Here's my little guy. He's a one year old Finnish Lapphund. Always keen on getting some burdock seeds in his fur. He means well though.
036 by Sami knives, on Flickr
036 by Sami knives, on Flickr
Bushcraft Dogs.
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my little girl doing what she does best.....posing:
Her favourite spot, jacket or not, she will get inside it:
Tink with her mother;
Tink and her son:
The brothers:
we've got 3 generations in our house; Grandma (pic 4), Mum (all pics) and Son (pic 5) however the brother (pic 6, left) is now living with SWMBO's mum. and just for completeness, the father of the boys, who also lives with SWMBO's mum (the short tails are genetic, not docked, i can't stress that enough):
Her favourite spot, jacket or not, she will get inside it:
Tink with her mother;
Tink and her son:
The brothers:
we've got 3 generations in our house; Grandma (pic 4), Mum (all pics) and Son (pic 5) however the brother (pic 6, left) is now living with SWMBO's mum. and just for completeness, the father of the boys, who also lives with SWMBO's mum (the short tails are genetic, not docked, i can't stress that enough):
Here's my lad,( I hope this works as 
photobucket has just changed it's goddam format yet again & it's freakin' complicated to use now & I no longer have access to all my photos).....He's getting on now,he'll be 13 in January but still ready for anything........
With his companion foraging for voles (She's more a home gal )
Sorry folks that's ya lot, Photobucket is now refusing to cooperate......F**$^°¤ù thing.
photobucket has just changed it's goddam format yet again & it's freakin' complicated to use now & I no longer have access to all my photos).....He's getting on now,he'll be 13 in January but still ready for anything........
With his companion foraging for voles (She's more a home gal )
Sorry folks that's ya lot, Photobucket is now refusing to cooperate......F**$^°¤ù thing.
I've got two Japanese akitas, difficult to train but they can carry most of my stuff, stick to the heel and best of all they'll sleep anywhere as long as its out of the wind add to that you ain't going to get a better dog for protection.So a good pair to have around.
Like knives, the best bushcrafting dog is the one you have with you. I've got 5 different breeds of dog and all 5 could have a bushy role.
Here's my lad,( I hope this works as
With his companion foraging for voles (She's more a home gal )
Sorry folks that's ya lot, Photobucket is now refusing to cooperate......F**$^°¤ù thing.
He's awesome is it an actual wolf or a black shepherd?
greensurfingbear
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
He is a 7 year old lab collie cross. Smartest dog I've ever lived with.
Orric
Here's Solo. He's getting on a bit now, a good deal slower, and he tires much sooner. He no longer comes on overnighters with me as he doesn't settle well, but over the years we've had some great trips together. The pic is from last week.
Jesse the wonder dog - busy little miss who loves to snuffle and forage in the woods while I'm mushrooming/photographing/bimbling.
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Lots of lovely dogs, obviously well loved, I think most Bushcrafters must be doggie folk, unfortunately I had to have my collie and best friend put to sleep a year and a half ago, she was my daily companion, and loved the woods. She was very well behaved and well admired locally, I could get her to move backwards and sideways and just about do a square Tango
only I didn't know how. She is sorely missed still, she would have been 14years old shortly after she was put to sleep, and
had a good life, but Fireworks were the reason she had to be put down. They initially freaked her out at the millenium
as there were so many, but it was gunfire at a medieval festival , that was the final straw. The following morning she
did not recognise me and did not even show interest in her lead which normally got her very excited in the anticipation of going out for walkies. the vet just did not know what had happened to her. It is such a wrench when they have to go.
I have had dogs all my life but she is going to be the last. Just hope that we meet again some day.
only I didn't know how. She is sorely missed still, she would have been 14years old shortly after she was put to sleep, and
had a good life, but Fireworks were the reason she had to be put down. They initially freaked her out at the millenium
as there were so many, but it was gunfire at a medieval festival , that was the final straw. The following morning she
did not recognise me and did not even show interest in her lead which normally got her very excited in the anticipation of going out for walkies. the vet just did not know what had happened to her. It is such a wrench when they have to go.
