Jackie or others who paddle with dogs, How did you teach your dogs to ride on your kayak? Dana *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
> -----Original Message----- > From: Dickson, Dana A. [mailto:dana.dickson_at_unisys.com] > > How did you teach your dogs to ride on your kayak? > And a corollary question from a guy who's been hanging around the Humane Society a lot lately - how BIG are the dogs people paddle with in a kayak? I figure I could paddle a canoe with a Newfoundland in it, but a kayak.... Another question is what type of kayak do you use with your dog? Good question Dana!!! Dave Seng Juneau, Alaska *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
At 11:23 AM 5/3/00 -0500, Dickson, Dana A. wrote: >Jackie or others who paddle with dogs, > >How did you teach your dogs to ride on your kayak? > >Dana Paddle in a area with LOTS of gators, after a while you find a dog that will stay put :) the other Dana in Fla. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
>Jackie or others who paddle with dogs, > I would be curious if the dog is feathered or unfeathered? Also, is it the dogs decision to be feathered or unfeathered or is the owner/ trainer forcing the issue? Sorry, I just had to write this. ;-) Arthur *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Arthur, My dog is feathered, my wife's dog is unfeathered. Since feathered dogs stay wet longer than unfeathered dogs, I would prefer to teach her to ride on the rear deck. I don't know if there are ACA/BCU rules about feathered vs. unfeathered dogs, nor do I know if doggy spoonsoons <g> are required or recommended. I suppose I will also need to determine how to arm the dog, or will sharp canines suffice? Now that I think of it one dog has a tail and the other has a stump, have I started a doggy modification to the rudder debate? Dana > -----Original Message----- > From: Arthur Hebert [mailto:seacajun_at_gs.net] <snip> > I would be curious if the dog is feathered or unfeathered? > Also, is it the dogs decision to be feathered or > unfeathered or is the > owner/ trainer forcing the issue? > Sorry, I just had to write this. ;-) > Arthur > *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
> Jackie or others who paddle with dogs, > > How did you teach your dogs to ride on your kayak? > > Dana Providing a rumble seat helps keep them on board. For info, see http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/poochyak.html (there's a link to several photos submitted by other paddlers with paddling pooches). Some folks open the hatch, but I'd rather leave it closed. However, something like a seasock in the hatch should work, I would think. Both Mollie and Hallie have jumped off. They find out rather quickly they prefer to be *in* the kayak :-) The type of doggie pfd I use has a grab loop on the back. After a couple of trips, they get used to it and Mollie usually lies down and goes to sleep. More info on paddline with Mollie at http://www.sea-kayak.org/poochyak.html Cheers, Jackie *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Raising a bunch of Lab's and running filed trials with them I had to learn real quick on how to get them in the boat. For those of you with large dogs, such as Labs, they need a foot hold and then you can place your hand on the back of their neck. Push forcefully and you will help them up and over. They learn quick and this is the least problematic allowing the dog to do the muscle work. It doesn't require that you "horse" them over the side as they use their front legs and are able to balance themselves back into the boat. Fred Thomas At 11:31 AM 5/3/2000 -0700, Jackie Fenton wrote: > > Jackie or others who paddle with dogs, > > > > How did you teach your dogs to ride on your kayak? > > > > Dana > >Providing a rumble seat helps keep them on board. For info, see >http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/poochyak.html (there's a link to several >photos submitted by other paddlers with paddling pooches). > >Some folks open the hatch, but I'd rather leave it closed. However, >something like a seasock in the hatch should work, I would think. > >Both Mollie and Hallie have jumped off. They find out rather quickly >they prefer to be *in* the kayak :-) The type of doggie pfd I use has >a grab loop on the back. After a couple of trips, they get used to it >and Mollie usually lies down and goes to sleep. > >More info on paddline with Mollie at http://www.sea-kayak.org/poochyak.html > >Cheers, > >Jackie > >*************************************************************************** >PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not >to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission >Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net >Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net >Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ >*************************************************************************** *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Sorry, I sent my last message before I removed the last line which has an incorrect URL. The first URL is the correct one: > Providing a rumble seat helps keep them on board. For info, see > http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/poochyak.html (there's a link to several Cheers, Jackie *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
