[Joanne Turner]

We used to have a pitbull sailing with us sadly she died at the age of 11 years and we decided to wait a while before adopting another dog!! This strong stance only lasted 8 weeks upon our arrival in Sines Portugal we met Daisy the dog outside the marina bar we were told she would latch on to any new boat that pulled in in the hope that someone would adopt her but in the meantime she would catch fish from the sea herself or cadge sardines from the fishermen or scraps from restraunts After a few days Daisy decided we she quite fancied our boat and jumped aboard, as we still had food left from our last dog it seemed a shame for it to go to waste!! That was nearly 2 years ago now and Daisy our little mongrel (black and tan) is still with us we think she was either dumped or lost from a boat as she has taken to sailing like a duck to water the only time she gets upset is when we start the engine and are getting ready to leave a marina we think she is still worried she could be turfed off again despite our reassurances that that aint never gonna happen!!! I am still very curious as to where she came from in the first place though!!!I would say if you want to get a dog go to one of the many rescue homes around there are always many dogs there just looking for a chance!