I have adopted a dog. It’s about time. She is a 9 month old, 75 lb ball of fur and exhuberance, and, yes, she is excited to see you. Here is a picture of her. Like all labs, she only speaks in all caps.
HELLOOOO! I WANT TO BE YOUR FRIEND!
Her name is still to be determined. Options include Chaco, Nyah, and Princess. My aunt says that she looks more like a horse than a dog, so Dorse is also an option. Here is another picture.
BALL! BALL! I WANT TO CHEW THE BALL!
I’m looking forward to taking her on her first backpacking trip soon. It will take a bit of time to work her up to that kind of mileage. We’ll start with camping. This is perfect because somebody, and I’m not going to say who (Shannon), already bought her the REI Adventure Dog Tent. So now my shelter, backpack, and sleeping pad, all weigh less than the tent my dog will sleep in.
The Princess name has some basis in reality, you see?
SOMEDAY I WILL GROW INTO A GREAT BACKPACKING DOG THAT WILL WANDER ALL THE LANDS, HIKE 1000'S OF MILES, AND CARRY ALL MY WEIGHT ON MY BACK!
That last one was actually me talking. Anybody out there got a great furry backpacking buddy? Thanks for meeting mine.
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Such a cute furry friend…would be fun to take hiking!
I currently hike a lot with my crazy lab boarder collie mix. Nothing beats having a dog, because when you feel like you can’t get up the rest of the mountain and your dog runs up the entire thing, circles back, runs back up, and then comes back to you like “WHY DO YOU TAKE SO LONGGGGG?” it’s real… um…. motivating (e.g. fills you with despair).
Anyway, if you’re thinking about making your soon-to-be-named, probably-already-named since you posted this in april dog a trail dog, you might consider this Yahoo group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Traildog/
I hope everything is going well for you and your ball of hyper.
Yep, I have a great buddy. When wildlife comes through the campsite at night he likes to crawl up on my back and growl. I haven’t had the heart to tell him that he’s not a big dog. It makes me feel good to know that he’s “got my back.”
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Whatever name you pick, “Goober” works as a nickname when they act goofy too much. Haven’t taken any of my dogs backpacking, tho they love hiking; pity it’s heatstroke muggy right now, it’ll be better come October or so.