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03/06/2015 07:55AM
Let's see your photos of your dogs in canoes! I'll start the thread with my awesome canoedog, Daisy. (Thanks for suggesting the thread, Goldenbadger!)
"A lake is the landscape's most beautiful and expressive feature. It is earth's eye; looking into which the beholder measures the depth of his own nature." ~ Henry David Thoreau
03/06/2015 04:59PM
I never get tired of seeing all of these great looking canoe dogs!
Here’s Karma and Jake’s first (and only) Quetico trip 5 years ago. Sadly we lost both of them to cancer over the past 4 years, was really happy to have that experience with them. Try not to laugh at the “pontoons” on the canoe....we are experienced paddlers, but the thought of taking 150 pounds worth of dogs who had never stepped foot in a canoe (and a Berner who hated swimming) made us a little nervous :-) The “pontoons” saved us a few times in big rollers on Bayley Bay, and when the bigger dog decided to shift all of his weight to one side - well worth the slight embarrassment of using them!!
Hoping to do a canoe trip soon with the 2 new members of our pack (Bella and Adrian), just trying to figure out how to make that work since the older one is 105 pounds, and is not very graceful.
Here’s Karma and Jake’s first (and only) Quetico trip 5 years ago. Sadly we lost both of them to cancer over the past 4 years, was really happy to have that experience with them. Try not to laugh at the “pontoons” on the canoe....we are experienced paddlers, but the thought of taking 150 pounds worth of dogs who had never stepped foot in a canoe (and a Berner who hated swimming) made us a little nervous :-) The “pontoons” saved us a few times in big rollers on Bayley Bay, and when the bigger dog decided to shift all of his weight to one side - well worth the slight embarrassment of using them!!
Hoping to do a canoe trip soon with the 2 new members of our pack (Bella and Adrian), just trying to figure out how to make that work since the older one is 105 pounds, and is not very graceful.
"Live in the Moment: You can't change yesterday, but you can ruin today worrying about tomorrow"
12/24/2015 06:29PM
Mocha's last trip. She was a beautiful Chocolate Lab rescue dog, when we took her to the U of M she was diagnosed with a leaky heart valve and not given long to live. We put her on meds and got 1.5 more years out of her. She died at 6.5 Year old.
My wife and I did a week long trip into Insula Lake during the Pagami fire. It was her/Mocha's last BW trip. She loved fetching and the water. I still get teary eyed thinking of her.
May the rivers be crooked and winding, and your portages lonesome, leading to the most amazing view.
12/24/2015 06:37PM
I do a lot of solo's and this is a picture of my first mate.(Elsa) Named before the Frozen Movie. She is a 1/2 Shepard Rescue dog. Notice the missing eye. She lost it before we adopted her and she has never been able to find it. :-)
May the rivers be crooked and winding, and your portages lonesome, leading to the most amazing view.
01/17/2016 03:15PM
quote Goldenbadger: "quote RRHD: "I've probably posted these before, but my Calcifer loves to come to the BWCA with me. My husband may start making me choose him or the dog though...
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That should be an easy choice. Choose the dog. "
Yeah, pretty much. I've never capsized with just the dog, or the dog plus the kids. But with my husband...
06/15/2016 08:30AM
my dog is finally growing out of puppy stage. (he's four now). sitting for hours in a canoe was not his idea of a good time. he's a lab and designed to swim, a mile or two of swimming and he chill for a couple days, he's figuring it out, swimming is hard work, duffing in a canoe is life a it's finest.
08/08/2016 08:24AM
Love it! Thanks for sharing. I felt like I was watching Echo :) I like the new canoe also.
The Lady Chain is on my trip list. I've done Kawishiwi to Malberg and back and I've done some of the Sawbill area, but would like to see the lady chain from Polly to Alton. Did you do a shuttle with Sawbill?
The Lady Chain is on my trip list. I've done Kawishiwi to Malberg and back and I've done some of the Sawbill area, but would like to see the lady chain from Polly to Alton. Did you do a shuttle with Sawbill?
Ride EZ
08/08/2016 10:37AM
quote ducks: "... Did you do a shuttle with Sawbill?"
No shuttle - I started and ended at Sawbill. I was thinking of looping through the Louse River but was missing a section of map so only went as far as Hazel then went back. I'll loop next time.
