Well Good Morning Ogy Dog!
We made it to DogTown HQ in time to receive our volunteer assignment: "Head on over to The Garden where they have kennel cough." Ok...
We had to sign our names to The Garden List. We saw that ours were the only names on it and all the other sections had lots of people...
Turned out to be a great day! Even with the sketchy start...
Dogs with kennel cough can't walk on the regular trails. Kennel cough germs live for 15 minutes so an uninfected dog walking on the trail after us could become infected...bad thing. So they sent us off the beaten path and into the area where MOUNTAIN LION ACTIVITY HAS BEEN SEEN RECENTLY...bad thing Again. We've received all kinds of brochures and handouts - one was received on our door last night...and it is LAMINATED!
In case you can't read it, it says:
"Since there have been sightings of a cougar in the area, we are encouraging our guests who have dogs to walk them along Potbellied Pig Trail and 'not' clean up after them. The dog poop will help to deter the cougar from visiting our piggies."
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ok, so 2 things:
#1 It's LAMINATED which means they hand it out frequently.
#2 There have been cougar sightings near the pigs so they ask us to walk IN THE PIG AREA to PROTECT THE PIGS. What about US!?!?
And then we go to the kennel cough area where no one else will go and they want to send us right into the area where the latest mountain lion sightings and 'activity' has been!!!!!!! I thought Dana was going to Lose. Her. Mind.
The first walk was nice even though Dana was totally stressed, and each walk was easier and nicer until we got to the last walk. Our staff member gave us 'The Hounds' for the last walk and asked us to keep them out for at least a 1/2 hour. They were Cuh-Ray-Z.
In case you can't read it, it says:
"Since there have been sightings of a cougar in the area, we are encouraging our guests who have dogs to walk them along Potbellied Pig Trail and 'not' clean up after them. The dog poop will help to deter the cougar from visiting our piggies."
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ok, so 2 things:
#1 It's LAMINATED which means they hand it out frequently.
#2 There have been cougar sightings near the pigs so they ask us to walk IN THE PIG AREA to PROTECT THE PIGS. What about US!?!?
And then we go to the kennel cough area where no one else will go and they want to send us right into the area where the latest mountain lion sightings and 'activity' has been!!!!!!! I thought Dana was going to Lose. Her. Mind.
The first walk was nice even though Dana was totally stressed, and each walk was easier and nicer until we got to the last walk. Our staff member gave us 'The Hounds' for the last walk and asked us to keep them out for at least a 1/2 hour. They were Cuh-Ray-Z.
Goober - who likes to hang onto his leash a little!
Dana and Shy Dandy
Dana with one of "The Hounds"
Haus
Me with the 'houndiest' Hound: Pilot!
Harry Potter Rock
Dana and Shy Dandy
Dana with one of "The Hounds"
Haus
Me with the 'houndiest' Hound: Pilot!
We didn't get a picture with every dog, and we didn't take pictures of the sweeping, and poop scooping and watering and feeding and sanitizing of the kennels. That all happened, but we didn't document it...I know...you're very disappointed.
In the afternoon, we were able to attend a little informational demonstration on training leads and enrichment toys. We got to see all the kinds of collars and leaders and harnesses they like to use at Best Friends and we were shown some ways they try to mentally stimulate the dogs. It was all fun and a nice change in the volunteer schedule.
Just before the demo, we bought some souvenirs. Those of you who know me will NOT be surprised that I spent $50 on hats. Just for me. You know I'll use them all.
It wasn't terribly difficult to not purchase a jacket, but you know that's what I gravitated to after the beanies... The jackets just weren't 'The North Face' enough.
We were able to go into Kanab for a little while too where we bought more chips and dip! We can say we went 'into' town today and we got to have a bit of a relaxing evening. Because of all the kennel cough, we don't have a sleepover dog tonight, but we did find out in our "Cougar Patrol" walk last night that you can have a piglet overnight! We'll see what we've got going on. We do have to get up and get going Thursday morning (onto the Grand Canyon) so Ogy Dog might be our only sleepover buddy...
We've been noticing a special boulder every time we pull into our cottage parking space.
In the afternoon, we were able to attend a little informational demonstration on training leads and enrichment toys. We got to see all the kinds of collars and leaders and harnesses they like to use at Best Friends and we were shown some ways they try to mentally stimulate the dogs. It was all fun and a nice change in the volunteer schedule.
Just before the demo, we bought some souvenirs. Those of you who know me will NOT be surprised that I spent $50 on hats. Just for me. You know I'll use them all.
It wasn't terribly difficult to not purchase a jacket, but you know that's what I gravitated to after the beanies... The jackets just weren't 'The North Face' enough.
My 3 Hats
Dana's Purchases
We were able to go into Kanab for a little while too where we bought more chips and dip! We can say we went 'into' town today and we got to have a bit of a relaxing evening. Because of all the kennel cough, we don't have a sleepover dog tonight, but we did find out in our "Cougar Patrol" walk last night that you can have a piglet overnight! We'll see what we've got going on. We do have to get up and get going Thursday morning (onto the Grand Canyon) so Ogy Dog might be our only sleepover buddy...
We've been noticing a special boulder every time we pull into our cottage parking space.
Harry Potter Rock
I'm calling it "Harry Potter Rock" because it looks like it's been struck by lightning and received a 'lightning bolt scar.'
The scenery is beautiful everywhere and we're thinking about how beautiful the Grand Canyon is going to be. Dana is hoping the drive there isn't treacherous. Her Mt. Zion experience was more than she could manage. She CANNOT do that again she says... But she believes it surely cannot be nearly as treacherous a drive because our Grand Canyon Lodge address is 'End of Highway 67' and NOT Windy Switchback Cliffdwelling Overhang Narrow Overpass Drive.
We've got until Thursday in Angel Canyon so I'll just enjoy this beauty and all the dogs until then...
The scenery is beautiful everywhere and we're thinking about how beautiful the Grand Canyon is going to be. Dana is hoping the drive there isn't treacherous. Her Mt. Zion experience was more than she could manage. She CANNOT do that again she says... But she believes it surely cannot be nearly as treacherous a drive because our Grand Canyon Lodge address is 'End of Highway 67' and NOT Windy Switchback Cliffdwelling Overhang Narrow Overpass Drive.
We've got until Thursday in Angel Canyon so I'll just enjoy this beauty and all the dogs until then...
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