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I know that this is not boat related, but while cruising back from the Cheasapeake Bridge Tunnel up the bay we came upon a large group of dolphins last Saturday. We slowed down and they were coming very close besisde and behind the boat. Then all of a sudden our dog (a little dashahound) went crazy. He was not barking, but was crying out. The dog wanted to jump overbaord a few times (and he never wants to go in the water) My question, has any had an event like this. It was like the dog was trying to communicate or something. Even when we got away from them he kept looking off the back and was acting very strange. This was the second time this summer that this happened, other wise he has been the perfect boat dog
John
My dog has acted like that when manatees graze along my dock. She'll look for them for days after they have moved on. Not exactly sure what she would do with one if she caught one though.
I had a similar experience to your dogs except I jumped In. Had a wonderful time that I will remember for the rest of my life swimming with a large pod of dolphins or porpoise 25 miles out of destin inlet. When I did jump in I didn't have my snorkle and fins in the boat so since then I've always kept those items tucked away waiting for another chance!
Location: Los Angeles, FL.or Georgia, depends. In Fl now.
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Re: dolphins
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2005FishermanWinner - 10/2/2006 9:43 PM
wow thats cool , did they do anything?
They tried to make him their woman..
in a more serious vein:
• Stay at least 50 yards from wild dolphins. It is a US federal offence to threaten, harass or feed wild dolphins. (Dolphins in UK waters are protected by similar laws)
• Check fishing gear. Make sure line is in good condition so it won’t break easily and end up in the water.
• Stow used line. Collect all used line and any line broken off while fishing and dispose of it properly.
Intentionally throwing monofilament line into state waters is illegal.
Funny there solarfly. in a more sreious vein: I was within 50 inches of wild dolphins in us waters (or does the state of fla claim them) but I wasn't theatening them, feeding them, harassing them, or anything else. They were in the immediate area less than fifty yards (like right under my bow) when I was at speed and I came to a stop. they stayed close to the boat and seemed to enjoy the attention. While a few guests jumped up to my bow to watch them I took off the watch and shirt and unloaded the wallet and took a swim. My inexperienced guests thought I jumped to my death for a moment or two until they realized the dolphins would swim right up to me and then let the next in line get a sniff. I had no fear of them and they had no fear of me because we were in the water together and I caused them no harm. soon after this I had two guests in the water with me and none of us were trying to harm, touch, torture, or mess with the dolphins in any way. All of our fishing stuff like rods and reels and poles and hooks and lures and etc was nowhere invloved in a moment of life with swimming with gods 2nd most intelligent animal. It was a thing of the moment and I'd do it again and again as no harm came to me or any dolphin I swam with I just won't do it again without a snorkel and fins because the dolphins were so close and excited I was with them that I want to see every second of it the next time I get lucky enough to get in the water with them and don't want to miss part of the excitement with that having to come up and clear my eyes and breathe!
Does tossing unused bait overboard on the way back in constitute feeding? The dolphins in my area follow anything with a tower or t-top until another boat comes by. They tend to get so close to the back of the inboard that their nose almost bumps the transom.
Heard a very similar story a few weeks ago where a guy's dog jumped overboard and swam with dolphins and apparently the dog NEVER even attempts to jump off of the boat. The dog/boat owner said that it was the strangest thing he's ever seen. Said when he finally got the dog back in the boat he just whined and made all these weird noises while staring in the dolphin's direction.
__________________ Ryan
23' Fish Nautique
Suffolk, VA (home)
Blacksburg, VA (school...too far from saltwater)
Maybe your dog was hearing the dolphin sing this song.......
SO LONG& THNKS FOR ALL THE FISH
So long and thanks for all the fish
So sad that it should come to this
We tried to warn you all but oh dear
You may not share our intellect
Which might explain your disrespect
For all the natural wonders that grow (around you)
So long so long and thanks for all the fish
The world’s about to be destroyed
There’s no point getting all annoyed
Lie back and let the world dissolve (around you)
Despite those nets of tuna fleetes
We thought most of you were sweet
Especially tiny tots and your pregnant women
So long so long, so long so long, so long so long, so long so long
So long so long, so long so long, so long so long, so long so long
So long so long and thanks for all the fish
If I had just one last wish
I would like a tasy fish
If we could just change one thing
We would all have learnt to sing
Come one and all
Man and mammal
Side by side in life's great gene pool
So long so long, so long so long, so long so long, so long so long
So long so long, so long so long, so long so long, so long so long
So long so long and thanks for all the fish
glad to hear that i was not the only one to this experience. i would love to jump in with them, but not too sure if i woud. we even talked about putting a life vest on the dog and let him go but i would not want anything harmful to happen to the dog or dolphins.
Our two Labs are fascinated with dolphins. They always jump on the gunwales and hang their heads over, and the dolphins sometimes stay right there, eyeballing the dogs! With the engine off, the dogs hear and recognize the sound of the dolphins taking a breath, and it always gets them excited.
As far as swimming with them . . . to each his own. I was learning to windsurf off the beach years ago, and spending more time in the water than on the board, when dolphin would swim very close by -- I always found it a little unnerving being in the water with such a large animal so near.
My 5 year old son & I were on a kayak about 500 yards off the beach in Destin Florida when a pod of Dolphins came up to our little craft. I stopped paddling and there were about 20 in the pod (both adults and pups) they were jumping within 5 feet of the kayak, swimming under and around us and were looking at us with their head out of the water this went on for a good 3-4 minutes before they moved on. When we got back to the beach there were several people who had witnessed it from the beach and they wanted to talk to us about it. Also, when I got back to the beach my wife said that someone from the HR department of the company I was interviewing with had called me to offer me the job. Both of these events just happened to have fallen on my 39th birthday. My son still talks about his dolphin encounter. It was a great day!!!!!
Pre-feeding ban, we used to regularly feed wild dolphins here. I have pics and video (again, PRE-ban) of feeding them cigar minows by holding the tail of the cigar minow in my teeth. The ones here were very gentle, and if you had a hand full of minows, and didn't feed them fast enough, could come up and nudge your elbow begging for another treat. I don't tend to use the word awesome very often, but that experience was truely awesom.
To ban feeding dolphins saying they will forget how to eat is a total crock (I think they are smarter than most humans), but not wanting them to be overly friendly with humans because some jerk will end up poking them with a stick or some other similar action I could buy. Unfortunately, most people will no longer be able to experience this amazing interaction.
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