My dog cracks me up. You put him in a car and hes the most behaved thing you could ever have. Put him in a canoe and its the same story! He took to the canoe very easily and jumps right into it on his own now. I got a new canoe recently and my buddy that I am taking hunting this September came along and we went up into the mountains, fished for a while until the rain ran us out, but it was a great time. The canoe is fast, light and easy to paddle. Bubba always sits off center and somehow, this thing would correct the off set weight. Now when you catch something, Bubba can get a little to excited and get everyone else in the canoe excited