[Rhodes22-list] Salty Dog

[Rob Lowe]

Our two dogs love to go with us.  We have doggie life vests for them, but
usually don't use them as the seem pretty hot.  I expect we're setting
ourselves up for a DOB drill, but haven't had one yet.  Don't have all my
boat and dog pictures with me, but here are a couple.  Heidi (brown) likes
to sit on the pop top (when it's down) and Ziggy (black) tends to lie
between the cabin and life lines.  He will walk around the boat just along
the edge and it's probably only a matter of time before he slips, but he
hasn't yet.  They don't care to swim and we have dunked Ziggy once or twice,
but we can pick him up when he's in his jacket.  Heidi, weighting 65 pounds,
would be quite another matter.  Oh, the other two in the pictures are the
captain and admiral.


Rob Lowe
' 76 S/V Getaway


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "elle" <watermusic38 at yahoo.com>
To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2007 11:19 PM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Salty Dog


> I have devised a tether & harness system to keep Timi
> somewhat confined when I take her with me.(I haven't
> done so yet...getting her onboard will require some
> doing.) I'll attach the tethers to the handles on
> either side of the bulkhead giving her movement as far
> as the cockpit seat on each side.
>
> She doesn't like to swim (!) so she may not mind being
> confined in the cockpit. She does whine & pace the
> dock if I'm messing around on the boat & she's on the
> dock....so I'll soon be putting her aboard with me
> while I work.
>
> In our family the appendages (kids) always had to earn
> privileges; Timi is earning her boating privileges by
> assisting on the dock when company floats in.
>
> Here she is holding the boat off the dock until lines
> are secured.
>
> Catching lines, taking them to the pilings & tying up
> the boat are her next lessons...;^)
>
> Something to consider also is a PFD (pooch flotation
> device). Dogs get tired & once unable to keep their
> heads above water they drown. Timi visited West Marine
> & tried on several PFD's...none of which I felt were
> suitable...and doing some research online confirmed
> that pooch devised are too hot and do not support the
> amimal's head.
>
> What works really well is the orange CG approved PFD
> slightly adapted for the animal. I will take a pix to
> show how it is adapted for a dog.
>
> Time likes hers & has to show the neighbors whenever I
> put it on her ( to get her used to it.) Works great on
> land....;^)
>
> elle
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> We can't change the angle of the wind....but we can adjust our sails.
>
>  1992 Rhodes 22   Recyc '06  "WaterMusic"   (Lady in Red)
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