I have had dogs all my life but she is going to be the last. Just hope that we meet again some day.
Hi Stuart,
Sorry to hear about your doggie, I didn't know she'd gone. It's a huge wrench. I had to have Snoop let go last year after a thankfully short bout of cancer. Still miss him so much. If your best pal has four legs then the outdoors changes hugely once they are gone. I know certain folk who replied in the "Countryside Code" thread think that unless it's a working dog its got no place in the countryside and society. Well for some of us they are a link to nature and personaly was a better companion and friend than 99.99% of humanity. ( I have to leave that 0.01% as my two legged friends can read and get all upset again!) By that posters same reasoning folk shouldn't be doing bushcraft in the countryside as they aren't working there and are therefore not allowed.
Hope to see you soon, things are a bit up in the air still in life but would be good to catch up.
Here's a pic of Snoop for memories sake.
https://picasaweb.google.com/goatbo...key=Gv1sRgCMLqlsjrxZjJ1QE#5850065534374059010
TTFN
Colin.
Sorry to hear about your doggie, I didn't know she'd gone. It's a huge wrench. I had to have Snoop let go last year after a thankfully short bout of cancer. Still miss him so much. If your best pal has four legs then the outdoors changes hugely once they are gone. I know certain folk who replied in the "Countryside Code" thread think that unless it's a working dog its got no place in the countryside and society. Well for some of us they are a link to nature and personaly was a better companion and friend than 99.99% of humanity. ( I have to leave that 0.01% as my two legged friends can read and get all upset again!) By that posters same reasoning folk shouldn't be doing bushcraft in the countryside as they aren't working there and are therefore not allowed.
Hope to see you soon, things are a bit up in the air still in life but would be good to catch up.
Here's a pic of Snoop for memories sake.
https://picasaweb.google.com/goatbo...key=Gv1sRgCMLqlsjrxZjJ1QE#5850065534374059010
TTFN
Colin.
Sadly I no longer have a dog and can't bring myself to get another. But I would like to thank you all for the gorgeous photographs of your best mates. Much appreciated.
In answer to Steve13 - I find it difficult to think of a better breed than a Springer for life in the woods and the hills. You can't tire 'em out, they're highly intelligent, friendly, great fun to be around, great with stock and kids, they travel well in the motor and thrive on as much activity as you can provide..................My Molly will be 5 in May, and I can honestly say she's never once put a foot wrong...............One thing you have to be extremely careful about with any breed, but especially these, is not to let them do too much too soon, it's very easy to damage bone and muscle by letting them do more than they should before maturity, but there's plenty of advice available online and elsewhere about all aspects................'course the way to avoid this is to re-home one from one of the breed societys, plenty of people get lovely animals at a young enough age to make 'em your own and train, but you don't have to do the poo training, first injections and all that stuff................hope this helps, atb mac
Hi Steve13,
Yup Springers are wonderful, loving and exhuberant dogs. I do find unless the have a strong owner who's prepared to put in a lot of training and keep on top of them that they can become a very demanding dog. They are almost impossible to tire out but they need a lot of mental stimulation otherwise they can develop some odd attention seeking devices. Have you had a dog before? And how much time do you have to devote to it?
Even better do you have a pal with one you could borrow for a few days to see how you get on.
Cheers
GB.
Yup Springers are wonderful, loving and exhuberant dogs. I do find unless the have a strong owner who's prepared to put in a lot of training and keep on top of them that they can become a very demanding dog. They are almost impossible to tire out but they need a lot of mental stimulation otherwise they can develop some odd attention seeking devices. Have you had a dog before? And how much time do you have to devote to it?
Even better do you have a pal with one you could borrow for a few days to see how you get on.
Cheers
GB.
Here are my two pals, Max and Jake. They are Labradoodles. They just turned 4 months old, but have already been on 4 camping trips with me and seem like they are going to make great companions.
