Johnny Come Lately Name Posted December 20, 2016 Share #1 Posted December 20, 2016 (edited) Despite the single digit temps, I decided to take the dog and the snowshoes and go up to camp to get in a romp in the snow before work. Drive one hour, fifteen minutes. Get out of truck, let dog out, put snowshoes on the ground. Put first one on. Go go to put second one on and hear "SNAP!". It's only after a minute or two of fidgeting with the binding that I realize it broke. Snapped right off. I guess expecting showshoes to be serviceable in cold weather is an unreasonable expectation. Well, OK, it's still semi-functional. Let's go anyway. Get about 50 yards and realize the dog is stepping very gingerly and stopping with one paw or the other in the air. It's too cold for his feets. Get back in the truck, drive one hour, fifteen minutes. Two and a half hour drive for a one minute walk. Edited December 20, 2016 by F_in Ray Of Sunshine 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted December 20, 2016 Share #2 Posted December 20, 2016 Congratulations on your new government issued job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Far ★ Posted December 20, 2016 Share #3 Posted December 20, 2016 Awesome! A 2.5 hour ride with your best buddy! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airehead Posted December 20, 2016 Share #4 Posted December 20, 2016 I bet Gus enjoyed the ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted December 20, 2016 Share #5 Posted December 20, 2016 Was it fun? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Come Lately Name Posted December 20, 2016 Author Share #6 Posted December 20, 2016 11 minutes ago, Randomguy said: Was it fun? For :30, yes. This should sound familiar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted December 20, 2016 Share #7 Posted December 20, 2016 Next time bring snow shoes for Gus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrapr ★ Posted December 20, 2016 Share #8 Posted December 20, 2016 Sometimes you eat the bear...sometimes the bear eats you Penny & Oden are a conundrum in the snow and on trails. They don't like the booties. We tried mushers wax and they spend the whole time trying to lick it off. And f they go bare they get ice balls in between their pads...which they try to lick out We have not found a solution for them other than short walks. 1 minute is a little short even for them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Come Lately Name Posted December 20, 2016 Author Share #9 Posted December 20, 2016 1 hour ago, Scrapr said: Sometimes you eat the bear...sometimes the bear eats you Funny choice of words. Last time I went up there in the snow with him, he sort of disappeared. I went to see what he was getting into. I saw nothing. Everything was covered with snow, including a downed tree. There was a big hole under the tree and some fresh dirt thrown out onto the snow. "Huh......I wonder who dug that?" <looks in hole> ".....probably the bear that's still in it....." "LET'S GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE YOU STUPID DOG!!!!!!" 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Come Lately Name Posted December 20, 2016 Author Share #10 Posted December 20, 2016 2 hours ago, Longjohn said: Next time bring snow shoes for Gus. Nah, he just steps on the backs of mine.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted December 21, 2016 Share #11 Posted December 21, 2016 4 hours ago, Longjohn said: Next time bring snow shoes for Gus. Nice mental picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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