Kayaking with Large Dog.

m_whitney90 · 12-03-2015, 03:20 AM

I recently got a puppy and want to take him out kayaking with me when it starts to warm up next year. I would keep him in the cockpit with me or have him sit on the deck but he is an English lab and he will get to be between 70 and 100 lbs. when fully grown. Does anyone know of any durable raft or small kayak that I would be able to tow behind my own kayak? One that I would be able to attach a floating ladder to help my dog get back into the raft/kayak and that doesn't easily tip. I'm not looking for anything fancy just something durable enough to resist dog claws and something that a dog will easily be able to enter and exit without my help. If it helps my kayak is a Future Beach Trophy 126 Kayak. Thanks for your help!

JohnnyVirgil · 12-03-2015, 07:00 AM

I've seen pretty large dogs on paddle boards, granted, usually with their owners.

That might be an option. He might even be able to get back on without a ladder.

TCD · 12-03-2015, 09:43 AM

I think they used to call them "kneeboards" (like a short paddleboard for recreation towed behind a boat). Might be big enough to float the dog.

Or switch to a canoe - much more room that way.

Adk Keith · 12-03-2015, 03:12 PM

Hornbeck's will set you up!

JohnnyVirgil · 12-03-2015, 08:50 PM

You could always trade in the kayak for a two "person" version. Or just hire this guy:

http://www.lifewithdogs.tv/2015/11/m...on-adventures/

richard1726 · 12-05-2015, 12:33 AM

Our dog, with a life-jacket on, tows us in our canoe. Saw a guy with a black lab who would climb on the back of his wwkayak after going thru Rapids. Class I and II. Sometimes the dog would trot along the river bank.

Wendel2 · 12-28-2015, 04:41 PM

Our little Teacup Poodle (Stella) loves to go kayaking with us.

vtflyfish · 12-29-2015, 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Adk Keith

Hornbeck's will set you up!

Outstanding! But, that's the first dry Newfie I've seen near water. My mom's was known for swimming off on a little adventure and once got two miles down river...

12-03-2015, 03:20 AM	#1
m_whitney90 Member Join Date: Dec 2015 Posts: 1	Kayaking with Large Dog. I recently got a puppy and want to take him out kayaking with me when it starts to warm up next year. I would keep him in the cockpit with me or have him sit on the deck but he is an English lab and he will get to be between 70 and 100 lbs. when fully grown. Does anyone know of any durable raft or small kayak that I would be able to tow behind my own kayak? One that I would be able to attach a floating ladder to help my dog get back into the raft/kayak and that doesn't easily tip. I'm not looking for anything fancy just something durable enough to resist dog claws and something that a dog will easily be able to enter and exit without my help. If it helps my kayak is a Future Beach Trophy 126 Kayak. Thanks for your help!

12-03-2015, 03:12 PM	#4
Adk Keith Telemarker Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Igerna Posts: 808	Hornbeck's will set you up! __________________ 'I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion.' - Henry David Thoreau

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12-03-2015, 07:00 AM	#2
JohnnyVirgil Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Porter Corners, NY Posts: 1,019	I've seen pretty large dogs on paddle boards, granted, usually with their owners. That might be an option. He might even be able to get back on without a ladder.

12-03-2015, 09:43 AM	#3
TCD Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,001	I think they used to call them "kneeboards" (like a short paddleboard for recreation towed behind a boat). Might be big enough to float the dog. Or switch to a canoe - much more room that way.

12-03-2015, 08:50 PM	#5
JohnnyVirgil Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Porter Corners, NY Posts: 1,019	You could always trade in the kayak for a two "person" version. Or just hire this guy: http://www.lifewithdogs.tv/2015/11/m...on-adventures/

12-05-2015, 12:33 AM	#6
richard1726 Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: 06333 & Pittsburg, Berlin GR, Edmonton Posts: 472	Our dog, with a life-jacket on, tows us in our canoe. Saw a guy with a black lab who would climb on the back of his wwkayak after going thru Rapids. Class I and II. Sometimes the dog would trot along the river bank.

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