As is normal for me, I’m a little late with the breaking news. I found an article about the passing of Frank Hall of Hall’s Dog Sleds fame. He made the dog sled I owned during high school/college. He was a talented craftsman and left a legacy in the world of sled dog sports. He…
I needed to get Beau a new jacket since the one I had for him was actually Lucy’s and didn’t fit him properly. I also have a hard time finding a commercial jacket that fits since he has a deep chest and skinny waist. I found this pattern for Greyhounds–also deep chested and skinny waisted. I used…
Today I found an article in The Torontoist about snowshoeing–much more popular there than here in Southeast Indiana where we’ve lost most of this year’s snow (40 degrees for Christmas, baby!). They linked here for the pattern about making your own wooden pack (swiss-army) snowshoes. Some of my readers may remember when I started UberPest.com…
If you are at all involved with trail construction or maintenance, please take a look at the USDA Recreational Trails Program publications. Even if your involvement with trails is only as a user, it’s interesting to see why things are built the way they are. It might even make you pay better attention to how…
Over the weekend I saw some folks with no-sew fleece blankets for their dog crates at shows. Knowing Beau likes fluffy things, I thought this would be a good way to pad his crate. The pad I describe here fits well in Beau’s crate and I think it’ll work as a travel bed for him as…
Beau showed this weekend at a United Kennel Club dog show hosted by Canine Activities and Traditional Sports in Danville, Indiana. Here are his results: Saturday, Show 1, Judge Diana Allen: Group 4 of 5 Saturday, Show 2, Judge Joe Allen: Group 1 of 5 Saturday, Show 1, Judge Jeanne Heger: Group 3 of 5…
Hey folks, I found this survey about hiking and backpacking with dogs. I have nothing to do with it, however it’s definitely in line with info found on this site. Even if you don’t take the time to fill it out, please take a look at it. It’s a good look at how traildoggers are…
I went to the presentation by Jeff Alt last night and had lots of fun. I now have some reading material, new friends, and some events to post on here in the upcoming months. When I got home I got an email from Tom Mangan of Two-Heel Drive. When I saw the email my jaw…
I’m cleaning out a bunch of stuff from my gear closet, so I’ve got several things for sale, prices are in US dollars. Buyer pays shipping and I will ship pretty much anywhere. A portion of the sales price will go to support BackpackGearTest.org and The Wildebeat. If you are interested, email me using the…
A few weeks ago I was in Cincinnati at an outfitter and picked up a book by local author, Jeff Alt. I’m almost done with A Hike for Mike, which is good because tomorrow (Dec. 3, 2007) Jeff is doing a talk at the Miami Group Sierra Club monthly meeting. He’ll be talking about the…
