my dog hates a bath. but we r taking her 2 a family vacation spot. but she is scared of water. how can we get her 2 stop being so scared of water? thanks.
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Well I had a dog scared to death of water. Do you have a pool or somewhere you can take him to swim with you? We went to the lake to start out and I walked him in just to get his feet wet. He sure didn't like it but I made him stay there. I laid down in the water and was petting him for awhile and then we walked alittle further out and further out. Before you knew it we were swimming out there. Now everytime that we go swimming in the pool hes right there with us swimming all over the place. You just have to show him that you are going to protect him and keep him safe until he builds his confidence. Good luck!!
Taking a bath and playing in a lake are two different ideas for a dog. She may not be a scared as you think.
what breed is she. n try baby steps in puddles where she fills safe and secure. even use her fav toys. i had same prob w my golden lab at one x now he nose dives 4 his toys. i asked what breed cause some breed will not do will w water at all good luck
Have you tried getting in the bath or the shower with the dog? Our Mini Aussie loves to take showers with us.. he will jump right in.
Sure you can, you have to teach it by rewarding her if she calms down for a bath, she might be scared of cold water not warm water, check that. What you should be doing is rewarding her when she does what is required and "punishing" it if she doesn't. Train the dog, help it learn by conditioning it. That is simply rewarding or "punishing" its actions so us to make it learn.
Try a wading pool in the yard. Fill it up while acting really excited about the whole thing. Sit in it yourself and call the dog to join you. Bribe her with treats. Once she is in the water, make a huge fuss over her. This process worked so well on my blind chihuahua that she now makes a bee-line for my pond and waterfall in the backyard every time I open the back door! She swims until I go out and get her. She still hates taking a bath, but swimming is a whole different thing!
Go to a lake or pond. Put dog in boat with you.about 50 feet
from shore toss dog in. Dog will swim to shore, shake itself off and be fine. (Worked with a lab I had
The sound of the running water in the bath may be part of the problem; it's probably pretty loud to her.
We have a wolf/husky that was traumatized by water at a young age (less than a year). She fell into a swift moving river while my husband was fishing, she was trying to swim up stream to where she fell in. After we pulled her out she didn't want to go near water for a year. We decided enough is enough. We took her out to a warm lake with a long lead on. We coaxed her in closer and closer. We got her walking on the shore. After a couple of trips out we got her to swim. The trick was me going out deeper and going underwater - she swam out to rescue me. Fortunately, her weakness is pepperoni sticks - it took 2 bags, but now she swims fine.
Make it fun for her. Don't try to force her to like the water. Does she like chasing a ball, stick, etc.?? If you plan to get in the water, throw a ball toward the water encouraging her to retrieve it while you both run towards it into the water. Try to make a game out of it without any force. Have fun on your vacation and GOOD LUCK!!
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