16617

Message Posted:
06/07/2011 21:56

What's a 3 month old puppy doing out on his own? ) )

rowlo



Joined: 12/10/2008
Posts: 4796

Message Posted:
06/07/2011 22:25

irresponsable parents or what , poor puppy .

lovingcyprus


Joined: 02/03/2007
Posts: 1272

Message Posted:
06/07/2011 22:28

Message No.3 exactly

No1Doyen


Joined: 04/07/2008
Posts: 16617

Message Posted:
06/07/2011 22:47

Poor thing. He could have jumped on a Dolmus and ended up miles away. ) )

MsGarnet


Joined: 04/01/2009
Posts: 989

Message Posted:
07/07/2011

One would think, any dog if it falls into water will go through the motions of swimming instinctively - never known a dog that didn't/couldn't swim........if its not done much swimming it may tire easily but no dog would drown, if it wasn't too far from a place it can get out to to land.......



Why the assumption it was thrown into a pool? It is three months old for heavens sake - like a toddler - inquisitive.....to think the worst of everyone is not a healthy way to go through life..........



Having lost track of one dog, though hopefully it will still be found - one also has to ask, how come this three month pup was so far out of your sight, you think someone threw it in a pool? Where were you?

No1Doyen


Joined: 04/07/2008
Posts: 16617

Message Posted:
07/07/2011 00:28

Was it doing a doggie paddle or back stroke? ) )

philbailey


Joined: 17/01/2011
Posts: 3534

Message Posted:
07/07/2011 01:18

Awaiting the next dog lost in xxxx post

or leaving the island can you re-home post

snd1966


Joined: 10/06/2009
Posts: 353

Message Posted:
07/07/2011 07:07

.Re MSG 7 that's what I thought until I saw it with my own eyes. In the olden days when we had a pool our collie would run around while anyone was swimming (good exercise and claw trimming) but a pain if you wanted to swim when hot. One of our other dogs stood on a corner and over balanced him straight in. I would say the way he turned his shoulder it was deliberate but hey ho that's how it looked. Collie just sank to the bottom no leg movement at all, whether he would of recovered from the shock of being 'pushed' in we will never know as we fished him out. We have now taken him in the sea and after many times of climbing on to me he can swim but does not actually enjoy it.

lovingcyprus


Joined: 02/03/2007
Posts: 1272

Message Posted:
07/07/2011 10:20

message 9 I don't think you will have long to wait

eyebob


Joined: 22/06/2010
Posts: 143

Message Posted:
07/07/2011 16:05

Dont let your dog swim in the sea,the salt in the water is very dangerous to dogs,especially if they are long coated.

horselover


Joined: 18/01/2009
Posts: 129

Message Posted:
07/07/2011 19:05

ive got a dog that needs a new home. ive chucked him out coz he cant wash up or make the bed n he was gettin over friendly with the bitch next door. im now divorced..anyone want him?

vikkicm


Joined: 17/05/2011
Posts: 158

Message Posted:
09/07/2011 09:55

Msg 7, Msgarnet and I quote "to think the worst of everyone is not a good way to go through life" is really rich coming from you! Seem some of the nasty comments you have made on others posts..



Liking Msg 13, horselover



and just for the record.. of course, I left my 3 month old puppy on his own on the street.. NOT!

flamefabs


Joined: 09/07/2011
Posts: 193

Message Posted:
09/07/2011 10:43

i thought dogs could swim naturally ?



our dog fell into a canal when we took her for a walk and she swam without a problem - bit of a shock though !





Barry

MsGarnet


Joined: 04/01/2009
Posts: 989

Message Posted:
09/07/2011 11:32

Msg 14 - either illustrate, or expect your comment to be treated with the contempt it deserves........



Your puerile valedictory cry say everything about you, nothing about me - and nothing about how the three month pup was alone, and you assume, being slung into someone's pool by a stranger.........I am not the only person who questioned something of the situation that YOU have stated........

eyebob


Joined: 22/06/2010
Posts: 143

Message Posted:
09/07/2011 15:59

Amusing to read messages purporting to be in Queen`s English yet are full of basic grammar errors,

vikkicm


Joined: 17/05/2011
Posts: 158

Message Posted:
09/07/2011 21:20

Msg 16.. My pool, you muppet! and your message only served to prove my point about you!

MsGarnet


Joined: 04/01/2009
Posts: 989

Message Posted:
10/07/2011 04:52

If so inarticulate at more than half century old, to say "desperate to find him, but don't go out much... " expecting that to be understood to mean you go out all the time, and "someone had maybe thrown him in a pool" meant thrown into your pool - entirely changing the scenario (you don't have a gate? or watch your animals)? is asking for mind reading - impossible. The Bob thread; my msg 57 was compassionate and msg 79 in light of what you wrote, understandable. It isn't as though anyone has pointed out to say Bob "went off for a run, as he always does, about 9pm every night and never came back, usually back in ten minutes, disappeared into thin air!" shows you to be irresponsible in the extreme. YOU let him out every night? unforgiveable; expecting him to ignore any bitch on heat, never to run in front of a car or get in a dog fight. If he caused a fatal accident YOU would be 100% responsible; if a forum member's family was injured, or killed because of your laissez faire attitude

MsGarnet


Joined: 04/01/2009
Posts: 989

Message Posted:
10/07/2011 04:55

their tone would change completely. The same as if they tread in your animals faeces and walk it into their homes. Nor did I comment on your 'losing' him (poetic licence, let out intentionally) on 17th May, but no posters or information in English/Turkish distributed until 26th June because you "didn't know how", as time is of the essence, within days, a mature person would find someone who DID know how, and ask them to do so, on your behalf. Roomy was right to start a thread about so many "lost" dogs with "irresponsible" owners (as Msg 27 points out).



Instead of projecting on to me, I would put all your energies into keeping your animals safe by accompanying them when they are off your property, and fortifying your property, to keep both the public and them, safe from harm.

Groucho



Joined: 26/04/2008
Posts: 7993

Message Posted:
10/07/2011 06:33

If you teach an animal to swim, then you make it more likely that it will do so when you are not present... How do you teach a dog to know when it's safe to swim? You can't.

martinD41


Joined: 06/09/2010
Posts: 3001

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 10:36

Most animals can swim if needs be.....Migratory species especially ....But generally , only those who seek pray in water choose to................If your not a predatory fish the water is dangerous...........be careful...