When Nature Calls to Rover
November 17, 2008 by Dog Service Network
Filed under Activities, Boating
Gayle Ballinger began dog training professionally in 1997 and now owns and operates Pawsitive Steps Dog Training of Seattle, WA www.PawsitiveStepsSeattle.com. Gayle is currently serving as Vice Commodore of the Yacht Dogs Yacht Club, www.YachtDogs.org a fun and friendly club for Dogs and their People who love to Boat while helping dogs in need!
The slapping water against the hull of your boat, as you rock back and forth in the bay, lulls your mind to a quiet, peaceful place. You’ve anchored down for the night, the kids are all snuggled safely in their bunks and your spouse is snoring softly beside you. Your mind drifts off with dreams of the big fish you and the kids will be catching come sunrise, the way the salt air will stimulate your senses and renew your love for the outdoors. You doze off peacefully…suddenly, you hear a small, insistent whine somewhere off the starboard side of your bunk. “What is it, Boy? Did Timmy fall down the well?” you ask in a dream-like state. That whine is replaced by a more insistent cold, wet pointy object now jabbing at your shoulder. Somewhere between Dreamland and Reality, you realize your son’s name isn’t Timmy and you don’t have a well. “Uh-Mmmm,” you mutter, “Is someone breaking into the house?” Determined to rouse you, your faithful friend emits a sharp and urgent, “Rarrff!” and jumping up, lands two paws and 20 pounds right in the middle of your abdomen.
