Last Saturday we took Madison for her first pontoon ride. Just like she is a great rider in the car and van, she was great on the pontoon. She curled up on the seat and enjoyed the trip.
Sunday we took Madison for her second pontoon ride. The water was a little rougher and because it is high this spring, the water was slapping up against the pier and flying up between the slats. Madison thought the water was attacking her. And, of course, it was coming from everywhere...right, left, ahead of her and right underneath her. She scrambled madly on the pier biting the water wherever she could!!! Poor thing, I have never seen a ddog so frantic!! We got her on the pontoon and took off. Madison continued to attempt to attack the water...still on the leash, she tried to get out of the pontoon to get at her enemy, barking madly. We did not go far before we realized Madison was not going to stop until that nasty water went away!! Sadly, Madison's second pontoon ride was cut short and we returned her to the cottage.
Later that evening we took Madison for a walk. We went to a spot on the lake where the water is shallow and there are steps in the seawall to the water. I had the bright idea that if Madison just knew what the water was...if she went in it...she would not be so afraid. I took off my shoes and socks, gave Kathleen my cell and put my foot onto the step to go into the water. Since the step was underwater, the step was slick as snot and soon I was on my butt up to my chest!! Since I was in, Madison should be too!! I took her out about 6 feet and put her in the water...she is a natural swimmer but her technique was rather frantic. We repeated this two more times to complete Madison's first swimming lesson. We have not tested my theory yet by taking her for another pontoon ride. Stay tuned...
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