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Labs on board
Here's what I did with my dog Chancey:
1. At home, near stern of the trailered boat, I set up an ordinary step ladder. Any height ladder will do. 2. I began training Chancey to "Climb" by placing one paw at a time on step ladder steps, while using the command "CLIMB"(use same command, be consistent, don't use a bunch of words). I only got him to the first two steps of the step ladder, bcz he was quite resistant to that particular training. But I repeated the training! 3. When Chancey and I finally got to the lake a week or two later, he ended up in the water unexpectedly. I called him toward the swim ladder, grabbed him by scruff of his neck, and issued the command "CLIMB"! He climbed up the swim ladder with just a little help from me. As there is no way I could lift this 90 LBS dog (dry) out of the water while bending over the stern, by back would snap and then dog and I would both need rescue. J K 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 |
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