Is the lake always that rough? Maybe try again on a calmer day? My dog, much larger than Huxley, won't get in any water unless the waves are nearly nonexistent.
I'm so happy to see you posting about your little pup! While Pepper and Molly will forever be missed, I'm loving Huxley already.
You might remember my supermarket orchid. It bloomed for 8 months straight, took some time off, and is now sending up three separate flower shoots! It hasn't even been a month since the last blossom fell off. All I do is leave it right where it has always been, on my kitchen window sill, and give it three ice cubes a week. The color is only white, there is no fragrance, so I'm sure your Vanda would beat mine in pleasantness, but I love the darn thing anyway.
A calmer day would be better.. we have time. 3 Shoots???! Wow! That's amazing. Good luck with it. That will be beautiful. Yeah the phal orchids rarely have any fragrance to them.. but they are nice to look at and easy to care for.
Molly and Pepper are dearly missed. This guy has his own personality but has some similar traits. He compliments us well.