We have 3 dogs - Tisoy the spitz, Pipoy the pug, Barbie the pekingese and only female. When it comes to water, Tisoy seems to have a phobia. But the other 2 enjoy swimming in the water. We give them a test with the big basin that we use to bathe them. Barbie would enjoy being soaked in the water, and Pipoy as well. But we cannot make Tisoy stay inside the basin even if his body is not soaked since he is a tall dog unlike the other 2. We have a foldable swimming pool that we use occasionally for soaking when the weather is too hot. I am thinking of letting our dogs use the pool before folding it when we are done. But my husband didn't agree because all dogs know how to swim but the problem is if they get to like it? For sure, we cannot use the pool anymore without letting the dogs join us.