11-01-2010, 06:25 AM
+1 to that. Here I thought ya'll were having an interesting discussion about sharing fishing with your dogs, and then that?
Now - if if was some butt-ugly dog, I dunno - but a cute fluffy golden. Who'd want a mouthful of fur anyway - seriously! A bit morbid, and off target to the topic IMHO.
Bassrods has a number of photos of his dog wearing a life-jacket. One with a handle can be a good thing.
I've thought of building a platform on the front of my jon-boat. Both as a standing - casting platform, and somewhere a dog could sit. But then I think of all the hooks, the potential tangles - that my pups would rather be running anyway.
I'll second Ron's point about - no matter how much YOU love your dog, and think everyone else will too - ya-don't. Have had enough of begging dogs come visiting, and all of a sudden I'm watching MY food/garbage so they don't get into it. Plus - if I have MY dogs - THEY might not welcome another dog walking into "their" camp.
I hope no-one would expect a dog to swim/tread water for the duration of time I tend to go fishing. That just ain't right!
Instead of a little 2-person inflatable, I was thinking more of a tow tube. They are built a bit tougher, and still wouldn't have to cost much. Have handles - many a liner, and then a tube. Maybe I should try my dog in that.
Now - if if was some butt-ugly dog, I dunno - but a cute fluffy golden. Who'd want a mouthful of fur anyway - seriously! A bit morbid, and off target to the topic IMHO.
Bassrods has a number of photos of his dog wearing a life-jacket. One with a handle can be a good thing.
I've thought of building a platform on the front of my jon-boat. Both as a standing - casting platform, and somewhere a dog could sit. But then I think of all the hooks, the potential tangles - that my pups would rather be running anyway.
I'll second Ron's point about - no matter how much YOU love your dog, and think everyone else will too - ya-don't. Have had enough of begging dogs come visiting, and all of a sudden I'm watching MY food/garbage so they don't get into it. Plus - if I have MY dogs - THEY might not welcome another dog walking into "their" camp.
I hope no-one would expect a dog to swim/tread water for the duration of time I tend to go fishing. That just ain't right!
Instead of a little 2-person inflatable, I was thinking more of a tow tube. They are built a bit tougher, and still wouldn't have to cost much. Have handles - many a liner, and then a tube. Maybe I should try my dog in that.