courtney77
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I just wanted to brag a little on my girl. We took her out to the lake yesterday. Our friends have a lakehouse and invited us to come out. She's hot spot free. Her spay incision is healed. The weather was not crazy hot. Perfect day to take her. Plus she would get to see her very good friend Caroline. Caroline is 4 years old. She is one of my little flower girls and I have been friends with her Dad since we were little. We grew up next door to each other. I have posted pictures of her and Steely before. She loves Steely. And LOVES to reprimand her. She says, "No, no Stilley!". So cute.
Anyway, I need to preface this by telling ya'll that this was actually Steely's first time to swim. I mean really swim. She's been in my parent's pool before and swam back to the steps to get out. And she's been in the lake before, but only up to her chest. This time, we let her go. And go she did. She was great. She just went right out there like she was supposed to and swam like a Newfie girl should. She loved it. Hardly ever got out.
Now here's the brag.
Caroline, for obvious reasons, thinks Steely is huge. So as Steely was swimming around in the deep (for her) water, Caroline grabbed ahold of her neck and collar and Steely immediately towed her to shore. And then once they were shallow she sat down in the water. As Caroline rolled and jumped all over her. And she just sat there letting her.
Aaron and I just kind of looked at each other like, "did that just happen?". And they did it a few more times.
So, at one point, Caroline was in the shallow water with Steely. So I told Caroline to grab ahold of Steely and I called her out. Steely swam with Caroline on her back out past the dock (where we were) and then turned her around (on my command) and took her back to shallow water. Ya'll should have seen Steely's face. I think she was a little nervous. Her eyes were huge for some reason. I think since Caroline was right on top of her, she was struggling a little. But she did so great. Caroline wanted to go again, but when she put her arms around Steely, Steely whined. Caroline said, "I hurt her." and I said, "no sweetie, she just needs a rest.".
We got her to come out into the water that was up to our waists where Steely would normally have had to tread water. But we got her to stand up and put her front paws on my shoulder. She loved that. She got plenty of rubbins and Caroline wanted lots of big Steely kisses.
And then we bathed her. Caroline said, "I want to help. At home I help my Mommy and Daddy. That's what I do.". So she poured the shampoo on and helped me lather it up.
Anyway, I was just so proud.:heart: Steely is just a pet. We don't do water work, drafting, agility or anything. And I know a lot of you do. And I know you all know this, but it is just really something to see your dog's natural instincts take over and watch her do what she was born to do. It really warmed my heart.:hugs: She had so much fun. Hopefully she'll get to be a lake girl a little more before summer's over!
Anyway, I need to preface this by telling ya'll that this was actually Steely's first time to swim. I mean really swim. She's been in my parent's pool before and swam back to the steps to get out. And she's been in the lake before, but only up to her chest. This time, we let her go. And go she did. She was great. She just went right out there like she was supposed to and swam like a Newfie girl should. She loved it. Hardly ever got out.
Now here's the brag.
Caroline, for obvious reasons, thinks Steely is huge. So as Steely was swimming around in the deep (for her) water, Caroline grabbed ahold of her neck and collar and Steely immediately towed her to shore. And then once they were shallow she sat down in the water. As Caroline rolled and jumped all over her. And she just sat there letting her.
Aaron and I just kind of looked at each other like, "did that just happen?". And they did it a few more times.
So, at one point, Caroline was in the shallow water with Steely. So I told Caroline to grab ahold of Steely and I called her out. Steely swam with Caroline on her back out past the dock (where we were) and then turned her around (on my command) and took her back to shallow water. Ya'll should have seen Steely's face. I think she was a little nervous. Her eyes were huge for some reason. I think since Caroline was right on top of her, she was struggling a little. But she did so great. Caroline wanted to go again, but when she put her arms around Steely, Steely whined. Caroline said, "I hurt her." and I said, "no sweetie, she just needs a rest.".
We got her to come out into the water that was up to our waists where Steely would normally have had to tread water. But we got her to stand up and put her front paws on my shoulder. She loved that. She got plenty of rubbins and Caroline wanted lots of big Steely kisses.
And then we bathed her. Caroline said, "I want to help. At home I help my Mommy and Daddy. That's what I do.". So she poured the shampoo on and helped me lather it up.
Anyway, I was just so proud.:heart: Steely is just a pet. We don't do water work, drafting, agility or anything. And I know a lot of you do. And I know you all know this, but it is just really something to see your dog's natural instincts take over and watch her do what she was born to do. It really warmed my heart.:hugs: She had so much fun. Hopefully she'll get to be a lake girl a little more before summer's over!
