Reply to needeeps dog hiking question

2 messages in this thread | Started on 2002-10-22

Reply to needeeps dog hiking question

From: Chuck Straub (woodschuckstraub@yahoo.com) | Date: 2002-10-22 19:26:39 UTC-07:00

I don't believe in putting clothes on dogs but during hunting season, depending on where I am letterboxing, Molly has a lightweight orange vest made for dogs. They are held on with velcro and work fairly well. For the deeper woods I also have a bell that I can attach to her collar. You can get a package of them at Walmart in the crafts section for a couple bucks. Yes, I have a story of 2 coyotes attacking my dog. Different dog about 20 years ago in Lebanon. Long story but a human shooting a colt .38 revolver over their heads while they are tumbling around with my dog and rushing at them with a 4 inch knife blade works well in scaring them off. They didn't believe in coyotes in CT at that time except for some farmers. The dog did need to get some stitches and the vet wrote it off as wild dogs. Coyotes go to rip open the belly. I now have a letterbox in Lebanon within a mile of where that happened. It's called "In Memory of Brandi". She died years later of natural causes. We also were both almost shot in Hebron by kids shooting in the fish and game club but the some bullets were going through the woods and making a whizzing sound as they passed by us before they made thud as they hit trees. Then I have my snake stories huge snapping turtles, dirt bikes, dogs falling through ice, sinking in mud, all sorts of fun. My view is that my dog is hiking with me as a friend and fellow hiker, not to protect me. I am there to protect her. Molly sounds a lot like Ozzy. She is a big coward and loves everybody and everything. Some sort of weapon may be in order on some trips. Thats more of a personal choice of what you are comfortable with. My point is that yes you do take a chance when taking a dog out into the woods. I pay more attention to protecting Molly than myself. This is the first year I am considering wearing orange myself. Some of these guys out there don't deserve the right to hunt when you hear about their behavior. If you want any more info on hiking with a dog, I'd be glad to help if I can.....Chuck and Molly

needeeps2002 <needeeps@webtv.net> wrote:

We have been working on a nine letterbox wildlife series,should be ready soon.our dillema is do we want to go letterboxing or put some out.so many letterboxes so little time.question we also have a dog his name is Ozzy,and he too is a big baby.not a big dog just a big baby.but i'm worried about taking him along just in case we run into cydogs or coyotes they would mess him up, our cat bosses him around.has anyone ever ran into trouble with their dog? oh ya and them little ants that go marching ahhhhhhhhh!!! got three of them and was getting dark and had to quit but WE SHALL RETURN! lol.Lenny/Kathy

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Re: Reply to needeeps dog hiking question

From: Lurty Armentrout (lta_burton99@yahoo.com) | Date: 2002-10-23 03:28:19 UTC

--- In letterbox-usa@y..., Chuck Straub wrote:
>
> I don't believe in putting clothes on dogs but during hunting
season, depending on where I am letterboxing, Molly has a lightweight
orange vest made for dogs. They are held on with velcro and work
fairly well. For the deeper woods I also have a bell that I can
attach to her collar. You can get a package of them at Walmart in the
crafts section for a couple bucks. Yes, I have a story of 2 coyotes
attacking my dog. Different dog about 20 years ago in Lebanon. Long
story but a human shooting a colt .38 revolver over their heads while
they are tumbling around with my dog and rushing at them with a 4
inch knife blade works well in scaring them off. They didn't believe
in coyotes in CT at that time except for some farmers. The dog did
need to get some stitches and the vet wrote it off as wild dogs.
Coyotes go to rip open the belly. I now have a letterbox in Lebanon
within a mile of where that happened. It's called "In Memory of
Brandi". She died years later of natural causes. We also were both
almost shot in Hebron by kids shooting in the fish and game club but
the some bullets were going through the woods and making a whizzing
sound as they passed by us before they made thud as they hit trees.
Then I have my snake stories huge snapping turtles, dirt bikes, dogs
falling through ice, sinking in mud, all sorts of fun. My view is
that my dog is hiking with me as a friend and fellow hiker, not to
protect me. I am there to protect her. Molly sounds a lot like Ozzy.
She is a big coward and loves everybody and everything. Some sort of
weapon may be in order on some trips. Thats more of a personal choice
of what you are comfortable with. My point is that yes you do take a
chance when taking a dog out into the woods. I pay more attention to
protecting Molly than myself. This is the first year I am considering
wearing orange myself. Some of these guys out there don't deserve the
right to hunt when you hear about their behavior. If you want any
more info on hiking with a dog, I'd be glad to help if I
can.....Chuck and Molly

I'm a hunter. I found my first letterbox last week while I was
hunting. Most hunters are responsable. We have a good ethic. But a
few rotten apples always spoil the barrel. You should always wear
orange during hunting season. It's a good idea to put orange on your
dog to. Cool club you have here, who made it? I'd like to find some
more boxes, but I like to hunt more, and you can only do that now
(legally). But now I have something to hunt during the off season.

Lurty