Louie the Chicken

Yep that's right, Louie is a chicken. He won't go in the ocean except the shore and not even there if the waves come in too fast. We are also having a heck of a time getting him up the stairs from the beach to our deck. He is afraid of steps where he can see between the risers. One of us has to stand on the deck with the gate open and the other one of us has to run up the stairs with Louie. Bandit, on the other hand, is a champ. He likes swimming and he is climbing all the stairs, both inside and outside of the unit with no problem. He just gets tired a little more than normal. That's o.k., so do I, these stairs are pretty steep. Hopefully my dad the self-proclaimed dog whisperer, will be able to get Louie swimming before the end of this trip. We just need it to stop raining and to get warmer.