Doggie Paddling Lake Sacandaga (or SacanDOGa)

The canoe nearly capsized on Lake Sacandaga but Rocco wouldn't have cared. Moreover, the paddling would have done him good. My plump pooch is looking more like me in the pouch everyday. He was board and restless and whined like a baby the whole trip. Try as I might to hold him back he paced the canoe floor like walking a plank. As we neared the shoreline he hurled himself off the side, into the deep and doggie paddled to the beach. Everything we brought including lunch was covered with wet fur, sticky sand and black flies. Fortunately, the water was warm, clean and clear and the weather was just as perfect. Next time I'm retrofitting an inner tube with a dog leash and dog holder, tying it to the back of the canoe, and setting him inside. That way he can paddle like crazy or take breaks when he wants to - all the while helping me pull or push the canoe from ahead or behind. Stay tuned for this wacky invention I thought of on the way home this weekend...