We hang on a mooring and anchor out most of the time when cruising. Our Westie gets to shore maybe 2 times per day (morning and evening). That's generally enough. We'll take her to shore if we want to walk a beach, go into town, take her for a long walk, etc. There have been times when weather prevents us from going to shore and the dog can hold out for 24 hours or more. If she must go, we treat the cockpit as "outside" and if she has to go bad enough, she will. Years ago, we meet a liveaboard couple on an IP38 with 2 Jack Russells. The dogs never went to shore for their business, and learned to use the bowsprit.
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