i woud never bring my dog fishing unless i was going somewhere that i knew that i was the only person and would probably be the only person all day. i dont let dogs in my boat cuz i dont want the distraction or the chance of broken rods. many dogs are better behaved than many fishermen but i would personally not trust my dog enough to be well behaved or many of the other fishermen. sometimes she will sit and protect the truck but that is the closest she gets to the water.

as far as the phermone thing... i tied a pink and white jig with all of the white being malmute undercoat and caught fish on it without washing the fur first. by the way, malmute undercoat works better that yarn for getting caught in fish teeth.

twice now in the last six months someone has shown up with a hound. last fall in eliot bay that cur bayed for about ten hours straight litterally without stop. no matter where they were or i was you could hear that dog like you were in their boat. does anyone remember this day back in about late august or early sept?? that just seemed so far over the line of bad dog ownership.