Walkies with the big dogs...many pics...

[Cinder & Smoke]

"Did Dad (Stuart) and Muskwa get to The Mine in good shape?

We assume so. No news is good news at this point.
There's no cell service out there and there is some problem with the satellite phone.

I don't except to hear from him very often, if at all,
unless something goes wrong.

Gosh, that sorta *sucks*!
Does he know how to Write?
Ya know, scratch on paper with a pen? ...
Stuff it in an envelope and lick & stick a Stamp?

I know, that's Sooo Primitive ...

Sure hope the PAY is better than the entertainment package is!

[Glacier]

Does he know how to Write?
Ya know, scratch on paper with a pen? ...
Stuff it in an envelope and lick & stick a Stamp?

That will work if someone is driving out of the camp to somewhere with mail service! It's way off the road, no mail delivery.

The lack of cell service isn't unusual up here. There are places in Downtown Whitehorse where my cell phone won't work! The sat phone is unusual. Those things are supposed to work anywhere. The mine owner is trying to resolve that issue! There is a radio phone out there for emergencies. You can't really talk on those things--first they are annoying and second everyone else who has a radio phone(and there are alot of them here) can hear every word you say!

[Cinder & Smoke]

It's way off the road, no mail delivery.

The (no) sat phone is unusual. Those things are supposed to work anywhere.
The mine owner is trying to resolve that issue!

Sounds like a place for a Monk to build a Monastery!

How long a drive is it for him to come home for a visit?

Doesn't quite sound like a place for YOU to "visit" ...
summa the "natives" might become restless.

Hey -
Have you considered a couple Flocks of Carrier Pigeons?
Yours fly to the mine; his fly home.
Write small.

[Glacier]

How long a drive is it for him to come home for a visit?

Doesn't quite sound like a place for YOU to "visit" ...

Once they get to the road, it's about a four hour drive. Probably six hours in total. He's supposed to be home for five days out of every 30, but I"m not holding my breath. They are already a month behind schedule.

There's no way I could go visit--no one to take of the doggers! FIL would see that they got fed and the basics done in a dire emergency, but it's alot of work for him and he has his own dog who doesn't like my dogs to take care of!

[captain]

Great pics and story as usual Tamara.
So that means if Stuart has my Muskwa, there are no pictures of him for awhile?

As for not listening to you while Stuart is gone, HA, doesn't he realise what side his bread is buttered on ????

Take care out there Miner Stuart!!
You take care too, Tamara.

[jesse_3]

Tamara, I missed you getting a new husky!?! Tehya is adorable!!! She looks like soo much fun! You all look like you had a good time!

[Glacier]

Tamara, I missed you getting a new husky!?!

She's a husky-border collie mix. About 7-8 months old I think. She's a handful, but she's sweet and highly entertaining!

Here's her intro threads:
http://petoftheday.com/talk/showthread.php?t=123268

http://petoftheday.com/talk/showthread.php?t=123330

[cassiesmom]

WWOOOOOO, Precious Tehya! I love this photo of you and Hekoya! Look at him smile! *pet *pet *hug *hug Please keep taking good care of your mum while your dad is away at camp, please.

[Canis-Lupess]

They look great.

Am I right in thinking you were in an unfenced area? I was under the impression that Huskies were kept leashed in unfenced areas otherwise they'd be off.

[Glacier]

Am I right in thinking you were in an unfenced area? I was under the impression that Huskies were kept leashed in unfenced areas otherwise they'd be off.

Most huskies would disappear. Earle is the only one of my purebreds who is allowed off-leash. The others don't come back when called. Earle's recall is great for a Husky, but would probably freak most Golden Retriever owners out!

Some of my mixes are pretty good off-leash. More of them are not allowed to run loose, except at home! I don't except them to come back like a Retriever. I expect them to come when I call and stay in sight the rest of the time. (I have a friend with Goldens who won't walk with me anymore. She freaks out when her does get more than a couple hundred yards ahead of her). It's a calculated risk...I live in an area where there are few threats to them; no traffic, in the summer no wolves(off leash time is very rare in the winter due to the threat of wolf predation), we see very few people and other dogs when out hiking; no houses nearby. When we lived in a more populated area, the dogs never got off-leash.