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elf · 11-07-2008, 19:25

We took our 5-month old Boston Terrier puppy down to our boat for six days over the 4th of July, and she did GREAT! We kept her tethered whenever she was in the cockpit, and she did fine sailing or at the dock. Slept through a lot of it. Never seemed scared at all (though a bit surprised with our first tack, then she got used to the sound of the winch). We had light winds, though, no heavy weather. We put her her in her kennel in the salon when docking so she wouldn't get underfoot, but other than that had her with us all of the time. She's already turning into a fantastic boat dog!

elf

11-07-2008, 19:25	#47
elf Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: North Carolina Boat: Catalina 30 Posts: 65	Just to report back... We took our 5-month old Boston Terrier puppy down to our boat for six days over the 4th of July, and she did GREAT! We kept her tethered whenever she was in the cockpit, and she did fine sailing or at the dock. Slept through a lot of it. Never seemed scared at all (though a bit surprised with our first tack, then she got used to the sound of the winch). We had light winds, though, no heavy weather. We put her her in her kennel in the salon when docking so she wouldn't get underfoot, but other than that had her with us all of the time. She's already turning into a fantastic boat dog! elf