Boat dogs!

[mmandley]

We have a Black Lab that we take on the boat almost every trip. Hes 100lbs and takes up a good bit of room, but to me hes like my son so i just cant leave him behind. We bought him just for boating lol.

His first summer he wasnt real sure about the water, the 2nd he really liked the water, 3rd year hes in the water more then me. Hes almost always the first one in and the last one out. He will get so excited he houls and paces till you let him swim. We have to let him swim almost 1once an hour which can get to be a pain sometimes but then again, cant be all about you on the boat.

Hes extreamly well behaived and never has damaged the boat. We trim his claws then sand them down so there smooth.

He has a specific boat toy, long floating tube made out of tennis ball material with a 3 foot rope on it to help really fling it out in the water.

Anyone on here that sees any of my pictures prolly has seen Oso <Bear> as hes always with me and gets in most of my pictures.

He does shed in the baot boat but what i found works best, is brush him with a cat hair brush each time before we go out. This is a realy fine brush with wire like bristles, he loves the feel and it removs a ton of loose hair.

I also almost always make him jump off the dock and swim if its not to crowded, this ensures theres no dirt from his paws in the boat.

The only thing to really take a beating from his claws is the Sea Deck swim platform pad, it took 3 summers of him clawing at it when he trys to get in the boat. To me, small price to pay to have my 1st mate on the boat all the time.

We also have Claudia's dog a cockapoo that we take when we are going out but shes not an everytime boating dog. She tolerates the water but shes most known for her vest, as it has a handle and Claudia carriers her like a purse and people always comment on it.

This past summer #3



2rd Year.