Welcome to the Forum! This is a great place for help and support and a good laugh.
I love the picture of your pup, Bailey looked the same back then, and we chose not to crop. Her ears are beautiful and I love to kiss then. Thankfully, she's pretty tolerant to all the mushy stuff.
Bailey usually hates water. She'll use her 130 lbs to enforce her view, but, my husband and I are both heavyweights so...to bath...to bath...to bath she goes. This summer we're going to take the long drive to the beach that allows dogs. We're hopeful that if it doesn't look like a bathtub, it will look like a playground. And, it would help if there were other dogs there...you know, "monkey see, monkey do."
At any rate, so glad you found us and, Again...WELCOME TO OUR PACK!