Saturday, August 13, 2011

Sailing with a Water Dog

One of me concerns is sailing with my dog. While I feel fine with her on the boat it does raise a few issues. First, how will she get around the boat? I'm thinking she can get up and out the cockpit hatches once I rebuild the two aft staterooms. Climbing the ladder will be difficult for her. I'll have to study that more as we spend more time on the boat. Perhaps a temporary ladder for the cockpit hatch and a bed for her down below will be best for now. That will have to be a priority for the short term.

My other issue is peeps and poops. She can hold her water 10-12 hours--I'm amazed actually, so peeps are not a problem. Poops will be when we are underway. So I need to train her to so somewhere. The best option is the cockpit sole. I have a shower setup that I just bought to help clean up. I am thinking about buying some fake grass and putting grass clipping on it to train her that it is ok to go there, and later I can remove the grass clippings and then the mat.

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