Diet, Lifework

Dehyrating pet treats

August 6, 2017

  So because I’ve been taking more photos recently since joining Instagram @mywhiskeygirl, I’ve also been paying out much more treats for beautiful Whiskey poses. Whiskey (and most dogs) don’t work for free! My cat Moo, also gets treats daily for using the human toilet, and just being cute 🙂…

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Camping, Hikes, Roadtrips

Grizzly Lake- Tombstone overnighter

October 16, 2016

Camping at Yukon’s Grizzly Lake With the speed of our road trip, we didn’t have much time for backcountry adventures but we did want to do at least one overnight trip in a beautiful location (especially since we had brought our backpacks and gear). Tombstone Territorial Park is one of…

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Camping, Roadtrips

Fountain Lake Camping

July 1, 2016

Fountain Lake This is our 3rd yearly trip to camp at Fountain Lake as well as the first time I’m doing it without my better half sharing the driving and the tent. Fountain Lake is beyond Lillooet which is a long drive with our many stops (for food and pictures).…

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Camping, Hikes, Roadtrips

E.C. Manning Camping

June 17, 2016

View of Manning Park For our next camping adventure, we stole Whiskey’s sister Sophie and headed off to E.C. Manning with a bunch of friends. I’ve heard so much about this park and was just waiting for a good weekend to go. This was the last weekend before reservations started…

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Hikes

Mt Unnecessary Hike

May 23, 2016

Lunch break views from Mt Unnecessary If the Grouse Grind is not your cup of tea… because it’s too busy, too short, too easy, and the views aren’t very good, then this one is a splendid alternative. Just a warning though, this is not a good hike for beginners or…

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cat, moo, Roadtrips

My Cat’s Guardian Dog

May 18, 2016

We just came back from a trip to the Sunshine Coast and luckily it was a trip we could take both our cat Moo and of course, Whiskey. Moo is a rescue cat that came to us months before we got Whiskey from her breeder. Unbeknownst to us, Moo had…

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Training

Pointing Field Tests

April 22, 2016

CKC junior field dog test The whole sport and world of pointing dogs, field trials, and bird hunting has confused me since I got a Vizsla. Growing up in the suburbs of Toronto with an immigrant family, we knew nothing of animals and hunting and were instead stereo-typically concentrated on…

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Hikes, Vancouver

Eagle Bluffs Spring

April 15, 2016

the view from the bluffs Since the weather’s turned a little drier, we took the opportunity to plan a couple higher-altitude hikes where we might have enough luck to catch a view these cloudy days. We tried to head towards St Marks but was turned away by avalanche warnings so…

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Camping

Jones Lake Camping

April 10, 2016

We’ve been wanting to go camping for awhile now, but it seems that each time the weather has plagued us until last weekend. In another bout of good luck, we were asked to petsit Whiskey’s sister (different, younger litter) Sophie over the same weekend. It was the perfect opportunity to…

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