I used sit-inside kayak to bring my dog with me. he sat on my lap and it was comfortable for both of us. For sure life jacket for him was really important, before he got used to it, I had taken him to park with it a few weeks before bring him kayaking. Please share yours with me and others.
I put all my experience I’ve earned on my blog:
https://adorekayaking.com/kayaking-with-a-dog/
I’ve taken 2 of our dogs paddling, both 60# standard poodles. The first was in a Tarpon 160 SOT. She sèemed to really enjoy it until she tried leaning over the edge and a small wave flipped her in.
She was a lot of dog to get back on the boat but she had on her PFD and another paddler helped.
The current one has been out in Castoff’s canoe with no problem .
I also carried a friend’s Jack Russell in the Tarpon. She was very happy to curl up in my lap.
No. It is why I went back to canoes. I love boat dogs and have taken 3 at a time on overnight trips.
Only in my Rec-Kayaks, and even then it’s a bit of a trick because the paddle strokes can be awkward.
But it is fun to take them with me. My wife and I took Olaf out and let him jump between the 2 kayaks now and then.
I now have a canoe so that will be the dog-carrier from now on.
P7080237 by Steve Zihn, on Flickr
P7080252 by Steve Zihn, on Flickr
wow great pictures 
I have taken my dogs on numerous overnight power boat, sail boat, canoe, and drift boat trips all over the West. But a proper sea kayak made for rough water has a well defined cockpit to fit a spray cover. I built a Pygmy Coho which was over 17 feet. It was seaworthy but had no room for a dog so I sold it.
A local kayaking guide I knew years ago regularly took his adult Keeshond on flatwater tours with him. He filled in most of the volume of his 16’ sea kayak’s rear hatch with pool noodles tightly bundled with long cable ties, leaving just enough space for the dog to tuck her butt and paws inside, also kept a piece of outdoor carpet under the rear bungee lacing so she could haul out and ride there. She was well accustomed to the set up and would happily hop in whenever she saw her master getting ready to launch. Somewhere in my dusty digital archives I have photos of the two of them on one of our Fourth of July group paddles to watch the fireworks at Pittsburgh’s 3 rivers’ confluence Point from our kayaks.
I kayaked 2 times a day with my little doodles on the Savannah river and part of what we called the dead river known as Betty’s Branch on August’s Georgia. I still use my first ever given to me old pelican sit on top kayak and was told to mist leave it out and let her get comfy on it and sitting in it. It took about a week and then we were off. I laid down yoga mats for her to be comfy and to stand up or walk to me if needed to. She loved to sit on the front edge of the kayak hanging her booty in air with her head all the way over watching the fish and turtles underwater. We went at sunrise and sunset because she had extreme sensitivity to bright light. When she passed sway i scattered her ashes there. She would fall in from standing up and thinking w were closer to the landing than we were and most often could scoop her up and get her back in boat. There were a few time her bad self made me jump in and get her c. Never will forget the leech on the kayak after the last time and i swear i nearly stripped on landing i was so freaked out. It was the best time going before it was hot and anyone was out and the wildlife was the best. The otters and beavers we loved. The water was always calm as it was a very controlled portion of the Savannah river the dam and the locks and was not the standard old Savannah river.Processing: IMG_6869.jpeg…
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