When I was paddling along in Lac La Juene near Kamloops B.C., I came across a man who paddles with his dog. The dog was of a smaller type. But the dog sat on the back of the kayak as he paddled. The back had a piece of carpet attached to the back of the kayak for grip. Darrell *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Does anyone paddle with a LARGE dog? I have a pretty big Rotty who would just love to go paddleing-- cept iI can see no way logistically to make it happen on a sit inside kayak thanks Steve *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
BearWalk99_at_aol.com wrote: > > Does anyone paddle with a LARGE dog? I have a pretty big Rotty who would > just love to go paddleing-- cept iI can see no way logistically to make it > happen on a sit inside kayak When my son was about 12, we used to paddle, him in his Dancer, me in my XL-14 (big WW canoe), and Chloe, our golden retriever. She was supposed to stay with me, but she would spot her boy out in the water and go to him. Somewhere we have a photo of a happy dog on a sprayskirt with 2 not quite long enough arms holding a paddle in front of her. Not recommended for making distance, but fun. Also, a friend of mine taught his dog to stay in the boat by letting him swim. After a while the dog gets tired and wants very much to sit in the boat. Cats, now.... Steve *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
In a message dated 5/3/00 6:25:50 PM !!!First Boot!!!, dana.dickson_at_unisys.com writes: << My dog is feathered, my wife's dog is unfeathered. Since feathered dogs stay wet longer than unfeathered dogs, I would prefer to teach her to ride on the rear deck. I don't know if there are ACA/BCU rules about feathered vs. unfeathered dogs, nor do I know if doggy spoonsoons <g> are required or recommended. I suppose I will also need to determine how to arm the dog, or will sharp canines suffice? Now that I think of it one dog has a tail and the other has a stump, have I started a doggy modification to the rudder debate? >> If your dogs are neutered or spayed, same sex Velcro may help to keep them on deck. Works best with curly haired dogs. Bruce McC WEO *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
From: Steve Cramer <cramer_at_coe.uga.edu> > Also, a friend of mine taught his dog to stay in the boat by letting him > swim. After a while the dog gets tired and wants very much to sit in the > boat. I'll second that. > Cats, now.... I don't think they like swimming, either :-) Y yYy Y __ _ ___ ,^-^/ \Y / \(Q)/ \ < 6,6`>( / |`| "(O)"//\7 ^ ^ C/_C/ ( /",o )\w/( ((_at_ Y <<..> ) (_ )<*> [[ \ ] <(_/_o_o_ [ \ \ ]___ \----+-------+-----------'-------&)---------n----') ~~~~~~~ ~~jf ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ o o o o o o (\ o o >jf:-) o (/ o *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
I've been thinking about taking my neighbor's dog paddling. No....really....I'll bring him back........;-} *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
I take my cockatiel paddling when I'm just juking around in a bay or harbor and he loves it. He sits on my shoulder, head thrust out into the wind, giving a squawk every now and then. Jumping fish fascinate him and he'll turn his head and look at me quizically when they do. Other times I'll put him on the front deck and he'll walk up and down and sideways on the deck bunjies surveying his little world. At some point I'll pop the front of the spray skirt off, put in a couple inches of water and he'll splash around in front of my knees. Now, if I could only get him to help paddle....a feathered one of course.<g> -Nick *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
> Jackie or others who paddle with dogs, > > How did you teach your dogs to ride on your kayak? Happy Dog loves it when I put her PFD on 'cause she knows we're going for a ride, somewhere. She prefers to ride but panics sometimes in white water and bails. She definitely prefers the sea kayak so I take this boat sometimes on water I shouldn't... When the conditions are cold, she will consent to ride in the cockpit but only because that's the only way she can come along. Usually in Class 3 or better, she swims on the first rapid. After that, I can lay the boat completely on it's side and she'll hang in there amazingly. We did a river this weekend. I have a torn hip and she's having a problem with one eye. We both felt much, much better, until after our first night back home. Happy weighs 32 pounds. I recommend a good PFD, a spot on the boat that's theirs, and foam or something that aids their getting on and off the boat without getting tangled up in cables and gear, etc., and get good at bracing... Alice *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Marcia, the woman who was probably the first person to sea kayak much around here, had a small cocker spaniel, "Lacey," which she took **everywhere**: on the Columbia, in Willapa Bay, in the San Juans, on the West coast of Vancouver Island, etc. Solo, no less! (We call Marcia "the matron saint of Lower Columbia River sea kayaking;" see a trip report of her "return" to our area, below the sig, which originally appeared on Wave~Length, Paddlewise's predecessor.) Lacey had a pad on the afterdeck, just behind the coaming, of that carpet backing stuff, I think, so she could stick her claws into something. That worked fine until things got rough. Then Marcia would put Lacey in the cockpit, between her legs, and there was enough room for Lacey to get her head out, through the nylon tunnel of Marcia's sprayskirt,* if Marcia did not zip up her PFD. Wish I