AN animal lover who wanted his dogs to share his adventures on the water solved the problem by building them a custom kayak.

    Retired orthopaedic surgeon David Bahnson didn’t want to leave his trusted pets behind whilst enjoying his favorite hobby in his home state of Vermont and so decided to take them with him.

    He realized he could fit one of his pets in the baggage area of the kayak and then created another hole to bring his other canine friend along. He then added a raised border around the opening to keep the animals dry.

    “I realized I could put our newer Golden in the rear baggage opening and I built a removable coaming to keep water from splashing into the opening, “ he told the Huffington Post U.K.

    “After we got our second Golden I decided to just build another identical hull but to modify the baggage compartments to accommodate both dogs...”

    The watersports fan told The Dodo that his pets “seemed to love” being out on the water, adding they used to get excited whenever he pulled the kayaks out of storage.

    He said he traveled miles in a kayak with the pets that loved going on their adventures.

    “Our dogs have always loved to travel with us in cars, in my airplane, in boats. Building a way for them to kayak with us just seemed like a logical choice, and the boats are fun to build anyway,” he added.

    “Once I taught one of my golden retrievers how to windsurf with me, and she was very good at staying on the board and really seemed to enjoy it. At one point she even swam several hundred feet off shore when I had gone windsurfing without her.”

    (SD-Agencies)