More Hope
Before we moved on from Hope, we had set out on a few minor adventures:
First was a hike along Gull Rock Trail which turned out to be an extremely pleasant hike along the Turnagain Arm. The ground cover was so lush, and so tall, that most of the views out to the water were blocked. Every once in a while a break in the foliage would give us a view.
Lastly, we tried each night we tried to go see the Alaska Bore Tide come in, but to no avail. It really only shows itself in full-form in only the final few miles of the Turnagain Arm… which we were not in. So, while we could see the water rise – and rise it did, more than 30 feet in 2 hours time – we never saw the ‘wave’ of water that Dan got to ride on his SUP.
Not that the dogs minded the walk out to the water. They both had fun in their own ways as we waited for the tide to come in.
Moose ran, and ran, and ran, and ran…
and Byron barked, and barked, and barked, and barked…
How do you guys keep the dogs from getting everything filthy with sand, dirt, water etc..?
I’m a dog girl and use a kids waterproof mattress pad after the beach to protect my car, well I try, from them.
Is it a major pain in the a** or do you not care?
In the truck we use a dog-mat and blanket on the rear seat for Byron. They get dirty quick, but are easily removed and cleaned. Moose hangs out on the center console on his bed which is also easily removed and cleaned. In the trailer… lots of cleaning, pretty much every day. Hair, dirt, drool… all part of daily life.
Yeah, I know all about constant cleaning..blah
I put a no slip rug mat, the kind you put under the rug, on my center console and there is always a dog there, their sliding around got annoying quick.
HI guys! You might want to teach Byron to “speak” on command if he is a bit of an excited or nuisance barker. Once they learn to speak when you ask for it, and they clearly understand what the command means, it is easy to teach them “no speak” and “hush” afterwards. As an alternative you might want to teach him to carry something for you, to keep his mouth occupied, LOL. Most springers are also retrievers so it is something they tend to catch on as well fairly easily.
Another easy way to break the bark cycle is to ask him to come, sit, lay down – just a short obedience cycle that takes his mind of whatever he is barking at and puts you in control, so he doesn’t have the need to tell you about something… A lot of the endless type of barking, comes from the dog feeling that you are not on your game, and that s/he needs to make you aware of whatever is the reason for the yapping :o)
Can’t wait until I am ready to go on the road. I so envy you guys!!!
Great advice, thanks!