[Rhodes22-list] Water dog

[Mark Osterbrock]

You are right. When sails luff and sheets flap around he looks up as if to
say "somebody take care of that please."
On Jun 20, 2012 10:12 PM, "Bob and Kathy Quinn" <
bobandkathyr22 at bellsouth.net> wrote:

> 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!
>
>
>
> ________________________________
>  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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