When Lelu was still a puppy we would go down the river by our house 
with the two dogs. Our lab/retriever mix is a water dog and loves to 
jump in and go swimming. Well, on Lelu's first trip, Chewie jumped 
straight in and started swimming around, while Lelu stood on the bank 
with a very confused look on her face. She dipped her toes in, felt 
that it was cold, and decided that there was no way she was going in. 
She sat and patiently waited for Chewie to get done, for about thirty 
seconds that is. Then she stood back up and started barking furiously, 
and running back and forth. She tried to go into the water and couple 
more times, each time getting more frustrated. Finally Chewie got out, 
and Lelu did a flying tackle and they started playing, but Lelu was 
still very upset. This routine continued for a couple of trips until 
Lelu finally got enough courage to go in. She LOVED it! Now, you 
practically have to use a tractor to pull her out, and she sticks her 
head all the way under the water to eat the freshwater