Dogs are boaters too!

Remember that old saying “it’s a dog’s life”?  Well what a life it is when you are a dog on a boat! Boating is one of those activities that you can ultimately share with ALL of the members of your family…even the four legged ones!

If you are a dog owner and a boater but you have never ventured to take your furry friend with you on the water, you should think again! Dogs are great boating companions…and boy do they love it. Everyone has seen a dog with its head stuck out the car window loving the wind flapping through their ears. Now just imagine that same dog on the bow of a boat! Its all paws aboard.

At Buckeye we have a number of furry boater friends as part of our family. They bring their owners to visit the dealership regularly to check out what’s new in doggie accessories. We in fact have a wide variety of boating products made just for dogs. Some of these items include: doggie boarding ladders (very handy if you have a boat with a large freeboard…lets not forget Fido can’t use the onboard head), lifejackets in all sizes and colours, lifering floating play toys, ski handle leashes and doggles (water goggles for dogs). All of these items not only make life easier for the owner not to mention boating dogs love them!

Here is a picture of our friends Wynston & Abby. 

 

These guys LOVE to go boating. In fact they love it so much that their owners have to hide their lifejackets and only bring them out when its time to get onboard. Wynston has been boating since he was a puppy and Abby has grown to love boating as much as she has always loved the water.

Once their lifejackets are on Wynston & Abby know that its boating time. For them this means the wind in their faces, swimming, playing with the floaty ball and spending some uninterrupted time with their owners.  

This is Brody.

Photo credit: Fred Thornhill

Brody is our most famous boating dog. He and his owner were featured in the Toronto Star. They can often be seen out enjoying the water on their Yamaha PWC on Pigeon Lake in Bobcaygeon. Brody always looks fashionable yet comfortable in his doggles and lifejacket. Not all dogs could do what Brody does, sitting so comfortably on the back of this waverunner, but after all of his practice he is now a pro!

Do you take your dogs out on the water with you? If so share your pictures and stories with us here.