Radman Forever Posted December 21, 2002 Share Posted December 21, 2002 I like to take one of my three dogs on caching hunts. Sometimes they can be really annoying, like always trying to take off or pulling you where they want to go, or they can be good, like actually finding the cache! My question is, do you have any pets that you take to hunts, and how has the experience been. :^) +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Faster than a dial-up Internet connection, stronger than any band nerd, look up at the sky! ....is it a bat..... no .....is it my grandma's mustache..... NO! IT'S RADMAN Version 2.0! Quote Link to comment
Reddfrogg Posted December 21, 2002 Share Posted December 21, 2002 I usually take my Basset Hound "Harley" on my cache hunts. He likes being out in the woods, and usually doesn't cause any problems. The only difficutly is that he tends to pick up ticks, but then again, so do I. Strange Women, lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of Government Quote Link to comment
+Marky Posted December 21, 2002 Share Posted December 21, 2002 This topic has come up before. You can read this related thread. --Marky "All of us get lost in the darkness, dreamers learn to steer with a backlit GPSr" Quote Link to comment
+ron50eli Posted December 21, 2002 Share Posted December 21, 2002 As soon as I put my TB Wally Gator on my Sheppard, he knows what time it is rocker51 didn't want to go to other thread. It gets to far away..... Quote Link to comment
+CCrew Posted December 22, 2002 Share Posted December 22, 2002 We have a 7 month old German Shepherd pup (all 75 lbs of him!) that we take unless we know it's going to be a particularly "challenging" hunt. Basically we just keep him out of exceptionally rocky areas or areas we know he's not allowed. Other than that he goes with us. Like rocker51 says.. all i have to do is pick up my keys and he's ready to go! Sometimes a majority only means that all the fools are on the same side Quote Link to comment
walzuhair Posted December 22, 2002 Share Posted December 22, 2002 waleedsgallery.biz Quote Link to comment
+chillas Posted December 22, 2002 Share Posted December 22, 2002 I prefer to cache with my GPSr. My cat has a hard time keeping sat lock. ----- Memory is a prism through which yesterday's light is passed. Quote Link to comment
+USAF_Park Posted December 22, 2002 Share Posted December 22, 2002 Yep...always take my Dog. see my profile for a pic. Quote Link to comment
+TeamBullivant Posted December 22, 2002 Share Posted December 22, 2002 hey..that last post was me....see MY profile. hate it when another peeps use my computer and don't log out. Quote Link to comment
+Planet Posted December 22, 2002 Share Posted December 22, 2002 Fish don't do so well out of water! Cache you later, Planet "To err is human, to forgive....$5.00" Quote Link to comment
husqui Posted December 22, 2002 Share Posted December 22, 2002 Seriously, I take my two brats with me for geocaching adventures whenever I can. When scoping out a cache, the first thing I always try to figure out is whether or not the trail/area is dog-friendly. If it is AND it entails at least a moderate walk/hike, then we go for it. If it's only a short walk or a cache-and-dash, we still go for it but usually as an add-on hunt after doing a more vigorous one. "No-dogs-allowed" caches are usually placed at the bottom of my list but I do seek them out when taking friends or newbies along. My dogs' love for adventure and the outdoors definitely make them the perfect geocaching companions. They don't argue about what to leave or take in the cache though they do love to stick their noses in the container. I just have to make sure that we go for long hikes when it's not too hot and I always have to account for extra bottles water (and let's not forget the dog treats) in my backpack. And if you come across a cache with a picture of a couple of huskies in it, then chances are we've been there.... Quote Link to comment
skydiver Posted December 22, 2002 Share Posted December 22, 2002 I take Tor along most of the time. He's even got his own account, but I've never gotten around to logging his finds. --------------------------------------- "We never seek things for themselves -- what we seek is the very seeking of things." Blaise Pascal (1623-1662) --------------------------------------- Quote Link to comment
+ZingerHead Posted December 22, 2002 Share Posted December 22, 2002 I take my mini schnauzer with me whenever I can. It's gotten so that if he sees me with my backpack or GPS he starts jumping up and down, ready to go. He's a pain on-leash (training in progress), but when we go early in the morning I usually let him run off-leash once we're in the woods. Quote Link to comment
