Reply-To: "Sandy Ayer" From: "Sandy Ayer" To: Subject: Fw: *How to: swimming Date: Sun, 9 Oct 2005 11:16:49 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="Windows-1252"; reply-type=response Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2527 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2527 > > >> >> >> >>> >>> >>> >>>> Subject: Fw: *How to: swimming >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Kevin, Well I dont type too much but lets see if I >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> can write something! Some just go in on their own w/o >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> having to do much- but if not... You take her out to >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> about waist deep on u(that is prob not very far from >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the shore) (while u say to her- its okay- go swimming- >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> good girl, good go swimming) then u gently let her go >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and say to her go see ' Daddy' or who ever it is u >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> have standing on the shore. Follow her in so if she >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> gets turned around u can just tell her 'no go see >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> daddy'- or whoever- and you can aim her in the right >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> direction to the shore. They call her, clap hands, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> etc. and encourage her to come to them. When she >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> arrives to them they go coo koo w/the praise!!!..... >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> oh good girl, good come, good swimming!!!!!!!! Then u >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> do it again 3-4 more times. Let her rest in between if >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> she needs to. Each time she does it u should see her >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> getting less afraid and more confident -and enjoying >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it more- by the 3rd -4th time. Then just leave her be >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> up on the shore for a bit. She may go in on her own if >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> u throw a stick- not very far out. Or she may have had >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> enough for the day. After 2 or 3 different visits to >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the beach she will prob love it!!!- but u may not be >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> able to keep her out! LOL! >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Can she go off leash? Does she come to u good when u >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> call her? U could do it w/a long line on her if u >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> needed to. Does she have one of those 10$ pools in >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> your yard from Walmart-the hard plastic kinds?- not >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the blow up kind. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Wanted to thank u Kevin for staying in touch and for >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sending the pics as well. Sandy ----- >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >> >