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[at-l] My first overnite hike
At 12:20 PM 6/9/2005 -0500, fparsons3@aol.com wrote:
>Hi, my name is Roo. I am a two year old black lab, I've been living with
>a young man named Trey but have recently moved in with an older
>couple. The old man is sometimes called Dad and I've also heard him
>called Pilgrim. He is not as much fun as Trey.
>
>The old man took me to the Sipsey Wilderness for my first hike, it was
>more fun than anything that I have done. I had to carry a saddle pack
>with my food, dish and water. I loved walking the length of logs. I
>learned to drink from running water, I thought that water was always in
>stainless steel bowls. We saw a few humans and no other dogs on the trail in.
>The old man set up camp on Bee Branch, I had never seen a tent but I knew
>instantly that it was a portable doghouse. I had my supper out of a
>zip-lock bag and water from an oleo bowl. We sat around a fire for a
>while, the old man did some sipping and I had some treats. Then he said
>that it was time to go to bed, he opened up my dog house and would you
>believe he crawled into the doghouse with me. I liked sleeping with my
>back against his back.
>
>At daylight, I got him out of his sleeping bag, it took some doing but I
>was persistant. We had breakfast and then broke camp. On the way back to
>the trail head, we met a couple of humans with a little yap-yap dog. The
>old man held my collar until we were about a hundred yards past them. As
>soon as he released me I ran back to them and rolled up the yap-yap. The
>old man was mad at me but it was well worth it.
>
>I slept all the way from the trail head to home. I have adopted the Old
>Man as my new #1 human.
Now, that was a fun read. Enjoyed it greatly.
Not to condone dogs-on-the-trail without reservation,
but a fun read nevertheless.
rafe b
aka terrapin
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