If you plan to cruise with a dog, one thing you might want to consider is your pet’s safety gear.
Farley has his own life jacket, a gift from Chopper’s Pet Supplies in Invermere BC, but doesn’t wear it all the time. He’ll wear it kayaking in rough weather, or if we are kayaking along a rocky shoreline where he couldn’t get ashore himself.
When we are underway, Farley has his own tether and harness. He is not allowed out of the cockpit unless he is tethered to me or the boat. He has a safe spot to curl up when the boat is rocking.
We keep him in a harness instead of a collar when we are underway, so if he gets jarred his neck won’t het hurt. It also makes it easy for us to hoist him onboard if we have to.
Farley has a dog tag for each collar or harness wears. That way we don’t forget to put a tag on. His tags are engraved with his name, our email address, boat name and phone number. If he gets lost, we are easy to find. I’d love to hear about any other safety gear used by cruisers.
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Glad to hear my favourite dog is so safe & happy!
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Farley’s just glad he’s still your favourite dog!
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That dog life vest is adorable. I grew up on boats, but we never had one for our dogs. We didn’t go into the ocean… just the bay so If the dog fell overboard, we could just jump in and save them.
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