Boatin with Yorkies

[MyPeanutAbbyGra]

I'm glad this question was asked.
We boat all summer long and I want to take Abby with us. She will be 6 months old in June.
Do you worry about them getting hot? I wouldn't really want her in the water in the river. The river is kind of nasty. Do you just take plenty of water with you to keep them cool?

[chachi]

Originally Posted by MyPeanutAbbyGra

I'm glad this question was asked.
We boat all summer long and I want to take Abby with us. She will be 6 months old in June.
Do you worry about them getting hot? I wouldn't really want her in the water in the river. The river is kind of nasty. Do you just take plenty of water with you to keep them cool?

Yes we do we take bottle water for them to drink and I take a spray bottle wth water to mist them off with

[marcerella02]

Originally Posted by MyPeanutAbbyGra

I'm glad this question was asked.
We boat all summer long and I want to take Abby with us. She will be 6 months old in June.
Do you worry about them getting hot? I wouldn't really want her in the water in the river. The river is kind of nasty. Do you just take plenty of water with you to keep them cool?

i bring a lot of water and things like watermelon or melon that have a lot of water in them but that she will eat willingly i also bring an ice pack (like one you would put on your back) and will wrap a towel around it and if she gets to hot she loves to lay on it! if you dont' have an ice pack.. frozen veggies work well. The first summer i had her i'd bring her outside in her crate with some frozen veggies and she would nap in the crate but she was still outside with me while i layed in the sun

[MyPeanutAbbyGra]

Thanks! Great tips We have plenty of ice packs, so that will work
The melon and water bottle sound like a great idea as well. I really appreciate the info.

[Mom to Hot Rod]

Great question. Lot's of our friends boat with their dogs. We plan on boating with Hot Rod. It was a challenge trying to find a life vest for a 2.4 pd dog but we did. We've been acclamating him to the vest...didn't like it at first but I think he's getting used to it. He walked sideways the first couple of times we put it on him--like a crab! It was hysterical! I found a place that has other vests that I am going to take a look at, I'd like to find one that has the mesh on his belly and buckles on top.