| Dog Gear?
So once we get our boat we will need to have our Boxer equipped with the proper gear to come on board. He likes the water we take him to the dog beach every day in the summer but he is not a great swimmer (60 pounds of solid muscle) in fact he refuses to go out past where his feet leave the ground.
We have taken him for one swim lesson at a doggie pool near us (I know we are freaks) and he had to wear a lifejacket which he didn't seem to mind. I think it would be a good idea if he took more lessons in the life jacket before we put him on the boat so he is use to both the jacket and to swimming if he fell overboard.
So my question is what else should we consider getting him as far as gear goes? I would like to maybe take the winter to start getting him accustomed to wearing stuff...my husband thinks he should have booties for the boat and for a dingy and a lifejacket...any suggestions? We have a place called neopaws right near us that sells raingear, lifejackets, booties and such but we are not sure what to look for...and I am sure getting to wear the stuff will be even more difficult than finding it....is taking a 2 year old boxer (that is how old he will be when we finally get him onboard) on a boat a good idea?
|