npf1
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Thanks for the responses. Any tips on getting a mut to use the companionway steps? Or to/from the dinghy?
Sailing with a dog on board - any advice to offer?
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Romeo
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teach it some survival techniques. From the news this morning:
"A pet dog which was washed overboard and believed drowned has been found four months later - as a castaway on a remote Australian island."
from here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7986816.stm
"A pet dog which was washed overboard and believed drowned has been found four months later - as a castaway on a remote Australian island."
from here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7986816.stm
Romeo
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sorry just noticed that the story has been posted in its own thread. Best keep all the inevitable dog related puns in the one place.
BlueSkyNick
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Thanks for the responses. Any tips on getting a mut to use the companionway steps? Or to/from the dinghy?
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we've cracked the going up bit. SWMBO in cockpit with some doggie treats, me in the cabin pushing from behind ( /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif ), he has now mastered using his four legs to climb 6 steps up a ladder on his own.
Coming down is a problem because it is not natural for him to climb backwards and forwards is just too much for a leap of faith. I have to use a berth cushion as a ramp, but then we chastise him for being on the furniture !
Thanks for the responses. Any tips on getting a mut to use the companionway steps? Or to/from the dinghy?
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we've cracked the going up bit. SWMBO in cockpit with some doggie treats, me in the cabin pushing from behind ( /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif ), he has now mastered using his four legs to climb 6 steps up a ladder on his own.
Coming down is a problem because it is not natural for him to climb backwards and forwards is just too much for a leap of faith. I have to use a berth cushion as a ramp, but then we chastise him for being on the furniture !
maxi77
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Thanks for the responses. Any tips on getting a mut to use the companionway steps? Or to/from the dinghy?
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Our Parson Russel wears a bouyancy jacket at all time on deck, partly because she has been known to leap into the oggin to chase ducks etc, and of course in a marina it is not easy for her to get out again. One benefit from the jacket is the handle in the middle of the back that can be grabbed either by a hand or with a boathook. We also use the same handle to get her onto the boat and down the companionway. It all helps to re-inforce the notion that she musn't jump of the deck and the jacket is appropriate for being on deck.
Thanks for the responses. Any tips on getting a mut to use the companionway steps? Or to/from the dinghy?
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Our Parson Russel wears a bouyancy jacket at all time on deck, partly because she has been known to leap into the oggin to chase ducks etc, and of course in a marina it is not easy for her to get out again. One benefit from the jacket is the handle in the middle of the back that can be grabbed either by a hand or with a boathook. We also use the same handle to get her onto the boat and down the companionway. It all helps to re-inforce the notion that she musn't jump of the deck and the jacket is appropriate for being on deck.
Sgeir
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Allan
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Re: Sailing with a dog on board - a life saving tip!
I really wish you had not made me read that! I really want to forget it now!!
Allan
I really wish you had not made me read that! I really want to forget it now!!
Allan
aquaplane
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Re: Sailing with a dog on board - a life saving tip!
A dog is one hobby, sailing is another, don't mix them.
A dog is one hobby, sailing is another, don't mix them.
BlueSkyNick
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Re: Sailing with a dog on board - a life saving tip!
You could say that about lots of other pasttimes:
- photography and sailing
- reading books and sailing
- listening to music and sailing
- sex and sailing
dogs don't need to be ignored just because they are a different hobby.
You could say that about lots of other pasttimes:
- photography and sailing
- reading books and sailing
- listening to music and sailing
- sex and sailing
dogs don't need to be ignored just because they are a different hobby.
kengill
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Thoroughly agree tho I'd suggest trying to keep poop away from washing it into the chain locker which leads to the only viable solution of anchoring to the bits in a decent stream to clean the chain and rode and then cleaning out the aanchor locker carefully - heaven help you if you have a bilge draining anchor locker - liquified poop washing around the boat in a bit of a blow - EUGHHH!
Better to make steaks with the culprits.
Better to make steaks with the culprits.
Sgeir
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Re: Sailing with a dog on board - a life saving tip!
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I really wish you had not made me read that! I really want to forget it now!!
Allan
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I really wish you had not made me read that! I really want to forget it now!!
Allan
[/ QUOTE ]Oh yes, and clean any superglue off your fingers before attempting this manoeuvre. /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif
snowleopard
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Don't imagine you can take a dog to France with a pet passport. It's a LOT more complicated that that.
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This simple comment has generated a great deal of heat on another forum so let me clarify....
My assumption of course was that if you sail to France with a dog on board you are likely to want to come back!
So here is an extract from the Defra website explaining what you have to do if you want to take your dog abroad-
The procedures
* Have your pet microchipped
Before any of the other procedures for PETS are carried out, your pet must be fitted with a microchip so that it can be properly identified.
* Have your pet vaccinated
After the microchip has been fitted your pet must be vaccinated against rabies. There is no exemption to this requirement, even if your pet has a current rabies vaccination
* Arrange a blood test
After your pet has been vaccinated, it must be blood tested to make sure that the vaccine has given it a satisfactory level of protection against rabies.
* Get PETS documentation
For animals being prepared in an EU country, you should get an EU pet passport. If you are preparing your animal in a non-EU listed country you will need to obtain an official third country veterinary certificate although note that Croatia, Gibraltar, Norway, San Marino and Switzerland are also issuing passports.
* Before your pet enters the UK, it must be treated against ticks and a tapeworm
Your pet must be treated against ticks and tapeworms not less than 24 hours and not more than 48 hours before it is checked in with an approved transport company for its journey into the UK.
* Arrange for your animal to travel with an approved transport company on an authorised route
Your pet must enter the UK from a listed country travelling with an approved transport company on an authorised route.
In the above, "approved transport company" refers to ferry and airline operators and definitely doesn't include private yachts so a crew member will need to travel back with the dog on a plane or ferry. And if your ferry is delayed you may have to go back for another tick & worm treatment!
Don't imagine you can take a dog to France with a pet passport. It's a LOT more complicated that that.
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This simple comment has generated a great deal of heat on another forum so let me clarify....
My assumption of course was that if you sail to France with a dog on board you are likely to want to come back!
So here is an extract from the Defra website explaining what you have to do if you want to take your dog abroad-
The procedures
* Have your pet microchipped
Before any of the other procedures for PETS are carried out, your pet must be fitted with a microchip so that it can be properly identified.
* Have your pet vaccinated
After the microchip has been fitted your pet must be vaccinated against rabies. There is no exemption to this requirement, even if your pet has a current rabies vaccination
* Arrange a blood test
After your pet has been vaccinated, it must be blood tested to make sure that the vaccine has given it a satisfactory level of protection against rabies.
* Get PETS documentation
For animals being prepared in an EU country, you should get an EU pet passport. If you are preparing your animal in a non-EU listed country you will need to obtain an official third country veterinary certificate although note that Croatia, Gibraltar, Norway, San Marino and Switzerland are also issuing passports.
* Before your pet enters the UK, it must be treated against ticks and a tapeworm
Your pet must be treated against ticks and tapeworms not less than 24 hours and not more than 48 hours before it is checked in with an approved transport company for its journey into the UK.
* Arrange for your animal to travel with an approved transport company on an authorised route
Your pet must enter the UK from a listed country travelling with an approved transport company on an authorised route.
In the above, "approved transport company" refers to ferry and airline operators and definitely doesn't include private yachts so a crew member will need to travel back with the dog on a plane or ferry. And if your ferry is delayed you may have to go back for another tick & worm treatment!
