Re: Dogs & DeepVees
--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, Wesley Cox <inspirfe@d...> wrote:
Have a closed-cell mat for the dog so it it does not have to sit in
water.
Take a special treat with you and give it to the dog as a reward if
it sits/lies on the mat. Soon it will relate getting the treat with
boating and staying on it's mat.
I had a dog that was freaked out by thunder. The vet recommended a
form of herbal medication that had an calming and relaxing effect.
Only later did I find out it was supposed to be given to the dog:-)
Nels
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> A compartment might help keep an over-active quadruped near the
> line. It works for bipeds.Things to consider:
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Have a closed-cell mat for the dog so it it does not have to sit in
water.
Take a special treat with you and give it to the dog as a reward if
it sits/lies on the mat. Soon it will relate getting the treat with
boating and staying on it's mat.
I had a dog that was freaked out by thunder. The vet recommended a
form of herbal medication that had an calming and relaxing effect.
Only later did I find out it was supposed to be given to the dog:-)
Nels
A compartment might help keep an over-active quadruped near the center
line. It works for bipeds.
Bruce Hallman wrote:
line. It works for bipeds.
Bruce Hallman wrote:
>The Bolger kayak design _Diamond_ has a 'dog compartment'.
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The Bolger kayak design _Diamond_ has a 'dog compartment'.
Hi Chip,
will work perfectly or at all, but I'm determined to try it anyway.
At least Robote is a cheap way to try it.
My Portuguese Water Dog (probably, he's a 2+ year old rescue we got
about a year ago) goes with me to the shop every weekend, and I'd
like to take a spin on the nearby lake on late summer afternoons
following a day of boatbuilding. There's no way I could leave him in
the truck - it's too hot. And he'd go mad being left at the shop, so
it's to the lake we both will go. He did sit well in the Big
Tortoise, but he had no concept of balancing the boat and would sit
to one side - I'm hoping the vee hull helps cure that. My biggest
fear is that once he learns he's a natural born swimmer (he's only
had one shot at swimming so far), he'll want out of the boat any
chance he gets!
Jon Kolb
http://www.kolbsadventures.com/boatbuilding_index.htm
> ...snip... Hope you have better luckpontoon boat,
> with your dog than I did with mine. (Mine do seem to love the
> though ...)Thanks for relating that story. I have no illusion that this idea
will work perfectly or at all, but I'm determined to try it anyway.
At least Robote is a cheap way to try it.
My Portuguese Water Dog (probably, he's a 2+ year old rescue we got
about a year ago) goes with me to the shop every weekend, and I'd
like to take a spin on the nearby lake on late summer afternoons
following a day of boatbuilding. There's no way I could leave him in
the truck - it's too hot. And he'd go mad being left at the shop, so
it's to the lake we both will go. He did sit well in the Big
Tortoise, but he had no concept of balancing the boat and would sit
to one side - I'm hoping the vee hull helps cure that. My biggest
fear is that once he learns he's a natural born swimmer (he's only
had one shot at swimming so far), he'll want out of the boat any
chance he gets!
Jon Kolb
http://www.kolbsadventures.com/boatbuilding_index.htm
----- Original Message -----
there was water in the little boat - just a little bit of water - my lovely
80lb bulldog would not sit down. Absolutely nothing I could do would cause
her to sit down. Once standing, her COG was well above that required. And
she couldn't stand still: had to pace. Walk three feet to the pointy end,
turn around, walk back to where I sat; turn around ...
Fortunately it took so little water to distress her that we didn't get more
than a few feet from shore so when we went over we didn't exactly swim.
The dog loved the water - when I wasn't trying to get her in the boat, she'd
run along the shore and bark and snap at little waves and would swim out
after every duck or wading bird she saw. But she wouldn't sit still in the
wet boat. I tried her in a jonboat and a 14' canoe. No luck whatsoever.
Let me mention something about those "deep-vee" hulls, while we're on the
topic: That's where the water's gonna go first ... Hope you have better luck
with your dog than I did with mine. (Mine do seem to love the pontoon boat,
though ...)
chip in central florida
> Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 15:23:56 -0000<SNIP>
> From: "adventures_in_astrophotography" <jon@...>
> Subject: Re: FastBrick and Diablo Updates
> My hope is that the deep vee of the Robote hullGood luck with the dog idea - Here's my experience with that: As soon as
> will keep my 50 lb. dog more less on the centerline, but I admit that
> the whole exercise may be mostly swimming instead of rowing. <SNIP>> Jon
> Kolb
>http://www.kolbsadventures.com/boatbuilding_index.htm
there was water in the little boat - just a little bit of water - my lovely
80lb bulldog would not sit down. Absolutely nothing I could do would cause
her to sit down. Once standing, her COG was well above that required. And
she couldn't stand still: had to pace. Walk three feet to the pointy end,
turn around, walk back to where I sat; turn around ...
Fortunately it took so little water to distress her that we didn't get more
than a few feet from shore so when we went over we didn't exactly swim.
The dog loved the water - when I wasn't trying to get her in the boat, she'd
run along the shore and bark and snap at little waves and would swim out
after every duck or wading bird she saw. But she wouldn't sit still in the
wet boat. I tried her in a jonboat and a 14' canoe. No luck whatsoever.
Let me mention something about those "deep-vee" hulls, while we're on the
topic: That's where the water's gonna go first ... Hope you have better luck
with your dog than I did with mine. (Mine do seem to love the pontoon boat,
though ...)
chip in central florida