Zoey's first swim

Well Becky and I had the day off and hit the lake with Zoey in tow. We have taken her on the lake once before and she just cowered under the drivers console for most of the trip. We were cruising up to the north side of the lake (we live on the south side) when I saw a tube that had went ashore on one of the many islands. Now tubes don't run cheap and this one looked big. I had to get a closer look see is it was usable. Becky creeped up towards the shore as I on the front of the boat. We don't want the ground the boat (it scratches the hull). So the original plan was to take the boat into shallow water, I would get out and inspect the tube. Well, Zoey joined me on the front of the boat. She looked curious and I was happy she came out from under her cover. Next thing I know she jumps in the water as the boat is moving forward. Bear in mind, Zoey hates the water and has only swam once when I dragged her into the pool. She then realized her mistake as the water was about 6 feet deep and tried to get back on the boat, forcing her under the boat. I told Becky to put it in reverse and I jumped in after her. I directed her to shore and she swam in fine and tried to run and hide. The tube was not salvageable so I had to drag Zoey back into the evil depth from which she had just escaped and then handed her to Becky on scary water machine. Zoey then returned to her cower under the console and Becky and I enjoyed a day off in the sun.