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Who's lab is that?

It belongs to one of those people who stop me and ask if I walk dogs. They didn't really seem to care about the number I threw at them so there she is.

May looking and feeling like February on Thursday morning...




















Heh, this is how we work on rock scrambling. We head off down the Foothills Trail here in town and when we reach the bridges, we go up and over the road through the rocks. It's actually very close to how loose and crappy the rocks are above treeline...


Guess who made it up first...


and last...








They carried a lot of weight on that walk. Water should not be a problem this year, and we have some long trails in mind.
3.88 miles, 1hr 10min, 40 feet of elevation gain.

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I love me some COCO! i really want to steal her from you!

Post Coco bath...












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Camouflage-schki'i.

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Your doggies are so cute! :-)

You're dogs are beautiful! Where did you get the backpacks? Can't find one where I live.

Shiloh wrote:

You're dogs are beautiful! Where did you get the backpacks? Can't find one where I live.

Thanks! Wow, I haven't checked this thread in a while. Oops. The packs were mostly found on craigslist, but three were found at TJMaxx (a discount retail store). We go through packs fairly quickly. I guess they never figured on someone actually USING them to carry weight.



Last week I found our dog shampoo was moldy. How does that happen? Anyway, I ended up spending the rest of my petty cash on the dogs. Piggy and Tambi went with me to Petsmart and someone was squeaking something a few aisles down. Of course Piggy knew exactly what it was and we had to get one two.

Sleds like Cuz's...


Ridik wanted to make sure that NOBODY else got a hold of the small one. No matter what he was doing...

Great looking pack!!

Q for you...how did you get the dogs to live with the cat without issue?

Nero wrote:

Great looking pack!!

Q for you...how did you get the dogs to live with the cat without issue?

Have you not been able to socialize him with cats yet?

Nero wrote:

Great looking pack!!

Q for you...how did you get the dogs to live with the cat without issue?

I think a lot of it has to do with the cat. My guy is extremely dog savvy and has been around various dogs his whole life. Then there's my own state of mind regarding dogs and cats. I have ZERO tolerance for any predatory behaviors/postures towards the cat, they are dealt with severely in a way that won't be forgotten. The message is clear that the cat is mine with higher pack position than dogs in the house. It took about three months for each dog to reach an acceptable level for me.

But I'm on the extreme fringe in the tiniest of minorities on this topic. I routinely have new dogs coming around and have never had a cat issue with any of them (wolf hybrid included). I also leave them together unattended in the house AND the yard. My method works for me and I'm not sure I could put it into words. Not to mention the backlash I would be inviting upon myself.

Doggies like mom's new office...

I love your guys!

You doggies are all adorable!!!! Mya sleeps on her back like that against anything basically ALL the time..i find it hilarious!

Finally remembered to put the phone in camera mode before going to bed. This is the first thing I see every day...

Ahhh thats the BEST!!!! i still don't know how you all fit in that bed!

Haha- I have something similar greeting me

Sleds at Jenn's...




Forgot a couple. The first "snow" of the season for northern Colorado...

awesome pics! love it!

Thanks! I'm quite partial to my stupid sled dogs here.

I'm lovin' the last 2 pics especially! Second to last is all too familiar a scene in this house and the cats sleeping is just too cute!