Shikokus and water
Hi everyone,
I am going to (hopefully) be getting a Shikoku from Katja in the fall. I was wondering how they are with water. Are they generally pretty happy to go swimming or do they avoid water. I live about 2 minutes from the beach, where there are some great trails, so I thought I'd ask so I have a bit of an idea of what to expect.
Thanks,
Chris
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Hmm. Well my 7 month old Shikoku will not even wade into water. I have a little creek with a nice entrance and he doesn't want to go into it. Funny since my Siberians all loved water and would either wade and/or swim (2 of them really liked to swim).
Chris, where do you live?
We take Tenji to the beach and he loves running along the shoreline but will not go into the water. He is terrified of the outdoor garden hoses but he wasn't afraid as a puppy. He will drink from the water fountains in the park but overall he is not a fan of water. Baths.....forget about it!
So, we finally found the wire for the camera. Anyways, here are some pics. Once the videos are uploaded onto youtube, I'll post them.
Here are the videos
Sora crossing a stream at the beach
Tag and Sora at the beach
Hehe. That must have been a lot of fun!
That leap over the stream reminds me of how Lucy reacts whenever we take a walk in the rain. The first few times we went, you could tell she was trying really hard to figure out how she could keep walking with me without having to touch the water.