The Great Outdoors
On August 25th we packed up Chris' car and headed out camping - WITH HERSHEY! This was her first camping trip with us and likely her very first camping trip ever! It was a gorgeous weekend and we were going to be meeting friends (and their two dogs) there.
We gave Hershey Gravol for the first time on the car ride out - it worked like a charm. She was still very excited/nervous when we started, but she soon lied down and dozed for the last 30 minutes of the hour-long drive. She got nervous again when we entered the campground, but was thrilled to smell the fresh air and wander around outside (on a cord) while we set up camp. She played really well with our friends and their dogs, remembering them from the previous weekend; however she wasn't as good seeing people walking past our site and seeing lots of other dogs around with their owners. She barked a lot and pulled on her cord; we worked on this with her and by the end of the weekend she was much better.
The campground was by a lazy river, which meant that Hershey could go try swimming and catching sticks. She LOVED it!
Here is a MOVIE of her fetching a stick - she looses sight of it for a second but you can see her leap and be one awesome dog!
We went for some short hikes, wading, and a quick visit into town to see the farmer's market. In total we stayed 3 nights and 4 days, which was just enough. The second couple we were camping with had never met Hershey before and she never quite warmed to them. There were a few times where she was just too excited, for instance, when a neighbouring dog was off-leash (against the rules of the campground) and wandered over to our site, or when an owner and another dog (again off-leash) were playing frisbee behind our tent - I felt awful telling Hershey to be quiet and punishing her for not listening to me when she was the one who was tied up and the other dogs and their owners, who were making her all excited, were the ones not following the rules. Anyhow, as I said, by the end of the weekend, Hershey was a pro at watching quietly while people strolled pass and was much better with other dogs nearby.
We hope to be able to go camping again before the end of the season.
We gave Hershey Gravol for the first time on the car ride out - it worked like a charm. She was still very excited/nervous when we started, but she soon lied down and dozed for the last 30 minutes of the hour-long drive. She got nervous again when we entered the campground, but was thrilled to smell the fresh air and wander around outside (on a cord) while we set up camp. She played really well with our friends and their dogs, remembering them from the previous weekend; however she wasn't as good seeing people walking past our site and seeing lots of other dogs around with their owners. She barked a lot and pulled on her cord; we worked on this with her and by the end of the weekend she was much better.
The campground was by a lazy river, which meant that Hershey could go try swimming and catching sticks. She LOVED it!
Here is a MOVIE of her fetching a stick - she looses sight of it for a second but you can see her leap and be one awesome dog!
We went for some short hikes, wading, and a quick visit into town to see the farmer's market. In total we stayed 3 nights and 4 days, which was just enough. The second couple we were camping with had never met Hershey before and she never quite warmed to them. There were a few times where she was just too excited, for instance, when a neighbouring dog was off-leash (against the rules of the campground) and wandered over to our site, or when an owner and another dog (again off-leash) were playing frisbee behind our tent - I felt awful telling Hershey to be quiet and punishing her for not listening to me when she was the one who was tied up and the other dogs and their owners, who were making her all excited, were the ones not following the rules. Anyhow, as I said, by the end of the weekend, Hershey was a pro at watching quietly while people strolled pass and was much better with other dogs nearby.
We hope to be able to go camping again before the end of the season.
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