Typically I’ve gone to Bimini, which is an easy run, but getting across to Chub Cay typically means 24 hours between pitstops. This year I intend to jump over to West End, and then from West End your no more than 35 or 40 miles from the next stop… Meaning the dog can potty twice daily. So the Bahamas does not have to be out of the question.

Nailed it! Admittedly, I was too with my first rescue dog. I live in Chicago, in a high rise full of dogs, and can’t believe the stuff I see – people who have no clue how to read their dog’s behavior.
My dog will not go to the bathroom indoors and I once took her to daycare at PetSmart where they don’t have outdoor space, she held it all day, then squatted in the parking lot as soon as we got outside!

Have you spoken to any dog trainers? A little gross, but I wonder if you were to wet a puppy pad with her pee after she wet outside – and keep that on board

Or see if she will pee on a puppy pad on lamd and work on moving it to the boat?

When I was a kid I was walking my Lab and we had a bit of an accident. He walked over a grated drain and one of his back legs ended up falling through. Luckily he didn’t physically injure himself, but that memory is not one he forgot. For the next 13 years every time we walked by a drain like that he avoided it like crazy. I felt terrible about it, but it’s a reminder that the ‘they live in the moment’ mentality fails to remind us that they can experience trauma and/or have experiences that change them for life.

Really. Even though I was a newbie to do training, I knew that wasn’t the right way to help a dog conquer his fears.

There are probably some dogs that could do it and not think anything of it, but I think dogs like Honey are not one of them. I already know all of my dogs would hold it forever or die.

It’s really sad the moron that are out there with living animals. Scary!

How about the turquoise waters of FL? Never been there myself, but have seen some awfully pretty photos. Any plans to head there?

Made potty stops