This camping trip to the desert could be called the Dog Gone trip. We had some dog on problems. She got a bath before we left but we forgot to put her collar back on. So she had no tags, including identification. No problem right. Wrong. Cause we lost her.
That’s right, Ms, Uma Ruth, Ruth because where you go I will go, decided to go hiking by herself. Actually, while we were stopped at a remote wash, getting ready to go hiking we decided to try our hand at a little tin can plinking. (Jen said to tell you she hit the can) I guess the noise was too much even if it was only a 22. When we were through shooting and ready to hike, No Uma. After about an hour of searching, our friend Neal found her and we were able to take our hike.
The next day in a decision very unusual for us we decided to go hiking inside a National Park. Most of our hiking is in the wilderness areas. We knew that she had to be on a leash in the park. We left our Tahoe at trails end and got a shuttle to the trail head. There we started up the trial only to discover that even on a leash dogs are not allowed on the trail. So what could we do? The first guy we met on the trail thought we should just go back to the trail head but he was too obnoxious to offer a ride to the Tahoe.
So Ms. Uma Ruth got her second day in a row of breaking the law. We got her off the trail as soon as possible thanks again to Neal and his wife Cindy.
Anybody interested in a little white dog that got her start as a Texas tramp and has turned into a lawbreaker? I think it is appropriate that the hike she took with us illegally was to Cassidy Arch, named after the notorious outlaw, Butch Cassidy.
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Uma the law breaker? I would be afraid too if I saw you guys with guns taking aim at all those helpless tin cans.
Remember...a 22 is a cannon to a dog the size of Uma.
Hope you guys are having a restful vacation! WE MISS YOU!
First you make Nathan give me Uma instead of a puppie. Then she becomes mom's dog and not mine and stayed with you when i moved. Now your trying to give her away????
Actually, Uma was coming to me, because she liked me better than Neal. That is the only reason he found her her first! (Neal did walk further and higher up than me and he did see her first.) It is tough to be honest sometimes.
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