"Dionysus Feldman" wrote in message
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Our lab has had a tough time getting in and out of our boat. Part of
this is due to a high dock -- or low water, depending on your
perspective. The critical thing is getting out of the water

We went swimming off the back, but she had a tough time getting on the
swim platform afterwards. I'm sure it wasn't pleasant for her to be
pulled and pushed, and I'm thinking that, since many people hunt with
labs from boats, there's a good way to get her on board.

There are a bunch of different things made to assist dogs getting into
boats. I haven't used any, but have looked at them. Check out Cabalas for
some ideas - try this link (to cabalas)

http://tinyurl.com/n5d8

If it doesn't work, just search the Cabelas site with: dog boat.

good luck with that lab Mine goes nuts if he just imagines I'm getting
ready to go boating (you know how they look deeply into your eyes and figure
out what you're thinking). He walks the gunwales around the windshield and
hangs 10 off the bow whenever he gets the chance. It's interesting when he
sees a beaver, but luckily is pretty obedient.

DJ

Beaver? Where do you boat? The only beaver I see around here is 15 year old
girls on Jet Skis, and who wants an airhead on a Jet Ski? We have a serious
shortage of decent boat beaver.

Yea, what kind of beaver did you think I was talking about? 8-)

DJ

Hey, you want to sell that dog?

Can a dog be trained to be very selective about the beaver it detects?
Weight, age, lack of morals, that sort of thing? I normally consider dogs to
be nothing but pistol targets, but if I had one that was truly useful....who
knows?

"CCred68046" wrote in message
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Yea, what kind of beaver did you think I was talking about? 8-)

DJ

Hey, you want to sell that dog?

"Doug Kanter" wrote ...
I normally consider dogs to
be nothing but pistol targets

Nawh, they tend to be to big for that... Cats, on the other hand are just
about the right size... Chihuahuas and other rat-type yipping dogs make good
targets though...

"Grumman-581" wrote in message
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"Doug Kanter" wrote ...
I normally consider dogs to
be nothing but pistol targets

Nawh, they tend to be to big for that... Cats, on the other hand are just
about the right size... Chihuahuas and other rat-type yipping dogs make
good
targets though...


Yeah...it certainly helps hone your skills, trying not to shoot the owner's
ankles. Dumb little dogs...they'd fit nicely on the BBQ....

"Doug Kanter"--
I normally consider dogs to be nothing but pistol targets

df--

Them's fighting words Doug.

20 paces with baby seal clubs at dawn.

"DJ" wrote in message ...
"Dionysus Feldman" wrote in message
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Our lab has had a tough time getting in and out of our boat. Part of
this is due to a high dock -- or low water, depending on your
perspective. The critical thing is getting out of the water

We went swimming off the back, but she had a tough time getting on the
swim platform afterwards. I'm sure it wasn't pleasant for her to be
pulled and pushed, and I'm thinking that, since many people hunt with
labs from boats, there's a good way to get her on board.

There are a bunch of different things made to assist dogs getting into
boats. I haven't used any, but have looked at them. Check out Cabalas for
some ideas - try this link (to cabalas)

http://tinyurl.com/n5d8

If it doesn't work, just search the Cabelas site with: dog boat.

good luck with that lab Mine goes nuts if he just imagines I'm getting
ready to go boating (you know how they look deeply into your eyes and figure
out what you're thinking). He walks the gunwales around the windshield and
hangs 10 off the bow whenever he gets the chance. It's interesting when he
sees a beaver, but luckily is pretty obedient.

I don't think either of our dogs cared much for boating. I am sure
they only willingly went along because it beat the alternative.
However our briard really liked swimming. We put him in a PFD with
the handle on the back. He weighed about 70 lbs. so I was usually
responsible for pulling him up onto the swim platform. He would
attempt to use the ladder, and a few times managed to climb up it on
his own. I did't like him doing that - it looked too easy for him to
get hurt.

where doe's the dog go to the bathroom on the boat? I had mine on board
acually my wife's dog and my daughter put him in the cabin and thank god she
put down a towel cause he went right in the middle of the floor and tracked
it all over the towel. I prut him in the water and washed him up and threw
out the towel. Tried him one more time and he crapped on the swim platform,
he's getting closer to where I want it , off the boat. I hated to have to
clean that up for all the world to see, than I had the smell in the garbage,
I would have trown it in the water put too many people around and in my boat
were swimming in the water. He now stays home. P.S. I have fish.

