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My parents currently have two terriers, one of which used to be mine when I lived there. The first terrier we got hates water, we tried everything to coax her in and now she ends up being thrown in a lot so all hopes of her being a water dog are out.
Now, my dog on the other hand, while not a water dog, doesn't hate the water. He gets into the pool almost daily and sits on the steps but he doesn't swim much. He's jumped in on his own on a few occasions though and if we have one of the floating chairs out he'll jump on it and float around. For cairn terriers even that much is unusual but I think that the positive reinforcement and lots of treats helped a lot.
And yes, we also throw all of our animals in the pool at least once so that they learn how to get out. We have a cover on the pool most of the time and we've had many cats and dogs, even my terrier, who when they got to our house, could walk across the cover without sinking but eventually they grow up.
I recommend finding your puppy's favorite treat and using it to reward her.
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