08/08/2016 11:16AM
quote Jaywalker: "quote ducks: "... Did you do a shuttle with Sawbill?"
No shuttle - I started and ended at Sawbill. I was thinking of looping through the Louse River but was missing a section of map so only went as far as Hazel then went back. I'll loop next time. "
That's probably the way I'll end up doing it when I do. I really like the idea of Kawishiwi to Sawbill but paying the $70/$80 shuttle fee solo would be painful especially since I still have to rent a solo.
Ride EZ
09/24/2016 10:14PM
Here's a photo of Daisy during our most recent BWCAW adventure, and my husband paddling in the distance. Daybreak was incredible!
"A lake is the landscape's most beautiful and expressive feature. It is earth's eye; looking into which the beholder measures the depth of his own nature." ~ Henry David Thoreau
11/08/2016 01:05PM
Just got off the lake with Elsa, 11/8/16
Here is a pic of her.
I sure miss my Old Town Pak. This Smoker Craft is a beast, but I live on a lake so I don't have to move it much.
PS, I've had as many as three large dogs in this canoe at one time.
Here is a pic of her.
I sure miss my Old Town Pak. This Smoker Craft is a beast, but I live on a lake so I don't have to move it much.
PS, I've had as many as three large dogs in this canoe at one time.
May the rivers be crooked and winding, and your portages lonesome, leading to the most amazing view.
01/15/2017 11:50AM
This is Luna on Sunday Lake in Quetico. I was out fishing and didn't have my small pack in front of her in the bow. It's the first time I ever saw her sit/lay like this. It could be because the bottom of the canoe was cold to her, not sure. Or it was just a comfortable way to still see what was going on.
Here's a short video of us playing on Marj Lake in Quetico Sept. 2016. She's one of those dogs that WANTS to play ball but doesn't like givin' it up! :)
Luna playing fetch
Here's a short video of us playing on Marj Lake in Quetico Sept. 2016. She's one of those dogs that WANTS to play ball but doesn't like givin' it up! :)
Luna playing fetch
"Life is not about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself." --- George Bernard Shaw
01/30/2017 08:26AM
I'm a little late to your thread but here's my girl. The portage photo and the one with the big smiling dog is Izabel, sweetest dog in the world. The 3rd photo of the back of the beautiful head with the ears framing the portage, that's my Rilee girl. The one that saved my life on more than one occasion.
Money can buy a pretty good dog but it can't buy the wag of her tail.
01/30/2017 10:16AM
quote campNgirl: "I'm a little late to your thread but here's my girl. The portage photo and the one with the big smiling dog is Izabel, sweetest dog in the world. The 3rd photo of the back of the beautiful head with the ears framing the portage, that's my Rilee girl. The one that saved my life on more than one occasion.
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Are they smooth coat border collies? How was your life saved?
"Life is not about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself." --- George Bernard Shaw
03/13/2017 07:26AM
I really like this forum, Thanks to Tom T for alerting me to it, I am having a lot of fun during the snow storm to day, looking over the great dog/canoe photos, awesome stuff!
Here are some pics of my Dog Jake.
Jake loves to explore the backcountry. After a long day, he seeks refuge in the canoe.
We had a difficult morning, slow going and he is not happy with me - giving me the stink eye.
Here are some pics of my Dog Jake.
Jake loves to explore the backcountry. After a long day, he seeks refuge in the canoe.
We had a difficult morning, slow going and he is not happy with me - giving me the stink eye.
03/13/2017 02:36PM
Hey Solobob, nice to see you on here. What kind of dog is Jake? We talked at Copia but I want to say you said he is a Visla but that could have been someone else.
That's a beauty of a canoe also.
That's a beauty of a canoe also.
"Life is not about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself." --- George Bernard Shaw
03/13/2017 02:56PM
Tom,
Yup, Jake (in the picture) is a year and a half old Vizsla. He is doing pretty well for a pup, we have one more BWCA trip planned and then we are looking to get into WCPP or other wilderness areas.
My canoe is 15 Chestnut Prospector Ranger. It is a great tripping boat for Jake and I.
Bob
Yup, Jake (in the picture) is a year and a half old Vizsla. He is doing pretty well for a pup, we have one more BWCA trip planned and then we are looking to get into WCPP or other wilderness areas.
My canoe is 15 Chestnut Prospector Ranger. It is a great tripping boat for Jake and I.
