Who has a dog on board?

[cuthound]

We bought our current boat with our previous dog in mind. He was struggling with the almost vertical steps on the semitrad shareboat we had. My current boat has a gentle step.down to the engine covers, then three gentle steps into the cabin.

 

He only lasted a year after buying the boat before crossing the rainbow bridge, but it enabled him to keep enjoying his boating. He particularly enjoyed sitting on the seat above the gas bottles (aka the cuthound's seat) whilst we cruised along.

 

RIP Buster.

[Bee]

Getting on and off the boat can be a problem. Our dog, a collie cross, has skinny little legs - might have some lurcher in her - and is now a bit wobbly and not so good on her legs. We have to keep her harness on and lift her off with one hand grabbing an old towel around her belly and one hand around the harness. She also dislikes pontoons and those metal grille walkways so we have to carry a 20 plus kg dog all over the place. Stupid dog.

[Richard10002]

2 hours ago, Bee said:

Getting on and off the boat can be a problem. Our dog, a collie cross, has skinny little legs - might have some lurcher in her - and is now a bit wobbly and not so good on her legs. We have to keep her harness on and lift her off with one hand grabbing an old towel around her belly and one hand around the harness. She also dislikes pontoons and those metal grille walkways so we have to carry a 20 plus kg dog all over the place. Stupid dog.

The Ruffwear Float Coat has enough padding under the belly to avoid the need for the towel.

 

https://ruffwear.co.uk/products/float-coat-dog-life-jacket

 

Does the marina have trolleys...... she could have a ride in a trolley, which would be easier than carrying her. Or you could buy some kind of shopping trolley.

 

There is a guy on Facebook who carries his Cocker in a rucksack of some kind, when needs be:

 

https://www.facebook.com/613227105704920/videos/955273354983468

 

 

 

 

[Ray T]

 

[cuthound]

5 hours ago, Bee said:

Getting on and off the boat can be a problem. Our dog, a collie cross, has skinny little legs - might have some lurcher in her - and is now a bit wobbly and not so good on her legs. We have to keep her harness on and lift her off with one hand grabbing an old towel around her belly and one hand around the harness. She also dislikes pontoons and those metal grille walkways so we have to carry a 20 plus kg dog all over the place. Stupid dog.

 

 Need one of these backpacks. ??

[Alan de Enfield]

4 minutes ago, cuthound said:

 

 Need one of these backpacks. ??

 

Very realistic, you'd think it really was a dog.

[cuthound]

4 minutes ago, Alan de Enfield said:

 

Very realistic, you'd think it really was a dog.

 

And if you only want to carry food in it, they can hold an amazing amount! Self loading too. ??

[Alan de Enfield]

11 minutes ago, cuthound said:

 

 Need one of these backpacks. ??

 

One of these could be useful in certain situations :

 

 

 

[Keeping Up]

I just thought I'd add this collage of our 8 dogs from the past 44 years.

 

 

[noone]

Elsa.."indistructa-rotti" has currently been aboard for 14 years and 3 months,looking rather tatty and old now,but still got a waggy stump!..Cc'd for most of her life,when she wasn't off galavanting around europe in a Toyota Hilux with a demountable camper bolted to the back!.

When she was a puppy,she mistook a load of flotsum at the bow of a friends boat for solid ground.She jumped down and went under like an otter!!?..Never been in the cut of her own free will since!!.

Friendliest dog Ive know,yet the black and tan seems to put the willies up some!?.More than once,people on the towpath appear around the corner,spot her,stop and have a quick chat,then turn round and go back the way they came!?  Or maybe it was ME they spotted!! ? Same hound "galavanting around europe" a few years back!.

[bigcol]

Here’s our 2

Matilda and Ralph 

don’t do nothing, we drag them a short way on towpath, maybe tops 100 mtrs then they lay down

will not move, won’t move, we’re standing there pair of Pratt’s.

seriously they do nothing lol

 

but we love them lol

 

 

col

 

[noone]

On 25/10/2020 at 14:49, Alan de Enfield said:

 

One of these could be useful in certain situations :

 

 

 

Is that a self cocker !??

[Alan de Enfield]

3 minutes ago, Leggers do it lying down said:

Is that a self cocker !??

Unfortunately not - due to all the extra weight he does need 'a hand' to lift a leg otherwise he falls over.