{"id":6806,"date":"2013-11-08T15:52:56","date_gmt":"2013-11-08T20:52:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/?p=6806"},"modified":"2025-09-01T19:41:20","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T23:41:20","slug":"dog-on-board","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/2013\/11\/08\/dog-on-board\/","title":{"rendered":"Dog on Board – Dog Platform"},"content":{"rendered":"

Updated 09\/01\/2025<\/em><\/p>\n

We sometimes get questions about taking a dog on board Wavewalk kayaks and microskiffs, since people want to take their dog on paddling, camping, photography and fishing trips, while others use a retriever on their hunting trips.<\/p>\n

Both the W720 kayak-skiff and the S4 Microskiff can take dogs of any size on board, without any problem, even in rough water.
\nThe difference between the two is that the S4 is both more roomy and more stable, and even a large-size dog can fit in one of its 13 inch wide hulls without it leading to any balancing or stability problem.<\/p>\n

Tips:<\/strong> Before outfitting your kayak or boat with a dog platform, check if your dog actually needs one. If you decide to make a dog platform, think about a lightweight structure that would be easy to attach and detach, instead of something heavy and permanent.<\/p>\n

\"Labrador<\/a>
S4 platform for 80 lbs Labrador, by Horst Merkle, Indiana<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Retriever
Duck hunter paddling his W720 kayak loaded with decoys, birds, and hunting gear, with his retriever dog enjoying this ride in rough water<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Cartop
S4 skiff with two Havanese dogs on board. Photo: Linda Hollabaugh, Texas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"dog
Platform for carrying hunting dogs on a Wavewalk S4, created by Austin Rykbost, SC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Wavewalk
Wavewalk S4 cartop skiff outfitted with a pair of swivel seats, and a dog standing on its front deck<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"dog<\/a>
Huckleberry sitting on the W720 dog platform made by Brandon Hall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"ok-I-think-i'm-going-to-check-this-fish\"<\/a>
Zena on board a Wavewalk 700 – “Dog platform? What dog platform??”…<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Cute
Small dog standing inside the cockpit of a Wavewalk S4<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Updated 09\/01\/2025 We sometimes get questions about taking a dog on board Wavewalk kayaks and microskiffs, since people want to take their dog on paddling, camping, photography and fishing trips, while others use a retriever on their hunting trips. Both the W720 kayak-skiff and the S4 Microskiff can take dogs of any size on board, … Continue reading “Dog on Board – Dog Platform”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":210,"featured_media":19660,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6806","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-category"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6806","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/210"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6806"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6806\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26564,"href":"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6806\/revisions\/26564"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19660"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6806"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6806"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6806"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}