[Rhodes22-list] Boat Dogs

[Saroj]

I used to sail with a Beagle who loved the water.  When we sailed to
Catalina and anchored off shore, we would take her in 2 x a day after
feeding and watering and she seemed fine with that routine.  I've known
sailors with small dogs train them to use the scented pads that you can get
in a pet store to "fill in".  I've also heard of folks training their
pooches to "go" on the foredeck where it is easily washed off if you are in
circumstances where you can't go ashore frequently enough -- unlikely in a
Rhodes22.  I don't know how you overcome their natural desire to want to
scratch, dig and cover another dog's scent, but I guess if the dog is
desperate enough...

One other tip.  To help a dog climb up a ladder, if you put your hand behind
their neck as they are climbing, they can gain leverage by pressing back
against your hand.  This has worked for the above-mentioned Beagle and also,
more recently, a poodle.

I always have a doggie life jacket on the dog to take advantage of the
"handle".  You can use your hand or a boat hook to help the dog up.

Saroj
----- Original Message -----
From: "William P. Barry, III" <wp.barry@att.net>
To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
Sent: Monday, February 17, 2003 5:12 PM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Boat Dogs


> Attached are some pictures of the "Blizzard of 2003." We have an
inflatable
> boat, so hopefully could use that to transport to and from shore when away
> from the dock. Other than that we would never be anywhere that the dog
would
> have to wait more than 8 hours, which is the maximum that people say a dog
> should have to wait. None of the dogs up until now have been water dogs.
The
> two Bulldogs sink like rocks, and I found that out the hard/wet way. The
> older golden retriever never was around water as a puppy to get excited
over
> it, and now in his old age just doesn't care. I guess this summer will be
> the real training period, take her frequently so she grows accustomed to
it.
> theres a little dinghy launch/swim area at the marina, so try to test out
> some swimming there. Rummy's dog has the right idea, using the swim latter
> to reboard, maybe she'll take to that as well. Too early to tell her
> training personality yet, but so far she knows simple commands, and gets
> sidetracked overy so often. 9 months is when advanced things such as the
> swim platform will really take on to her.
>     Will Barry
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Alm" <salm@mn.rr.com>
> To: "Rhodes" <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Monday, February 17, 2003 3:06 PM
> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Boat Dogs
>
>
> > Good luck with your puppy, Will.  We have an older Chocolate Lab that we
> > can't really take on the boat because he likes the water toooooo much.
> All
> > he does is whine at us to throw something overboard so he can go for a
> swim.
> > It's hard to get much sailing done when you're always stopping for a
nice
> > retrieve.  Like you, we hope to train the next dog to be at home on the
> > boat.  Any tips?  What do you do when the dog has to go...you know?
> > Slim
> >
> > Sent using the Entourage X Test Drive.
> >
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