[Rhodes22-list] Perfect Day on the Chesapeake

[benonvelvetelvis at theskinnyonbenny.com]

I laughed out loud at that image!

Check with your vet, of course, but ours have always given us the green light to
give children's Dramamine to a dog prone to seasickness.  It seems to work for them.

Ben



On Tue Jul  3  6:56 , Leland  sent:

>
>The dog is probably under 100 lbs. dry.  I straddled the coaming, grabbed his
>harness and pulled like he was 300 lbs.  He flew out of the water, and once
>he got his paws on the coaming, he flew into the cabin.  I'm not even sure
>if he touched the cockpit during flight.  The entire DOB maneuver took
>seconds.
>
>Had I not been in an adrenaline-induced panic, I still think it would've
>been easy.  Part of the dog's weight was supported by the water.  When my
>petite wife and I rushed to one side, the boat heeled so it wasn't much of a
>pull to get him in the cockpit.
>
>I'll give him another chance at sailing.  If he pukes again or seems
>miserable, he may have to stay home.
>
>
>Rob Lowe wrote:
>> 
>> Lee,
>> So what size dog and how did you perform DOB drill? - rob
>> 
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "KUHN, LELAND" LKUHN at cnmc.org>
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>> Sent: Monday, July 02, 2007 1:19 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Perfect Day on the Chesapeake
>> 
>> 
>>>
>>> I agree, although we measured up to 18 knot winds in the morning.  First
>>> time outing with our new salty dog.  Dog was overboard within the first
>>> five minutes while still motoring.  Scared the poor thing to death and
>>> he wouldn't leave the cabin afterwards.  After about an hour he puked
>>> all over the cabin.  Don't know if he was just nervous or seasick.
>>>
>>> The good news is that fear gave me and the dog the strength to get him
>>> back on board without any problems.
>>>
>>> Lee
>>> 1986 Rhodes22  At Ease
>>> Crab Alley (Kent Island, MD)
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>>> From: Rory Orkin [roryorkin at earthlink.net','','','')">roryorkin at earthlink.net]
>>> Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2007 5:37 PM
>>> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
>>> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Perfect Day on the Chesapeake
>>>
>>>
>>> Humidity dropped, finally, clear sky , 75 degrees and 10 mph wind
>>> steady..
>>> Whoo hoo !!
>>>
>>> Off we went.. :-)
>>>
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