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Overwhelmed? Start here to know where you to find everything you need to know about living and cruising on a boat with your dog.

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You dream of breezy days on the water and exploring stunning anchorages. And you want to enjoy it with your best friend.

Do you want your dog to love your adventures as much as you do? And to be sure they stay happy and safe?

Do you want to watch your timid pup grow in confidence, or to see your bold mutt learn to control himself?

Do you just want some DIY hacks and tools to help get your dog on and off your boat, or to help with other liveaboard problems?

Something Wagging This Way Comes is here for you–with support for your dream, practical advice, and product suggestions to help you and your dog enjoy an amazing cruising life.

You and your dog can both love the boat. So go ahead. Pursue your dream. Start here. Start now.

And make sure to take Something Wagging This Way Comes with you.

But first, get to know the Something Wagging crew.

Get To Know Us

Our timid pup has become a boat dog. The kind who rides in the dinghy with her paws up on the bench and her ears blowing in the wind.

Want a dog who loves cruising and living on a boat with you? Start here. [golden retriever in bow of small boat with man steering behind her]

But she wasn’t always like that.

Seven years ago, I was setting a newly purchased telescoping ramp down flat on the porch of our home in Central New York, and sprinkling stinky liver treats all over its surface.

“Find it, Honey.”

My golden pup, the dog who never met a liver treat she didn’t like, stretched her body as far as she could to snarf up a few treats. But when she realized she couldn’t get the rest without stepping on the ramp she walked away.

If Honey wouldn’t even walk on a flat ramp to get liver treats, what hope did we have that our timid girl would ever feel comfortable living on a sailboat?

That was then. Now, we’ve spent the last five years cruising in the eastern United States. We’ve all grown in confidence.

But no one more than Honey.

In ten years of writing about dogs, fostering pups, and training Honey to live aboard, I’ve learned a few tricks on how to make a happy boat dog.

Learn more about us and the boat. Or keep reading to see how Something Wagging can help you help your dog love the boat as much as you do.

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Something Wagging has been around for over ten years. If you dig around, you could get lost learning about teaching your dog nose work games or growing your relationship.

But we make it easy to keep up with the fresh content you most want to see.

First, subscribe to the S’Waggers newsletter to get

tips to make boat life fun and enriching for your dog
links to our latest posts
a peek at life onboard with Honey to inspire your own dreams
and more.

If you subscribe now, I’ll also send you my Checklist to Keep Dog Hair from Wrecking Havoc on Your Boat.

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Join Something Wagging on Facebook. It’s an easy way to see our latest posts, learn about others cruising with dogs, and gather with about 2000 other dog lovers.

I love Pinterest for planning and inspiration. I’m always on the lookout for cool gear for adventure dogs, especially stuff most useful for boat dogs. I dig out the best information for dogs on boats.

And isn’t the best thing about cruising with our dogs visiting cool new places? I keep an eye out for cool places in our cruising grounds along the Intracoastal Waterway as well as other dog-friendly destinations to put on my travel bucket list.

Follow Something Wagging This Way Comes to keep the best content for boat dogs coming up in your Pinterest feed.

If you need a dose of cute (and the occasional boat project) find us on Instagram.

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I’m so thankful to have a record of Honey’s early days. She’s come so far it would be hard to believe it without video evidence. Follow us on YouTube to see some of the ways we prepared Honey for life on board..

Contact us

The best part of living online is the community. I love hearing from readers. So feel free to get in touch. Anytime. I’ll do my best to get back to you – just be patient since I’m cruising and working.

Oh, and of course, spending time with my dog.