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I'm looking to get a dog and one of the prerequisites is that it be
small enough to be able to ride on my kayak. I currently own a CD Storm, but have a QCC Q700X on the way. I do a lot of kayak camping so I'm usually pretty loaded with gear. Can anyone suggest a maximum weight limit when choosing a dog? |
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"J4" wrote in message ... | I'm looking to get a dog and one of the prerequisites is that it be | small enough to be able to ride on my kayak. I currently own a CD | Storm, but have a QCC Q700X on the way. I do a lot of kayak camping so | I'm usually pretty loaded with gear. | Can anyone suggest a maximum weight limit when choosing a dog? |
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J4 wrote:
I'm looking to get a dog and one of the prerequisites is that it be small enough to be able to ride on my kayak. I currently own a CD Storm, but have a QCC Q700X on the way. I do a lot of kayak camping so I'm usually pretty loaded with gear. Can anyone suggest a maximum weight limit when choosing a dog? During my recent paddling on Gross Reservoir in Colorado I saw another solution for paddling with dogs - check my slide show: http://users.frii.com/uliasz/weblog/...506/index.html |
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I watched a Labrador Laden Chinook paddle past us in Conception Bay
yesterday. That beast was likely 70 Lbs . I would not recommend this because he was in the open rear hatch and had things gone badly the boat would have been a tough thing to self rescue. The paddler had lots of company ( 4 other boats ) . It was a curiosity but there could have been safety issues had the location not been benign. Justin French has a Yellow Labrador retriever that sits on the back hatch but that dog is increadible. ( 70 + Lbs ) . Sorry as this sounds I would look at a poodle or a spaniel and stick them in the cockpit. You could shove the dog down and close the sprey deck around a small poodle or say a Brittany spanial , Both these dogs have a work history around water,. ( The poodle was once a hunting dog and retriever .) I own a Lab. He is fine in a Old Town 169 canoe but I could not fit him into any of my sea kayaks. I hope this helps. Alex |
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![]() J4 wrote: I'm looking to get a dog and one of the prerequisites is that it be small enough to be able to ride on my kayak. I currently own a CD Storm, but have a QCC Q700X on the way. I do a lot of kayak camping so I'm usually pretty loaded with gear. Can anyone suggest a maximum weight limit when choosing a dog? here is my dog, tobey. He weighs in at 25lbs, is managable, and has gone for trips as long as 3 hours. http://www.seakayakflorida.com/Trips...obey/tobey.htm craig www.seakayaklforida.com |
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J4 wrote:
I'm looking to get a dog and one of the prerequisites is that it be small enough to be able to ride on my kayak. I currently own a CD Storm, but have a QCC Q700X on the way. I do a lot of kayak camping so I'm usually pretty loaded with gear. Can anyone suggest a maximum weight limit when choosing a dog? here is my dog, tobey. He weighs in at 25lbs, is managable, and has gone for trips as long as 3 hours. http://www.seakayakflorida.com/Trips...obey/tobey.htm craig www.seakayakflorida.com |
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On 5 Aug 2005 13:26:06 -0700, "Craig Fugate"
wrote: J4 wrote: I'm looking to get a dog and one of the prerequisites is that it be small enough to be able to ride on my kayak. I currently own a CD Storm, but have a QCC Q700X on the way. I do a lot of kayak camping so I'm usually pretty loaded with gear. Can anyone suggest a maximum weight limit when choosing a dog? here is my dog, tobey. He weighs in at 25lbs, is managable, and has gone for trips as long as 3 hours. http://www.seakayakflorida.com/Trips...obey/tobey.htm craig www.seakayakflorida.com My cockpit seems a bit smaller than yours. I was thinking something along the lines of this. http://www.hask.org/Trips/ToledoBend...s/Image17.html I'm thinking maybe 40-45 pounds tops. J4 |
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![]() On 5-Aug-2005, J4 wrote: I'm thinking maybe 40-45 pounds tops. That kind of weight on your kayak deck will negatively affect you trim. You'd have to carry some dead weight in the other end to balance it out. As well, having that weight on top of the kayak will reduce the stability. I can tell you that the size, weight and breed of a dog will be a lot less important than its temperment and personality. Some dogs will sit still for a ride; others will always be jumping onto the water and trying to get back on. I know folks that have no problem with their dog in a canoe and others that have nothing but problems and leave the dog at home. Expect to have to train your dog to behave on the kayak. Mike |
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You guys have the wrong idea. My brother's yellow lab came paddling with
me -- swimming alongside, right under the paddle blade, for up to a mile at a stretch. I tried to stay close along shore, or in the shallows, so she could run. Paddled about 5 miles on a couple occasions, no problem. I think longer cruises would be possible, but would want a "Doggy PFD" just in case. .... I watched a Labrador Laden Chinook paddle past us in Conception Bay yesterday. That beast was likely 70 Lbs . I would not recommend this because he was in the open rear hatch and had things gone badly the boat would have been a tough thing to self rescue. The paddler had lots of company ( 4 other boats ) . It was a curiosity but there could have been safety issues had the location not been benign. Justin French has a Yellow Labrador retriever that sits on the back hatch but that dog is increadible. ( 70 + Lbs ) . Sorry as this sounds I would look at a poodle or a spaniel and stick them in the cockpit. You could shove the dog down and close the sprey deck around a small poodle or say a Brittany spanial , Both these dogs have a work history around water,. ( The poodle was once a hunting dog and retriever .) I own a Lab. He is fine in a Old Town 169 canoe but I could not fit him into any of my sea kayaks. I hope this helps. Alex |
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