<human>: Right, I know I could Google up a few tips and tricks on this subject but I want some personal accounts on how you coaxed your dog to go into the water. I'm not talking about you all with your perfect Labradors and retrieving breeds that just jumped right in after you threw a stick in there!

Lady is a Border Collie who is largely fearless and I believe that she would greatly benefit from learning to love swimming. There have been a few times where she's tentatively paddled (mostly because she lost her footing on a muddy bank or whathaveyou) but by and large she has yet to learn that it can be a fun activity. FUNTIVITIES!

I plan on going to the seaside and stuff this summer and this girl loves to fetch and be with her humans all the time, so I'd like to approach this correctly. I am getting the feeling, based on her little whines and scrabbling at the water's edge that she would actually love to go in. She does not back away from submerging her legs and chest in the water - it's just being suspended and not having her paws on solid ground that she can't really "get", yet. If she can reach stuff floating on the surface without having to swim for it, she'll gladly charge in and get it. She's not afraid of water.

Would getting myself in the water help? I'm not about to enter stinky canal water with my clothes on, but obviously I'll be doing some swimming at the beach. Has this method of encouraging the dog to join you out in the water helped? I believe that it could work but I just want to know if there's any other methods that you all employed?

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<bot>: Border Collie puppy isn't afraid of water, will go in willingly provided she can have her feet touch the ground. How do I convince her to swim out?