Thank you so much for all your kind comments. Yes, the pillow is an anchor (I had extra fabric left over). Chico came to us 2 years ago; a friend of ours saw this pup, and said it had to be ours (we were looking for a dog at the time). So he called me up, I said ok, the rest is history. He is part beagle and chihuahua, very lovable. One good thing about him is that he does not bark continuously. We are set to sail this summer on hubby's new (well new to him) daysailer.