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DOG DAYS OF SUMMER

Pamela Douglas Webster knew that she had work to do before moving aboard a Pacific Seacraft 34 five years ago with her golden retriever, Honey. The dog is timid and sometimes reacts badly to new things, so Webster sought advice from trainers on how to prepare for life on the water.

“We bought a wobble board and put it in our backyard and taught her to stand on it, so that when she got on the boat and things started to move, she wouldn’t be nervous,” says Webster, who writes the blog “Something Wagging This

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