Dog Friendly Trails
Dog friendly hiking trails for you to explore!
Hiking Pants: LL Bean’s Canvas Pathfinder Pants
There are lots of choices for hiking pants and I have purchased quite a few over the years. Many did not last long due to poor quality or poor design. In this next series I am going to cover my top choices for hiking pants and providing some insight you just will not find in […]
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Puppy Pondering
According to my calendar today is “Puppy Day.” So without further ado I’m turning over today’s post to our resident puppy, Asa. Today I would like to address the abhorrent double standards I see within our pack. Yes, I am aware of the pack hierarchy: Dad is alpha, Mom is omega, and myself and Chuck […]
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Hide & Seek
Har, Har Mother Nature, very funny. Today is the first day of Spring, despite the fact that temps are hovering just above freezing and there is snow in the forecast for this evening. But you’re not fooling me. You are playing Hide & Seek with Spring! Game on! As we headed outside, I told Asa […]
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First Aid Kits for Dogs – Part 7
Think Spring, think ticks! An essential piece of gear in my medical kit is a Tick Removal Tool. You can find these in most hiking/ outdoors store and I did some comparing before I settled on my purchase. I first looked at Tick Key. I liked this because it used leverage to remove an embedded […]
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Mom and Dad’s Response to Negative Attention
Dearest Chuck Billy, We understand how Asa’s behavior can be annoying, and appreciate your patience with him. However, you may not recall you acted the same way towards your big brother when you were a puppy. Day in and day out you would seek Lemmy’s attention, and he would tolerate your antics with little more […]
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First Aid Kits for Dogs – Part 6
Minor bumps, bruises, cuts and scraps are inevitable when hiking with my dogs. My hiking medical kit addresses the need to be able to treat such wounds. On the other end of the spectrum is serious injuries and I carry supplies to deal with those injuries as well. I keep a pack of QuikClot in my […]
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Negative Attention: Open Letter to Mom & Dad
This is an open letter to my Mom and Dad about Asa’s behavior lately.
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Spring Reverie
This is the hardest time of year for dogs. The lull between Winter and Spring. Oh don’t get me wrong, I love Winter! Especially the fact that I can dig holes in the snow to my heart’s content and no one yells at me to stop. But now the snow is dingy and yellow, and […]
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An Ounce of Prevention
The world is a dangerous place, especially for curious puppies. Don’t believe me? Then check out this mind boggling list of poisons put together by the Pet Poison Helpline. Now I have to be honest, when I first saw this list I wanted to put my little brother in a bubble. But then I started […]
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First Aid Kits for Dogs – Part 4
Duct tape has many uses and I keep a roll in my first aid kit because it makes an excellent addition to my medical supplies. Here is why: 1. If my dogs or I get a bad cut while hiking I need to bandage it. Regular medical tape does not hold out long in adverse […]
