[Rhodes22-list] Water dog

[Bob and Kathy Quinn]

Mark:  Bet he hates it when you tack!  Wakes him up and he has to re-position on the windward gunnel.  {:>)

He is a keeper!



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 From: Mark Osterbrock <mark.osterbrock at gmail.com>
To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> 
Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2012 8:51 PM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Water dog
 
One last  try. This is Ringo relaxing as we sail towards the bridge at
Punta Gorda, Florida.

On Wed, Jun 20, 2012 at 4:48 PM, peter klappert
<peterklappert at comcast.net>wrote:

>
> Don't think the link came through (or am I terminally immune to
> technology). I love Brittanys (Brittanies?) and hadn't considered them.
>
> There's a great story in one of Barry Lopez's books about wolves. He's
> watching a pack very stealthily swim toward a flock of ducks in the middle
> of a lake. Closer. Closer. Closer... When they're about 30 or 40 feet away
> all the wolves suddenly rise up out of the water barking--and the ducks
> take off. It was all a joke!
>
> (Weird about the barking because adult wolves don't bark. Maybe they've
> discovered their inner puppies.)
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mark Osterbrock" <mark.osterbrock at gmail.com>
> To: "Rhodes 22 Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2012 10:58:06 PM
> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Water dog
>
> Ringo, our Brittany Spaniel is very comfortable on board and has the run of
> the ship while underway. He is a 40 lb dog which is a nice size for a small
> boat. We started taking him as a young pup and he quickly came to love it.
> A tasty bone or other treat to chew on can keep your water dog happy on
> longer cruises.
> In the attached photo you can see the netting attached to our life lines
> that make having a dog on board easier since he is free to roam the decks
> and find shady spots even underway. Ringo loves the water and will chase
> ducks and geese while swimming around the harbor or anchorage.
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