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Man Builds A Special Kayak To Take His Dogs On Adventures, Their Friendship Is Beautiful.

67-year-old David Bahnson is the quintessential outdoorsman, but the Vermont native isn’t alone in his adventuring. He tries to take his two best friends -golden retrievers Ginger and Susie- wherever he goes, but the water was one place they just couldn’t keep up.

An avid kayaker, Bahnson decided to make a way for his pups to join his aquatic adventures, and the result is nothing short of adorable.2

Linda Bahnson

Bahnson modified the storage compartments on his Pygmy Boat  to accommodate his furry friends and keep them safe.

“They are trained to get in the kayak themselves on command. They sit down, and off we go. When we come ashore, they’ll stay seated until I tell them it’s OK to get out,”Bahnson said in an interview with The Dodo.

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Linda Bahnson

Now the trio navigate air, land and water together just like best friends should.

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Linda Bahnson

“Our dogs have always loved to travel with us in cars, in my airplane, in boats,”he told the Huffington Post UK.

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Linda Bahnson

This is the coolest huh?!

Our canine companions love us more than anything, so why not take them everywhere? Sounds about right to me.

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