Miles, a rather large miniature poodle, thinks he was the king of the world on the Legacy 42, Blue Sora, homeport Annapolis, Maryland. Last summer Miles motored around the canals and rivers of New York and Canada with mates L. Nick Lacey, his wife Jody daughter Kate. This picture was taken on Miles’ first day on-board. Newly outfitted in his snazzy red PFD, he eagerly awaited departure from Burlington, Vermont.

“We were headed to the Richelieu River and Chambly Canal Locks,” says Lacey. “Miles crewed for two weeks- disembarking in Montreal. He was particularly excited to have dodged all July 4th fireworks in the USA and felt very at home amongst the French speaking locals!”

Send pictures of your dog or cat to [email protected], and we’ll put him or her on display like King Miles. Ideally you will include the names of the human companions, the make, model and name of boat, homeport, and a paragraph that provides context for the image or describes what makes your pet special. If you’ve got the image in high-resolution, that would allow us to publish it in the magazine, or a calendar…We just don’t know where this will lead yet, but it’s fun.

Though not exactly a contest, the editors are thinking of providing some kind of material reward to anyone who sends a truly striking image. Cute counts!