[nagdu] Shepherds and the ocean

[Tracy Carcione]

My shepherd enjoyed the beach.  He enjoyed investigating all the smells. 
He wasn't sure about the waves, but my friend's golden showed him that
swimming could be fun, and after that, Nestor went swimming a little, too.
I always kept him on the Flexileash on the beach, so he wouldn't wander
off and get hurt.  It's hard to keep sand out of the leash mechanism,
though.


> Greetings all. Gucci and I will be traveling to Florida this weekend
> for a family vacation. We'll be staying with my parents, brothers, and
> older brother's family in a large house, which from what I've herd is
> more like a resort. It belongs to a friend of the family. Whenever
> Gucci and I travel to my parent's house in Dallas for holidays and
> such, her eating habits go down. I've learned that since there's more
> activity in a larger space, she feels that she has to explore and
> check things out. When feeding time comes, invariably she won't eat
> all of her food. Often she skips meals altogether. I've learned that i
> have to put her food down, leave for 30 minutes or more, come back and
> if she hasn't eaten, then take her out like normal and then just wait
> till the next mealtime. She'll likely spend much of next week on a
> bedchain or leash given the new environment, the niece and nephews
> running around, and the increasing amount of activity. So, my
> questions are these:
>
> 1. How can I get her more comfortable with the environment?
> 2. What should I know when taking her to the beach and the ocean, or
> do sheperds even like to get in the ocean and on the beach? I know
> most Labs love the water, but I don't know about shepherds?
>
> I think I know how to make her more comfortable with things, but want
> to see what others have to say on this type of situation. If things go
> well, we might get this opportunity for the next few years, of going
> to the beach house that is.
>
> Many thanks as always,
> Wayne & Gucci
>
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