Snow hike

[Beerswimmer]

The sun was out on a beautiful day, so I took Vader out for a hike in the snow. It was his first time out walking away from our neighborhood, and his first time off leash. He did great! We went about 3 miles with lots of stops for him. He was mostly walking right behind me, he actually stayed pretty close the entire time! Don't pay attention to the posts, he ran through a dirty tree and messed them up!

 

[Viemarangelrock]

Great pics of Vader in the snow! Thanks for sharing

All 3 of my dobes never wondered very far from us. They liked to keep us in view.

 

[Beerswimmer]

All 3 of my dobes never wondered very far from us. They liked to keep us in view.

My last guy was a fast moving black dot on the horizon when were out on walks, he would only occasionally come back to me to see what I was doing!

 

[My2Girls]

Great pics!
I have one of each Princess is always off exploring and Shadow stays close. When we lived in CT we would hike in the woods and Princess would be off chasing something...and that's when I started to use the ecollar.

 

[JanS]

Great shots and a handsome boy! I'm glad he did so well.

 

[Beerswimmer]

We went out to a new trail today and had some fun. No sunshine today though



The best part was walking through an industrial area by the parking lot and discovering this, it's only been open a week

 

[Beerswimmer]

Cold morning today. Temp was 7, winchill was -8. Vader didn't care!

Checking out the "hippy tree", no hippies there today!


Lots of nice snow, and we had the forest all to ourselves.

 

[MyBuddy]

Cold morning today. Temp was 7, winchill was -8. Vader didn't care!

Wow, his feet didn't get cold? He's adorable and looks like he's having fun searching out new areas. That last pic with the odd snow pattern on the tree was cool!

 

[Ingrid H]

Nice! Glad to hear Vader did so well off leash and with the snow. Pups and older dogs will often walk behind in deep snow to take advantage of the broken trail. To condition a pup to stay relatively close and aware of where I am when walking trails, I will hide behind a tree or just crouch down off the trail when the pup isn't paying attention. They're not too independent yet and will come looking for "Mom or Dad" at that age. Of course there is plenty of praise and some treats when they come looking. I still hide on Hans occasionally I think @JanS does this too.

 

[JanS]

I still hide on Hans occasionally I think @JanS does this too.

I haven't done it for a while but they usually keep their eye on me so hiding would be sort of redundant then. LOL

 

[Ingrid H]

I haven't done it for a while but they usually keep their eye on me so hiding would be sort of redundant then. LOL

I didn't word that right. I thought it was a technique you use on puppies.

 

[JanS]

I thought it was a technique you use on puppies.

Yes that's what our trainer had us do when they were younger.

 

[Tropicalbri's]

That tree looks like it has shaving cream on it. Really cool looking @Beerswimmer.

 

[Ingrid H]

That tree looks like it has shaving cream on it. Really cool looking @Beerswimmer.

I thought it looked like the tree had some horizontally growing fungus that got snow on it, but I've never seen such a stretch of fungus. What is it @Beerswimmer ?

 

[Tropicalbri's]

I thought it looked like the tree had some horizontally growing fungus that got snow on it, but I've never seen such a stretch of fungus. What is it @Beerswimmer ?

It looks like it could be saprophytic fungi growing up the side of the tree in bracts.

 

[Tropicalbri's]

@Ingrid H i always mix mychorrizhal fungi in with our soil when we do sod and in plant beds. It helps keep the nutrients in and I fertilize less. Also keeps the run off into the water from occurring.

 

[WiglWerm]

@Beerswimmer he is sure gonna be a LOOKER!! I can tell already!

 

[Oh Little Oji]

We went out to a new trail today and had some fun. No sunshine today though

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The best part was walking through an industrial area by the parking lot and discovering this, it's only been open a week
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Lil' Blackpaw is looking good! Hey, utopia! Walking your Doberman and unexpectedly finding a brand new craft brewery taproom!! Are they dog-friendly?

 

[MyBuddy]

I didn't word that right. I thought it was a technique you use on puppies.

I did that too. Especially with my first Doberman and omg, it really worked! Almost to the point of separation anxiety! I didn't do it enough with Buddy. Plus I didn't get him as a young puppy. He's pretty independent out on our 10 acres here and if he doesn't see me, no big deal. Maybe if we were in a strange place though!

 

[Beerswimmer]

Vader has worn booties before, and removed them every time. I only have 2 left! He seems happier without them. He's only been cold a few times, usually when we are going slow and stopping to chat. He feet never seem to bother him. When off leash he's pretty much within 3 feet of me. He'll run a bit(10 yards) ahead, but stop and wait for me to catch up before going again. Even when we meet other dogs he stays pretty close.

The snow on the tree is just snow. The wind made the odd patterns. It was like that all over the forest.

No dogs in that brewery, but some allow them. I need to go to one.....for socialization