Bob
03/13/2017 07:34PM
A couple more pics of Jake ... brings back awesome memories during our latest winter snowfall. After splitting some wood for the fire, it is great to relive these moments.
Jake waiting for the command to jump in the canoe - he is jacked to get going.
A cold morning paddle on the TTF in Wisconsin.
Paddling to the last portage of our trip 2016 on the TFF.
Bob.
Jake waiting for the command to jump in the canoe - he is jacked to get going.
A cold morning paddle on the TTF in Wisconsin.
Paddling to the last portage of our trip 2016 on the TFF.
Bob.
06/12/2017 09:56AM
milo is obsessed with swimming and never understood why you would sit in a boat all day when there is all this wonderful water to swim in. proud to say he stayed in the canoe for our entire five day trip. could be that getting in and out of this 15" deep canoe was just too much work.
06/17/2017 08:27AM
quote Solobob1: "jwartman59
Great looking dog - and canoe! Kale and I love to trip in our canoe. Ours is a 15 foot Chestnut Prospector. What are you and your dog paddling?
Bob."
milo is a great dog but he sucks at paddling. this is my recently restored 18' chestnut prospector, we are guessing that it is from the 60s. this is an absolutely gigantic canoe yet it can easily keep up with MN2s.
06/18/2017 04:54PM
WOW, and 18 footer, that is a behemoth of a canoe. I would not want to portage that, but then a gain I solo so that would be like paddling a B-52 for me. I would love to see more pics of you canoe. My 15 foot Chestnut Prospector (Ranger) is loaded as I type this - Jake and I are headed out for a 10 day solo tomorrow morning, entry #29. That boat is a perfect solo and really becomes a great boat with a load. I bet yours is fast and nimble and excellent with a load as well. My canoe is about 65 pounds, and with a 30 - 35 pound pack I can portage fairly well with her using a tump. I still have to double port as I have to come back for my wannigan.
Goldenbadger, your canoe is beautiful as well ... and so are your dogs. The picture you posted is awesome!
Cheers,
Bob.
Goldenbadger, your canoe is beautiful as well ... and so are your dogs. The picture you posted is awesome!
Cheers,
Bob.
06/20/2017 07:50PM
quote Solobob1: "WOW, and 18 footer, that is a behemoth of a canoe. I would not want to portage that, but then a gain I solo so that would be like paddling a B-52 for me. I would love to see more pics of you canoe. My 15 foot Chestnut Prospector (Ranger) is loaded as I type this - Jake and I are headed out for a 10 day solo tomorrow morning, entry #29. That boat is a perfect solo and really becomes a great boat with a load. I bet yours is fast and nimble and excellent with a load as well. My canoe is about 65 pounds, and with a 30 - 35 pound pack I can portage fairly well with her using a tump. I still have to double port as I have to come back for my wannigan.
Goldenbadger, your canoe is beautiful as well ... and so are your dogs. The picture you posted is awesome!
Cheers,
Bob.
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Thank you. The canoe is a 1942 Shell Lake. I finished restoring it last summer.
The dogs are my kids. They love canoeing.
09/13/2019 04:17PM
x2jmorris: "Just lost my pup after 14 years. But she has been on so many bwca trips with me. Here is some of her in a canoe.
Very sorry to hear this X2J. What a beautiful dog. 14 is a wonderfully long life for most dogs. Lucky to have made so many trips up there with you. Very sorry for your loss.
09/13/2019 11:59PM
These are of my buddy Amelia.....Stella hated canoeing, but Amelia has taken to it and has been on 4 trips in the 18 months I've had her. A few alarming lunges after "sky raisins" at first, but now she's pretty chill. She has her own sleeping bag now, after spending her first nights wrapped up in my fleece!
~On to Fort Chipewyan before the snow flies!
01/28/2020 08:29AM
Wisconsin's Willow Flowage, October 2018.
Ensign, July 2018.
Canoe Lake, July 2017.
I've only been to the BWCA solo with Boomer once but on the group trips he is normally the only one ready to go fishing with me at dawn. His near 100# weight really helps me handle a tandem canoe solo, especially big ones like this Wenonah Odyssey. I don't know why his bed wasn't in the boat on this morning.
Sunset on Malberg, June 2019
Sunset on Ima, May 2017
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