I am late in posting. So my words will be few. I know some of you are off to bed soon while some of you are having your morning coffee. And Miss C is late!
We drove past Banff and into the ski fields and took a gondola up into Sunshine Village to the ski fields there.
The gondola ride was entrancing. Almost futuristic.
At sunshine village I met my son Logan who loaded me onto his chariot.
Then, complete with dog, we drove even further up into the mountains so I could see where he worked. His current avalanche dog Ferra rode with us up to one of her training grounds.
Taking photographs of Ferra was a challenge the dog is never still! I watched her find, retrieve and return balls from the deeper snow until my fingers stopped working and we started to lose the light.
Boo would have loved this job.
Last night, with the two big dogs asleep on the floor we ate Indian takeaways, and watched movies. Even that was a treat for me!
Today Logan my son has the day off from work so this is the day I will get him to tell me how he trains his dogs and I hope to get more shots of Ferra and Cai who visited us on the farm a few years ago some of you may remember him . Cai has been retired from work as he did not pass his medical. He is a big German Shepherd and has arthritis in his elbows (elbow dysplasia) . So Cai gets to loll about at home.
I hope you have a lovely day.
Love celi
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64 responses to “Dog in Snow”
What a different life to anything I know – never even seen snow before!
Have a beautiful day with your son C.
🙂 Mandy xoxoxo
Before I moved to Illinois I seldom worked or played in snow either so I am still entranced by it.
I lived in Vermont for three and a half years. I know snow, though now I leave all the snow-loving to those nimbler of foot. Lots of warm love by the fireplace, Gayle
Beautiful dog! Hope you have a wonderful trip.
I am having a great time thank you. I hope all is well with you also! c
Gorgeous country, and such an amazing job to have.
If you like the cold – up on that ridge yesterday (though there was no wind) it was COLD! c
I think your son must have inherited his gift for training animals fromhis mother! How wonderful it is for you to have such a complete change of environment. I always feel well in the mountains, so perhaps we should move!
love,
ViV xox
That is interesting Viv. Do you think it is the air? c
It should be the reverse. I was told I shouldn’t go up the Aiguille de Midi in the Alps because of my dicky heart. Being a cussed type, I went anyway and felt marvellous at the top – better than Jock.
Celi ~ it’s not late for you!! Relax!! Enjoy it up there!! looks so beautiful with all the snow! love seeing the Doggies in that snow ~ I’d be out there sleeping with them!! Next time you better take Boo with you!! We rode the gondola’s this summer in Switzerland ~ from Zermatt all the way up to the Matterhorn!! And other’s people’s dogs were on there with us!!! Have a great time! It was over 60 today and this morning very warm and a bit rainy!! Cheers to you and Logan!
Warm is good! I hate leaving the farm when the waters are freezing solid! Thank you for the weather report! c
So fascinating to read about your son and his training of the avalanche dogs! I agree with ViV, that the training of animals must run in the bloodline! I’ve got many of the training techniques I use with my dogs from you! Do share any pointers that you learn from Logan! And continue to have a fabulous time!!! 🙂
Logan and i were talking last night about having a competition between Boo and Ferra. Devising exercises for them both. It would be fun wouldn’t it. And I am prepared to bet that Boo and TonTon would do pretty well too!
Your visit sounds fabulous! I spent some weeks in Banff many years ago, during my backpacking days. Gorgeous landscape and more stars visible at night than I’ve seen anywhere before or since. Thanks for bringing back a wonderful memory!
Good morning Quinn! And yes it is beautiful here and I am thinking this morning that the nights are so long – it is 7.35 as i write and still DARK! c
I cannot wait to read more about how these dogs are trained. Fascinating. And, I, too, love snow but live someplace we rarely get it. I might not be quite so entranced with it if I had to deal with it day in and day out.
I am still entranced! Have a lovely day Charlotte.. c
How fantastic – that ride looks like one I’ve always wanted to take, going up into the Pyrenees and Andorra 🙂
Oh yes – that does sound extreme – I would like to do that one too! c
Many years ago, Peder and I camped at Lake Louse, which I believe is nearby Banff. It’s a beautiful area. Bears, too. Enjoy your visit!
I would love to get a shot of a bear or even an elk however I am thinking that today I might try to get some shots of wild horses, maybe. Bears and elk are a bit shy.. c
Aww, give Kai a big cuddle from me, but glad he still lives with your son. I’m totally intimidated by all that snow, and did you get to ski as well? Enjoy 🙂 Laura
I was offered some cross country skiing but as I rarely ski – those muscle groups are rarely used together so the fall out would be me crippling about the house and moaning loudly for the rest of my visit. I chose the snow mobile instead! Much better!.. c
Good girl! You’re a wise one. Lotsa love, Gayle
It’s heartening to see a dog doing a job and loving it. Looks like a skiers paradise.
Most dogs love to work and these two get lots of work which is wonderful.
Yes, they love to have a job! that’s what they live for!
It’s a joy to see dogs working – whatever their chosen career!
Christine
So exciting! And a wonderful job Logan has. I’ve skied Sunshine and also served as part of a volunteer ski patrol team on the local Vancouver mountains for millions of years, and so really appreciate the dogs and trainers. Brilliant. Throw a snowball for me because I’m stuck here in flat, boggy, soggy, manky OXON, way far away from any mountain. 😦
I loved the smile on the doggie’s face. There is true joy there!
Linda