If you insist on taking your pet sailing with you, at least have the good sense to fasten a tether to its collar/flotation gear to keep it aboard the boat. This puppy:
almost didn't make it because his lame-o owner didn't bother with a tether. For more on the story see (click on) Puppy Overboard!
We sailed with two English Springer Spaniels for many years without a mishap because we kept them tethered. Being water dogs, they had no hesitations about leaping off the side of the yacht to defend us against encroaching Pelicans or other widlife or join us for a swim--fortunately, however, only while we were anchored and had no difficulty recovering them, one at a time, with our Forespar outboard motor lifting crane! An accidental DOB (dog overboard) while at sea would have been tragic.
A Word to the Wise....
"Trigger Warning" for uber liberals: This post relies on information appearing on a Fox News website!!!
almost didn't make it because his lame-o owner didn't bother with a tether. For more on the story see (click on) Puppy Overboard!
We sailed with two English Springer Spaniels for many years without a mishap because we kept them tethered. Being water dogs, they had no hesitations about leaping off the side of the yacht to defend us against encroaching Pelicans or other widlife or join us for a swim--fortunately, however, only while we were anchored and had no difficulty recovering them, one at a time, with our Forespar outboard motor lifting crane! An accidental DOB (dog overboard) while at sea would have been tragic.
A Word to the Wise....
"Trigger Warning" for uber liberals: This post relies on information appearing on a Fox News website!!!