When we embarked on the “3 month sabbatical*” in 2010, Kemah lived in our old house with a friend. He was comfortable there, in an environment and with a person he knew. But, we were all eager to be reunited when we came back.
Upon return from 6 months in Central America in 2011: reunited & it feels so good
Even before returning home, we had decided to live on a boat.
The decision to have a dog – our dog – living aboard with us was a no-brainer: Kemah was coming aboard.
We did seriously consider the possibility that our desire for him to be a boat-dog may not be a good fit for him; in that event, re-homing him was something we knew we had to, but were reluctant to, consider. Luckily, he seems to really enjoy life aboard – lucky for all of us!
Given we couldn’t predict exactly how he’d take to life aboard, we knew all we could reasonably control was how well we prepared. So, we jumped (four) feet first.
While it may seem crazy, Kemah was a huge part of our decision making when setting up our new life aboard: he was considered when it came to what kind of boat we’d buy and where we could go; while prepping a medical kit for ourselves, we prepped one for him, too. The same went with packing safety gear, and so on.
Read more about our journey bringing our pooch aboard. Click here to jump to the next section: King of the Kastle? Boat shopping with a dog in mind