Album The dogs of backcountrypost.com

[Kishenehn]

Hi Charlie, what breed are you? Do you know? Sounds like you are a valuable companion.

Charlie's a rescue with a slightly shady past, so I'm not sure about his lineage. He's definitely part Aussie, and he's got the slightly asymmetrical eyes that can be characteristic of Aussies. (Along with an asymmetrical brain!) His coat has the waviness and feel of a Chesapeake Bay Retriever, but I don't know about that.

He's really turned into a great off-leash backcountry dog ... he quietly alerts me to bears in a way I really appreciate, and has learned not to chase anything larger than a squirrel. If I could only get him to carry a pack ...

 

[Artemus]

Charlie's a rescue with a slightly shady past

Do tell.

 

[Kullaberg63]

IMG_1705 by jan nikolajsen, on Flickr

Untitled by jan nikolajsen, on Flickr

Skotti loves cattle guards!

 

[Kishenehn]

Do tell.

Ha!

Charlie's former owner was a very well-known advocate for marijuana legalization in Montana. The guy had six dogs, and they didn't really get any attention at all ... and one day the dogs all broke out of the yard and one of the neighborhood cats turned up dead. Charlie and his brother took the heat for that, and they ended up at the shelter -- though the shelter staff swore Charlie was framed.

It was a huge project to socialize him, but totally worth it. We've been a team for six years now, and he hasn't shown the slightest interest in eating any cats at all.

 

[danger02ward]

Beautiful day for a sunset hike with your favorite beagle.

 

[Vegan.Hiker]

Charlie and his brother took the heat for that, and they ended up at the shelter -- though the shelter staff swore Charlie was framed.

This is intriguing. So who does the shelter theorize planted the dead cat? Good on you for rescuing btw.

 

[Kishenehn]

This is intriguing. So who does the shelter theorize planted the dead cat? Good on you for rescuing btw.

Rescue dogs are the only ones to get.

According to the shelter people, Charlie was the Omega dog of that little dog pack, at the very bottom of its pecking order ... he'd never interacted with anyone but those other dogs, and just took all of his life cues from what the pack did. And packs do lots of things that dogs would never do individually.

When I saw him at the shelter he was the most terrified creature I'd ever seen. It literally took months before I could put him in a social situation with other dogs or most other people without him fleeing in a panic. He's come a long ways, though, and how he's the butt-snifing king of the dog park.

 

[slc_dan]

Mya running across the lake at Smith and Morehouse.

 

[Nick]

Sage taking a breath while chasing me down some mountain bike trails in Klondike Bluffs.

 

[Nanda]

Hope & scooter enjoying decent weather, outskirts of Goblin valley.

 

[TannerT]

Güch is the storm!!!


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[Vegan.Hiker]

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Hope & scooter enjoying decent weather, outskirts of Goblin valley.

How does Hope like that Ruffwear front range harness? I picked them up for Lucy and Joey and they really seem to like them. They're also the only harnesses I've ever had that aren't a pain to take on and off.

 

[Nick]

Just chiming in on harnesses - Nikita has been wearing the Ruffwear Web Master harness lately with her spondylosis. We also put on the optional Brush Guard attachment to help spread the weight on her belly when lifting her. It basically turns her into a suitcase with the extra support toward the back. Highly recommended.

 

[Artemus]

Güch is the storm!!!


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Ha! Looks like a bison in yellowstone. Sort of.

 

[Artemus]

Just chiming in on harnesses - Nikita has been wearing the Ruffwear Web Master harness lately with her spondylosis. We also put on the optional Brush Guard attachment to help spread the weight on her belly when lifting her. It basically turns her into a suitcase with the extra support toward the back. Highly recommended.

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Poor doggie. Yeah, a 60# suitcase! She seemed happy when I picked her up yesterday.

 

[TannerT]

Ha! Looks like a bison in yellowstone. Sort of.

She's getting back to her wolf roots....gotta know your roots!!!


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[Artemus]

Snow Dog
- this is the first real winter we have had in years. Really enjoying Nick's loaner Canon 5D Mark IV and ultrawide glass.... Thanks @Nick !

 

[Nanda]

How does Hope like that Ruffwear front range harness? I picked them up for Lucy and Joey and they really seem to like them. They're also the only harnesses I've ever had that aren't a pain to take on and off.
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That one is scooter actually. He loves his harness, Hope chewed off one of the attachments off her harness while I wasn't home.

 

[Chuck the Mauler]

This is Frank, my brothers dog who spends most of his time here bugging my dog "Miles" Hes still a pup.

 

[Chuck the Mauler]

And this is Miles. He prefers the beach and water rather than the woods.