Off for a hike!

With a decent day (40's and no rain) we headed out for a hike with Soos and D'light!  Since the Tiger Mountain Trail System is so close to us that's where we ventured.  We expected this to be about a 1.5 hour hike and it ended being roughly 3 hours.  Thank goodness Brett had his phone with google maps and that it showed the trail system!  We did lots of steep inclines and both dogs had no problems - in fact they had a load of fun.  The humans were tired and I'm guessing both Soos and D'light could have kept going!

Off we go

D'light has amazing recall so he was off leash.  Soos is a foster so, a leash is a requirement. Soos has a healthy prey drive for moving things and even if he could be off leash, I would not have let him off.

Soos not too happy about having to be leashed

Lots of hunting & running around

This was great movement work for D'light!

Searching for small moving animals

 

And D'light flushes out a chipmunk!  That noise is Soos - he certainly lets you know something needs to be caught.

 

Soos wanted to get it so bad!  I'm not a fan of retractable leashes. However, in this setting the 12 ft retractable worked well.  Soos was able to explore areas that on a 6ft lead would have been impossible. 

 

Soos certainly is a terrier in the hunting sense.  If Soos were off leash, I would pity the running animal he was hunting.

 

And D'light is sure there's something in the area to catch!

 

Well, maybe not...

 

Off to more hunting!!

 

"What's wrong with you guys, are the steep inclines too much?!"

 

 

Soos after a chipmunk!

 

On the move

 

 

Nose work has really helped D'light catch scent and be more active in his environment.  You'll soon be seeing a series of posts on nose work.



"What's that I smell" 

Oh sweet D'light you have come so far!

 

More exploring and hunting

 

 

And here's some of the beautiful scenery during our hike!