"Curtis CCR" wrote in message
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"DJ" wrote in message
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"Dionysus Feldman" wrote in message
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Our lab has had a tough time getting in and out of our boat. Part of
this is due to a high dock -- or low water, depending on your
perspective. The critical thing is getting out of the water

We went swimming off the back, but she had a tough time getting on the
swim platform afterwards. I'm sure it wasn't pleasant for her to be
pulled and pushed, and I'm thinking that, since many people hunt with
labs from boats, there's a good way to get her on board.

There are a bunch of different things made to assist dogs getting into
boats. I haven't used any, but have looked at them. Check out Cabalas
for
some ideas - try this link (to cabalas)

http://tinyurl.com/n5d8

If it doesn't work, just search the Cabelas site with: dog boat.

good luck with that lab Mine goes nuts if he just imagines I'm getting
ready to go boating (you know how they look deeply into your eyes and
figure
out what you're thinking). He walks the gunwales around the windshield
and
hangs 10 off the bow whenever he gets the chance. It's interesting when
he
sees a beaver, but luckily is pretty obedient.

I don't think either of our dogs cared much for boating. I am sure
they only willingly went along because it beat the alternative.
However our briard really liked swimming. We put him in a PFD with
the handle on the back. He weighed about 70 lbs. so I was usually
responsible for pulling him up onto the swim platform. He would
attempt to use the ladder, and a few times managed to climb up it on
his own. I did't like him doing that - it looked too easy for him to
get hurt.

My dog used to whine when he had to go for a walk. I would open the transom
door, he would swim ashore, go the bathroom and then swim back to the boat.
The only problem is would then whine and scratch at the hatch, because I
would not let him go down below until he had dried off

I know many boaters use a piece of astro turf to allow them to go the
bathroom on the Astroturf and then wash the Astroturf off in the water.


"Wildest Dream" wrote in message
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where doe's the dog go to the bathroom on the boat? I had mine on board
acually my wife's dog and my daughter put him in the cabin and thank god
she
put down a towel cause he went right in the middle of the floor and
tracked
it all over the towel. I prut him in the water and washed him up and threw
out the towel. Tried him one more time and he crapped on the swim
platform,
he's getting closer to where I want it , off the boat. I hated to have to
clean that up for all the world to see, than I had the smell in the
garbage,
I would have trown it in the water put too many people around and in my
boat
were swimming in the water. He now stays home. P.S. I have fish.

"Curtis CCR" wrote in message
m...
"DJ" wrote in message
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"Dionysus Feldman" wrote in message
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Our lab has had a tough time getting in and out of our boat. Part
of
this is due to a high dock -- or low water, depending on your
perspective. The critical thing is getting out of the water

We went swimming off the back, but she had a tough time getting on
the
swim platform afterwards. I'm sure it wasn't pleasant for her to be
pulled and pushed, and I'm thinking that, since many people hunt
with
labs from boats, there's a good way to get her on board.

There are a bunch of different things made to assist dogs getting into
boats. I haven't used any, but have looked at them. Check out
Cabalas
for
some ideas - try this link (to cabalas)

http://tinyurl.com/n5d8

If it doesn't work, just search the Cabelas site with: dog boat.

good luck with that lab Mine goes nuts if he just imagines I'm
getting
ready to go boating (you know how they look deeply into your eyes and
figure
out what you're thinking). He walks the gunwales around the
windshield
and
hangs 10 off the bow whenever he gets the chance. It's interesting
when
he
sees a beaver, but luckily is pretty obedient.

I don't think either of our dogs cared much for boating. I am sure
they only willingly went along because it beat the alternative.
However our briard really liked swimming. We put him in a PFD with
the handle on the back. He weighed about 70 lbs. so I was usually
responsible for pulling him up onto the swim platform. He would
attempt to use the ladder, and a few times managed to climb up it on
his own. I did't like him doing that - it looked too easy for him to
get hurt.