targetdrone Posted December 22, 2002 Share Posted December 22, 2002 Bringing a dog along hasn't worked well for me. Read about our misadventure at High on Riverside. I went back without her and found it a few days later. "I can't find the longitude for the North Pole" Quote Link to comment
+carleenp Posted December 23, 2002 Share Posted December 23, 2002 There is a cache at the dog park in my city. I plan to find it the next time it is warm enough for my dog to enjoy a romp at the dog park. Well, maybe I should say warm enough for me to enjoy watching the dog romp at the dog park! I bet the dog would like it in any weather. Quote Link to comment
+sbell111 Posted December 23, 2002 Share Posted December 23, 2002 I usually enjoy caching with Darby the Wonder Pup. There have been a few exceptions, however. One of which is my May 11 visit to this cache. The pup snapped her retractible lead and ran off into the woods chasing birds, squirrels, fish, sasquatch, etc. I almost thought that I was going to have to go home and explain to Cathy that she was gone. Luckily, she wandered back to me, wet and stinky (both of us), after about an hour in the woods. I upgraded to the elephant-size retractible lead after this one and all has gone pretty well. I don't get how they rate these leads. The pup weighs about 65 pounds, yet she snapped a lead rated at 110 pounds. Whenever I feel blue, I start breathing again. Quote Link to comment
+BrownMule & Jackrabbit Posted December 23, 2002 Share Posted December 23, 2002 Yep me the Wife and Buster. He doesn't give a darn about the cache but he loves to mark every tree along the trail. Quote Link to comment
+sbukosky Posted December 23, 2002 Share Posted December 23, 2002 Walzuhair references camels. Well, I was driving out from a back road in Wisconsin and am used to seeing a few lamas here and there. I come across what I thought was a huge lama but upon further review, was a camel! On a farm, of course. I sometimes take Kanook, the Husky you see on the left, with me. Saturday we came across a fellow riding his horse on the trail. Kanook didn't know what to do. To him it was the biggest doggie he ever saw! Steve Bukosky N9BGH Waukesha Wisconsin Quote Link to comment
+coast2coast2coast Posted December 23, 2002 Share Posted December 23, 2002 I want to put a pic of my dog in the reply box but I dont know how. *****The other day I was playing poker with Tarot cards. I got a full house and four people died.***** Quote Link to comment
+coast2coast2coast Posted December 23, 2002 Share Posted December 23, 2002 I cant figure how to put a pic in the reply box soI'll try in the avatar *****The other day I was playing poker with Tarot cards. I got a full house and four people died.***** Quote Link to comment
+yumitori Posted December 24, 2002 Share Posted December 24, 2002 We often take one of our cats with us when we go geocaching; she loves exploring while hunt for the cache. We take care to only bring her on urban caches or those realtively close to wherever we park the vehicle... Ron/yumitori Quote Link to comment
+Skully & Mulder et al. Posted December 24, 2002 Share Posted December 24, 2002 She almost always comes with us. I have never had a problem with taking her. The other pets (Lucky the hamster, Moe the cat, Q the snake, & Larz the turtle) never come with us. Quote Link to comment
+coast2coast2coast Posted December 24, 2002 Share Posted December 24, 2002 I still dont know how to put a pic in here....HELP! *****The other day I was playing poker with Tarot cards. I got a full house and four people died.***** Quote Link to comment
+Alan2 Posted December 24, 2002 Share Posted December 24, 2002 walzuhair: I didn't notice any leashes. Doesn't Kuwait require them on your pet camel when you're out caching? Alan Quote Link to comment
+zoisrus Posted December 24, 2002 Share Posted December 24, 2002 Unless I know an area is not dog friendly for whatever reason or has tick warnings, I usually take my one or the other of my Borzoi Geocaching. If they see me gathering up my Geocaching Gear and my hiking boots, they are racing to the door. They enjoy hiking and I enjoy having company especially when my Geocaching friend can't join me. It does help that both of my dogs are obedience trained and walk quietly on a leash (unless of course they see little furry beasties-i.e. chipmunks-they are sighthounds after all) and they can be place in a sit or down-stay if need be if the Geocache container isn't in an open area or is in a rocky area. The sit-stay and down-stay commands also come in very handy when I want to check out the cache container and read and sign the log book. I can't imagine hiking or living with a big dog who is not obedience trained in at least the basic commands. Sure makes Geocaching with my dogs a pleasure, not a hassle. Caching with my Borzoi is one of my favorite pastimes. zoisrus Quote Link to comment
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