Dog on a boat in the Med. Advice please?

[Portofino]

So is there no border check for dog intially entering France from UK? Or are you saying put the french address on the UK issued dog passport
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Yes First Q , if it’s got a Eu PP .
No second Q .
Stroll into any EU vet ( inc Schengen) which you have to do get the dam thing wormed to return to the U.K. and simultaneously ask for that states doggie PP “ pour exportation “
The French might as you infer because they spat there dummy out over what happened on 1-1-21 get arsey if you have a motor home .That’s your input .

But if you have a hard standing bricks n mortar address in that said EU state like MikeFs property ( me too in Antibes + Switzerland) then I suspect if you use that on the newfound doggie EU PP it might swing it .
Keep the U.K. one as well , but the Swiss vet transferred the rabies “ shit “ over .

That way when the dog leaves the U.K. the owners might be 3 P but the animal is EU / Schengen and does not need a U.K. cert fit to travel from a U.K. vet as it’s returning to the PP address within the EU / Schengen

But as you infer the motorhomers to quote JVT have “ ripped the pants off it “ , and the nasty French have closed the “ loop whole “ then that’s that !

 

[vas]

interesting to hear that not all dogs float, would have thought they ought to
ours 6kg terrier/canis cross is useless at being trained, but now that we are in a deserted islet with ropes to the rocks and circa 40m from the shore, some mornings if I don't feel like swimming, I take her and kindly place her in the water. She promptly swims out, does her thing and then swims back. I have to be alert as the poor thing cannot climb up the bathing platform though... May have to devise a step for her to climb up, or simply a 300x400mm piece of ply tied up next to the platform

 

[Deleted User YDKXO]

Zero first hand experience as an owner, but here's what I rigged for that specific purpose when I had a barking guest onboard.
From 1:58 onward, but it goes there automatically if you just click the play button.

Good video! What a well behaved dog. Ours is nothing like that

 

[MapisM]

That's an old video, and unfortunately the protagonist is no longer with us, though the owner in the meantime replaced her with another, also very friendly golden retriever.
But yes, she was very well behaved indeed, and also trained for sea rescue - including chopper launches!
So, it was a pleasure, and also a sort of additional safety, to have her onboard in a few occasions.
Aside from how long it took to vacuum the boat afterwards, that is.
How dogs can lose such amazing amount of hairs and still have enough left to remain so fluffy, it's one of life misteries.

 

[tico]

 

[vas]

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nice boat, lots of nice soft smooth p1ssable and mostly sh1table teak there
our dog will occasionally sh1t indoors at home, but only on the home theatre wooden floor.
will also pee on the home theatre sofa seats - nowhere else...
v.selective!
hopefully on the boat she's not messed with anything (yet!)

 

[Chris H]

Luckily we don’t have this problem with our dog, she simply could not cope with the heat, had the mother in laws dog on the boat for half a day and wouldn’t have it again, too much hair loss and it gets everywhere.

 

[Elessar]

Thanks to my sister in law letting us down and against my better judgement, it looks like our mutt will be accompanying us on our boating holiday in the Med this year. She's fine in the car so I have no particular worries for the drive to SoF but she's never been on our boat or indeed any boat before. In particular these are my concerns

Do we try to get her to poo/pee onboard and if so onto what? (astroturf?). How do we encourage her to do it? What do we do with the debris?
I have no idea if the mutt can swim. Should she wear a flotation device if she looks like she wants to jump in the water from the boat? How do we get her out (she weighs about 25kg)?
I'm sure Med based dogs are used to the heat but do dogs coming from cooler countries suffer from the heat and how could we cool her down?
Are we going to find it difficult to get her to jump on/off the pasarelle?
What about visiting other marinas? Are there likely to be rules for dogs in some marinas?

Any other issues I should be thinking about (other than throttling my sister in law)?

Id recommend against a life jacket. The dog will be able to swim and a life jacket will cause overheating.

But I’d recommend keeping a harness on at all times on the dock or boat. One with a handle on the back. The only way of getting 25kg of wet flapping dog out

Ablutions ashore. The dog will get to love the dinghy. Go bows to the bathing platform and forward tickover for a solid platform for boarding/alighting.

