Jumping Overboard

[Portach Madra]

There is a lot of water in the back country here as a result i spend a fair amount of time in a small open boat or in a small sail boat getting around the coast or getting into good locations. My 9 month old DD has the basics and he loves the boat(s). The problem is that he loves jumping overboard more. I can't keep my eyes off of him and he is swimming. I am green and need some advice. Any takers?

[RoostersMom]

I'd teach him to sit-stay, or have a "place" in the boat that he can't move off of. After reading the horrifying post a few days ago about the guy who lost his dog because it jumped overboard and was killed by the propeller, it got me to thinking that I need to refresh the basics with our chessies before season starts here again.

It'll be repetitive and take some time, but you should be able to teach him his "place" so he won't move on the boat. It's just really a solid "sit" command.

[DonF]

I'd fix an eye bolt somewhere with a chain that won't let him reach the side's.

[RayGubernat]

I'd fix an eye bolt somewhere with a chain that won't let him reach the side's.

That is a bingo.

When you are running a boat, or driving a car or whatever, it is probably a good ide to be concentrating on operating the craft rather than checking on where the dog is.

They are animals and... they do stuff. All the training in the world cannot equal a sturdy tieout or a crate for keeping one's mind at ease.

RayG

[Portach Madra]

Sounds like a bit of both would be in order. Would I be right in sayin that having a place on the boat would keep him calmer and tethering him will keep he and I from any accidents?

[Portach Madra]

Been working with him. Took a few good morning sessions but he is starting to get it. I'll keep it up.

Thanks all.

[Graves14]

i dont like tethering or kenneling a dog on a boat simply because if there was ever an open water boating accident they are definitely going to drown. I think i'd have a better chance at swimming to shore with a dog to help me along not to mention how awful I'd feel if he drowned because i'd tied him to the boat.

Just something else to consider

[SHORTFAT]

I take my EP out with me in a canoe... ya gotta work that "whoa" thing hard in the boat specifically... I used the check cord and ran it under a cross bar and back to me so I could hold her in the boat until I released her... My wife still thinks I'm nuts for putting a pointer in the canoe in the first place... I'd work on a specific comand to "release" the dog from the boat while you're close to shore and keep him in check... He'll get it... Good luck!

[AzDoggin]

i dont like tethering or kenneling a dog on a boat simply because if there was ever an open water boating accident they are definitely going to drown. I think i'd have a better chance at swimming to shore with a dog to help me along not to mention how awful I'd feel if he drowned because i'd tied him to the boat.

Just something else to consider

Suit yourself, but from a probability perspective, I would guess that an accident from a dog jumping overboard happens much, much more frequently than a tethered dog drowning after a collision.

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Boat props and gun dogs don't get along too well, unfortunately.

[JIM K]

I'd fix an eye bolt somewhere with a chain that won't let him reach the side's.

go to head of class BUT my lab BARKS and fisherman and me hate it.
so i dont take him anymore fishing in boat.

[K9luke]

I use a canoe for duck hunting more than anything. I set it out in the yard, tell the dog to mount up and immediately tell them to sit then stay ! Their place is in the center of the canoe right in front of me. I ignore them and make them STAY. If they move then make a correction. Starting with lots of praise at first and extending the time they spend there each time . If they are obedient then it wont take long for them to get it in their heads that when I am in the boat I HAVE to sit and stay ! The only time I have to make corrections on the water is when there is water in the canoe and it is cold out. Then they tend to get antsy at times.

[AzDoggin]

I'd fix an eye bolt somewhere with a chain that won't let him reach the side's.

go to head of class BUT my lab BARKS and fisherman and me hate it.
so i dont take him anymore fishing in boat.

Jim, my son and I hiked into a remote lake in the Az mountains last summer. We had the lake to ourselves...we thought! We were using float tubes - the only thing we could transport that far. Around the corner came another fisherman in a float tube, towing a float tube with his lab in it!! The dog was a happy camper. That fisherman knew what he was doing too -- had a 27" and a 25" German Brown already landed and several smaller ones - he said he (and his dog) go there all the time.

[JIM K]

I'd fix an eye bolt somewhere with a chain that won't let him reach the side's.

go to head of class BUT my lab BARKS and fisherman and me hate it.
so i dont take him anymore fishing in boat.

Jim, my son and I hiked into a remote lake in the Az mountains last summer. We had the lake to ourselves...we thought! We were using float tubes - the only thing we could transport that far. Around the corner came another fisherman in a float tube, towing a float tube with his lab in it!! The dog was a happy camper. That fisherman knew what he was doing too -- had a 27" and a 25" German Brown already landed and several smaller ones - he said he (and his dog) go there all the time.

isnt that something.

[DogNewbie]

I'd fix an eye bolt somewhere with a chain that won't let him reach the side's.

go to head of class BUT my lab BARKS and fisherman and me hate it.
so i dont take him anymore fishing in boat.

Jim, my son and I hiked into a remote lake in the Az mountains last summer. We had the lake to ourselves...we thought! We were using float tubes - the only thing we could transport that far. Around the corner came another fisherman in a float tube, towing a float tube with his lab in it!! The dog was a happy camper. That fisherman knew what he was doing too -- had a 27" and a 25" German Brown already landed and several smaller ones - he said he (and his dog) go there all the time.

Now that is awesome. I've been a little bummed that since I've had a dog my float tube has remained in the basement. Maybe the pup needs one too!