Re: [Paddlewise] Paddlewise] Dogs in boats

<LOL> Of all the cats I've had in my lifetime I can't think of one I would 
try to take kayaking. I have enough scars already just from trying to stuff 
them into cat carriers. I did offer to take my sister's purebred Himalaya 
out for a jaunt but both cat and sister declined vociferously.
Still laughing,
Dave G.

At 09:26 1/11/02, James Tibensky wrote:
>I wish I had such nice experiences to share about paddling with cats.
>
>The one time I tried it, the cat seemed a bit upset by the idea of having 
>all that water moving around the hull.  And he was ensconsed deep in the 
>hull all the way at the bow.  And the boat was white, so the cat could see 
>the shadow of the bow wave moving past him.  And I was in a sprint racing 
>boat, which is awfully tippy if you've never paddled one.  And the cat 
>kept shifting around in the bow, throwing my balance off.  And I didn't 
>know how to roll back then.  And I wasn't wearing a skirt, so rolling 
>would have been impossible anyway.  And the woman who is now my spouse was 
>on shore saying really unkind things about my judgement.  And she was 
>saying them very loudly. And this was during a training camp with a lot of 
>other paddlers around. [We've been married for thirty years but I still 
>hear about this incident once in a while.]  And we had to put the boat on 
>end and shake it to dislodge poor Sam the cat.  He lived another eighteen 
>years, so, yet again, no animals were harmed in the making of this tale.
>
>Paddling with plastic pink flamingos is really a lot more fun than 
>paddling with cats.
>
>Jim Tibensky

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