`{"id":654,"date":"2012-05-07T23:13:19","date_gmt":"2012-05-08T06:13:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.lakielove.com\/?p=654"},"modified":"2012-05-07T23:13:19","modified_gmt":"2012-05-08T06:13:19","slug":"and-a-sailor-was-born","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lakielove.com\/2012\/05\/07\/and-a-sailor-was-born\/","title":{"rendered":"… and a sailor was born!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nJaz posing in Horseshoe Bay’s marina<\/em><\/p>\n

When you own a puppy, it is important to introduce it to as many new situations and experiences as you can\u00a0early on. As long as you make sure that it\u2019s safe and it won\u2019t overwhelm your puppy, these early experiences will help your pup to become a confident, flexible and easy-going dog. There are many firsts in a pup\u2019s life, and as the owner, you can sense when it\u2019s ready to pop another one of your puppy\u2019s cherries. This was exactly the case with Jaz. She left her last fear period behind a couple of weeks ago and was settling comfortably into her daily routine, so we decided it was time to spice things up a little. We killed two birds with one stone by taking a speedboat to explore Howe Sound, which introduced Jaz to the nautical lifestyle while we entertained a houseguest.<\/p>\n

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\nOur 17 feet, 75 horsepower speedboat had us zipping around Howe Sound!<\/em><\/p>\n

Like many terriers, Jaz isn\u2019t terribly fond of water. She doesn\u2019t like to go outside when it rains. In fact, she makes a point of avoiding rain puddles. And since bathing isn\u2019t exactly Jaz\u2019s favourite thing either, we have been holding off on the swimming lessons. Since we didn\u2019t feel like testing the waters during our boating trip, we decided to purchase a bright orange life jacket for Jaz. Very fashionable, right?<\/p>\n

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Well… Jaz thought otherwise. I\u2019m not sure whether it was because she reckoned the colour didn\u2019t suit her or because she was worried the padding would made her look fat, but Jaz was terribly unhappy in her new vest. Since our rented speedboat was pretty deep and the chances of Jaz jumping off-board were pretty slim, we decided to cut her some slack and took it off. Sailor Jaz was born.<\/p>\n

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\n“What’s going on over there?”<\/em><\/p>\n

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\n“Hmmmmm! Fresh ocean air!”<\/em><\/p>\n

Jaz loved the boat! She wanted to see everything that was going on, and stuck her little nose up high to smell the salt in the air. Even when we were going pretty fast, and experienced some very bumpy patches, she stayed put, bouncing up and down with us. Due to all the bouncing, we had to dock the boat in Halkett Bay on Gambier Island for a potty-break…<\/p>\n

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\n“Hey! No peeking!”<\/em><\/p>\n

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\n“Let’s get back on the boat! What’s our next destination?”<\/em><\/p>\n

We circled around Gambier Island and travelled all the way south to Gibsons Landing on the Sunshine Coast for some drinks and snacks. Jaz had a blast getting on and off the boat, walking the pier and hanging out with her human friends on the patio of Molly\u2019s Reach (if this rings a bell with my Canadian readers…. Molly\u2019s Reach was the home of the CBC series “The Beachcombers”).
\nA successful first, that\u2019s for sure!<\/p>\n

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\n“Ah, gotta love a good neck-scratch!”<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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