had a picture of that! Lacey is gone, now, but I suspect she may have been the first sea-farin' yakin' dog hereabouts! -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR -- Memorable Meals: "Trip Report" Like others, my most memorable meals are associated with an "event" more than with especally exotic/tasty food ... but there waaass this ONE time. It's kind of a long story: Marcia must have bought her Orca (one of the original Eddyline designs: microcephalic bow; huge, flat stern -- the automatic broach machine in a following sea) in '84 or '83. I didn't even know what a sea kayak was, then. But, in '86 she took me and my then-wife out to the local boat ramp to paddle the behemoth. It was cool, and inspired enough confidence for us to commit to a memorable week-long guided Baja expedition with Tim and Larry "The Kayak," over the Xmas break. Marcia moved to Corvallis, OR, and I sort of lost touch with her. Fast forward to the summer of '93, two years after Marcia had sold her ENTIRE sea kayaking kit (yak, two paddles, all the specialized outfitting gear, multiple dry bags, etc., etc.) to my long-time buddy Gary, *for $400!* By this time, Marcia had taken her boat, with her spaniel Lacey on the back deck (or, in heavy weather, in the cockpit!), ALL OVER the Pacific Northwest, *by herself:* San Juans, Barkley Sound, Desolation Sound, all over the Columbia River, and, *very often,* on Willapa Bay, WA, to her most favorite campsite on Long Island. Lacey was getting long in tooth, and Marcia's "gift" had gotten Gary and me started paddling yaks down here, so Gary, my SO Becky, and I scheduled a special "nostalgia" trip for Marcia and Lacey: we borrowed another yak and freed up the Orca and all of Marcia's gear so she could trek out to her favorite spot, one last time. This was to honor and recognize the lady we called "the matron saint of Lower Columbia River sea kayaking." We really did this up brown: a trio of roses and a glass of Chardonnay were handed to her, *as she stepped ashore* at her old spot; we had planned a mega veggie stir fry tailored to her food preferences (you don't want to know); set up her tent; catered to her every whim; took her and the aging dog on a hike to the cedar grove; yada yada yada. We were having a terrific time, telling lies, getting a little sloshed. As we were finishing the mid-afternoon snack (freshly-made guacamole and chips) and the first bottle of wine, we heard an annoying little whine on the water -- a small skiff was approaching, vectoring across up the Bay. Ah, well, some yahoo out for a spin ... the falling tide will take care of HIM pretty soon! No ... they're coming ashore here. My god, it's Mary and Link! What's this stuff? A huge cooler? Crepes? Freshly sauteed apples in sauce? What's Mary doing with that stuff? Oh, yeah, she's warming the crepes, heating the sauce, ladling the stuff out onto crepes in front of our faces, and flambeeing the whole thing with brandy! Huh? *Ice cream,* still hard from the dry ice, on top? I think I've died and gone to food heaven! Groan ... I'm so stuffed I don't think I can even roll over! Thank you, Marcia. -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Wave~Length Paddling Mailing List Submissions: wavelength_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: wavelength-request_at_lists.intelenet.net World Wide Web: http://www.wie.com/~wavenet/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
A kayaker/instructor of Anacortes, named Van Hicks told of a story of a seal in Anacortes Wa. that would jump on the back of a kayak for a ride. Better be expecting that one! Robert > From: Dave Kruger <dkruger_at_pacifier.com> > Date: Wed, 03 May 2000 17:01:25 -0700 > To: PaddleWise <PaddleWise_at_lists.intelenet.net> > Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Paddling with Dogs > > Lacey had a pad on the afterdeck, just behind the coaming, of that carpet > backing stuff, I think, so she could stick her claws into something. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
This is a funny thread. I have a 17 foot Mad River canoe and have taken my dog Max, a Golden Retriever, paddling in it plenty of times. He often jumps out, and getting him back in can be a bit of a challenge. But he loves the water so much, he can be hard to control when around it. Three years ago I bought a WS Pungo so I would have a "kayak" that I could paddle with him. He sits in front of me in the Pungo and seems quite content. Obviously, neither of these options is good for anything except a few feet from a safe shoreline. But still it can be fun, for "family" trips. Mark L *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Our Aussie, Tibi, loves paddling. She helps out with front paws over the deck. She usually rides up on the bow (back feet in and torso perched like a bow-sprint. Check out the Kayaking with Dogs page on our web site for lots if hints and ideas we've learned during Tibi's three years of paddling. Too, we now have a big board of dogs and kayaks photos at the Kayak Center, but we're not yet good enuf with a scanner to put many on the web site..... Email us photos and other ideas and tips and we'll eagerly include them! Joanne -- Southwind Kayak Center http://www.southwindkayaks.com info_at_southwindkayaks.com 17855 Sky Park Cr. #A, Irvine CA 92614 949-261-0200 1-800-SOUTHWIND = 1-800-768-8494 > *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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