I don't remember having any issues with dog nails doing damage. Our dog  
spent most of her time on the foredeck waiting for us to get close enough to  
land for her to jump off. It was a constant battle. She just enjoyed 
swimming  and chasing fish. It was the same problem on the Hobie also. She was a 
great  sailor, but loved the water.
 
Rummy
 
 
In a message dated 3/9/2012 10:28:24 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
peterklappert at comcast.net writes:


A  really lovely shepherd I had died last year & I've been postponing 
finding  a new dog. One question I've had is: do a large dog's nails do damage to 
the  gelcoat or deck (traction) coat?

I have a great little long-haired  Chiuhuahua-Papillon mix I found at 
animal rescue for my mother (who died in  2006). 100% dog. Not a drop of 
squeaky-toy blood in his veins. To my  amazement, Carlos loves sailing.



----- Original Message  -----
From: R22RumRunner at aol.com
To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
Sent:  Friday, March 9, 2012 2:46:54 PM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Dog Life  Jackets.DANGER

We tried the doggy vest with the handle on top, but our  lab/springer mix  
didn't really like it. We found out she could use  our stern ladder by 
simply  
putting our hand behind her head as she  climbed up for support. She also 
liked  climbing and going down  slides at the children's park. :)

Rummy


In a message dated  3/9/2012 10:21:14 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
rlowe at vt.edu  writes:

Elle,
Thanks for the warning.  It's certainly a   consideration.  Our jackets are 
intended to float them until we  can  retrieve them, which hopefully would 
not be a long time.   I've been  looking at underdog vests, which is along 
the 
lines of  what your vet  suggests.  Pricier, but probably worth it.   
thanks -  
rob

http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?productId
=704737&catalogId=10001&langId=-1&storeId=11151&storeNum=50469&subdeptNum=50
470&classNum=50479


-----Original   Message-----
From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org   
[mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of elle
Sent:  Friday,  March 09, 2012 10:08 AM
To: The Rhodes 22 Email  List
Subject: Re:  [Rhodes22-list] Dog Life  Jackets.DANGER

Guys,

Got this from my  vet:

Please  when you get a life jacket for your dog get one that will  support  
his head from UNDER the head. Dogs can paddle for quite a while but   they 
become fatigued holding their heads up and drown when they can no  longer  
do so.

Not something we necessarily think   about.

elle

Beer is good....people are   crazy


1992 Rhodes 22    Recycled  '06
"Watermusic"  {Lady in   Red}

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