chiefotter

Yeah my girl is much better now than she was. Unfortunately it is hard for me to avoid all her insecurities all of the time. At times especially when in city centres and lots of other dogs around on towpaths etc and she needs alot of exercise, she's no couch potato! It she will get used to it all, will just be a pain when settling and with 101 different people on and off the boat

Thank you very much everyone! Yes I think going to keep her insurance under my mums address and just happen to be 'on holiday on the boat' should I ever need to use it. Pictures would be great! Would love to do that kind of thing with my girl one day but sadly as she is a rescue and had a very sheltered first 4 years before I got her she is very reactive towards other dogs when she feels scared, and being a German Shepherd she makes people worry when I'm out and about! But one day we will hopefully get there!!

Yes I am lucky in the fact that I have veterinary experience, so rarely need to take her to the vets as can deal with most things at home. Just worrying haha

Thank you everyone!! We were planning on getting her a life jacket as she loves water and will jump in at every opportunity which would be potentially disastrous in the wrong place. We are lucky in the fact that we have a wheel house so she can't access outside unless we let her onto the bow (which won't happen often as she only has access to that over our bed and through the hatch) I'm sure she will settle in fine after a while just worrying as she is a rescue dog who lived in the same small kennel for 4 years of her life and when I've moved in the past she is very unsettled for a while. If anyone bumps into us during our travels she is a friendly girl she just likes to shout her mouth of when she's scared (which is only really when another approaches head on at the speed of light)

Evening all, I have a few questions regarding keeping a dog on a narrow boat, my partner, myself and our clumsy German Shepherd are moving onto a 62ft narrow boat in January.. We are planning on running a business from the boat and pretty much constantly cruising. My main question is what do I do in regards to registering my dog with a vet? And should I need to take her to a vet in an emergency what would I do? And also, does anyone have any tips for making her transition to boat life easier? Or just any tips for a newbie to the boat world who has a rather big dog! Thank you!