She's a River Dog!

We took Kya out on the river yesterday for her very first time!! Alex and I enjoy the river so much, it's one of the perks of living in this sweltering heat, and it was crucial that Kya get use to it as quickly as possible. Shiba Inu's typically do not like the water. In fact, they will even walk around puddles instead of jumping head first into them like most puppies. Knowing this when we got her, we knew she would have to be familiarized with the water as quickly as possible. This was our first full weekend having her so we decided to take her out and test the waters. 

I have brought her over to my parent's pool twice so she wouldn't be completely freaked out on the river. It went fairly well.  She's definitely a good swimmer, I just don't know how much she likes it. 

Trying to swim over to her Aunt Mary!

She didn't know what to think about having wet fur! 

All bundled up with her mama : )

We took the pontoon boat out with my sister and her husband, my brother-in-law, sister-in-law, and her boyfriend.  They were a lot of help, too!! All in all, it ended up being a good day.  She was calm, well-behaved, took a big nap on the boat, and did well pottying on the beach! We'll be bringing her out for round two next weekend!

She got real comfy and was even laying down chewing her bone. 

First time in the river. Alex was really holding on tightly!! haha.

Swimming to her mommy : )

Guess she didn't really like those chips from Matt. Her face looks so cute here!

Captain of the boat!

On the way back to the dock she fell asleep and there was no waking her up!! She was sooo tired from the hot sun and all the attention!

We can't wait to bring her out again and hopefully it'll go even better!