Above photograph: Bertie packing some grape juice one New Year's Eve! I just like the picture :)
Alaskan Malamutes Back-pack Excursion (2004 - 2012)
Ernie and TinkerErnie and Tinker - to the right - relax after a 20-mile hike in Interior forest at Frontenac Provincial Park 2011. Ernie carried 30 pounds, Tinker carried 28 pounds in their dog back packs :) This was the first excursion for their 'WPD' titles. Ernie has done many, many 'pack walks' and three or four over night hikes for HELP League's WPD certificates. I never bothered to keep track of them, though. So, at almost 10, he went out with Tinker to 'show her the ropes'. Good boy, Ernie!
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OokyAlthough all of my Alaskan Malamutes have done some form of 'pack walking' I have very, very few pictures. Only Ooky has completed her requirements for a 'Alaskan Malamute working pack dog title' (non-competitive) but I'm going to finish a few other dogs before I send in for the certificates. For the most part, all my time and energy goes toward the weightpull, scooter and sled competitions and I haven't really had the time the last few years to do much for the excursion trips (non-competitive) required Alaskan Malamute Club of America Working Pack Dog (WPD) title next.
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