Take the harness off when running ashore as sand gets in there and rubs them raw.

I bet you’ll take the dog out of choice in future.

 

[tico]

@MapisM.... Don't mention Golden retrievers, took SiL's dog on board once, was finding blonde hairs in the engine bay for months!

 

[Elessar]

Mike won’t need this but you need a furminator for dogs that shed.

 

[Clancy Moped]

Just drag the mutt along.

 

[Chris H]

Unfortunately, from experience, not all dogs can swim.

 

[Seastoke]

I bet the dog hates your sister in law

 

[Bouba]

The dog changes your plans, in fact he can totally destroy them. I often go complain to the wife that my lifestyle has been irrevocably upended by her dog. My council to Mike is not to do that, just accept it, because complaining gets me nowhere. And I’ll be really peeved off if his complaints are listened to and acted upon??

 

[Seastoke]

If sister in law is fit , leave wife and dog home and take sis away.

 

[Bouba]

If sister in law is fit , leave wife and dog home and take sis away.

Have you thought of a career change ? I see a future for you as a marriage councilor

 

[shan]

Thanks to my sister in law letting us down and against my better judgement, it looks like our mutt will be accompanying us on our boating holiday in the Med this year. She's fine in the car so I have no particular worries for the drive to SoF but she's never been on our boat or indeed any boat before. In particular these are my concerns

Do we try to get her to poo/pee onboard and if so onto what? (astroturf?). How do we encourage her to do it? What do we do with the debris?
I have no idea if the mutt can swim. Should she wear a flotation device if she looks like she wants to jump in the water from the boat? How do we get her out (she weighs about 25kg)?
I'm sure Med based dogs are used to the heat but do dogs coming from cooler countries suffer from the heat and how could we cool her down?
Are we going to find it difficult to get her to jump on/off the pasarelle?
What about visiting other marinas? Are there likely to be rules for dogs in some marinas?

Any other issues I should be thinking about (other than throttling my sister in law)?

Don't do it! Bouba was sold a pup.

 

[dharl]

Been having a read through this thread; for the last few years I have been on the dark side of canal boating rather than sailing, however thanks to a new job I am once again residing next to the sea and so have more opportunity for leisure boating. SWMBO is very much (excuse the pun) on board with the idea, which is a pleasant surprise as previously had to sell my sailing boat as she didnt like bobbing around on the water (long story ).

Problem being is that we have now got a Labradoodle, which enjoys the canal, mainly as she can easily jump on and off as she needs, and is guaranteed long walks between the boating, however am not sure on how a 6 year old dog will take to sailing (would be mainly weekends around the harbour). Any hints would be appreciated.

 

[Bouba]

Been having a read through this thread; for the last few years I have been on the dark side of canal boating rather than sailing, however thanks to a new job I am once again residing next to the sea and so have more opportunity for leisure boating. SWMBO is very much (excuse the pun) on board with the idea, which is a pleasant surprise as previously had to sell my sailing boat as she didnt like bobbing around on the water (long story ).

Problem being is that we have now got a Labradoodle, which enjoys the canal, mainly as she can easily jump on and off as she needs, and is guaranteed long walks between the boating, however am not sure on how a 6 year old dog will take to sailing (would be mainly weekends around the harbour). Any hints would be appreciated.

It’s a hard one. At one time we also had a river/canal boat for exactly the same reason, every day is a dog walk. Indeed the dogs (and their mother) can walk alongside while I helm the boat. But at sea it’s a different world, I see many dogs full of excitement walking upto the dock and then refusing, with tail between their legs, to come aboard. One bad experience is all a dog needs to be put off boating for life.
So, he has to be be gently introduced to boating, short trips, plenty of stops for walks. Better still a boat trip to somewhere the dog loves. We go to Porquerolle all the time, it’s a short trip and the dog loves it there.

 

[Deleted User YDKXO]

Id recommend against a life jacket. The dog will be able to swim and a life jacket will cause overheating.

Yup I was wondering about that. I'll chuck her in the water first to check whether she can swim before deciding whether or not to put the life jacket on her

I bet you’ll take the dog out of choice in future.

I bet you I wont