Roadtrips

Callaghan Skiing Off Leash

March 15, 2016

Cross country skiing off leash Now for a fun post: I cannot believe we haven’t been to Callaghan Valley’s Olympic Nordic center (close to Whistler) before! We are super lucky because they have a cross country skiing area that allows off leash dogs (isn’t that the best idea?) and Whiskey ran…

Continue Reading...

Hikes, Photography, Roadtrips

Wanatchee Lake Snowshoe

January 9, 2016

Did I mention that we ended up in Washington during a crazy snowstorm? We almost lost Whiskey except for her day-glo jacket in the snow (chillydogs.ca). She can barely surface to breathe…joking! So I’ve seen so many beautiful photos online of this park and I was really excited to visit.…

Continue Reading...

Hikes, Roadtrips

Mt Baker Snowshoe

December 28, 2015

This Christmas holidays my mom visited and we took a little trip into Washington state to get away from the rain and into some snow. What we hadn’t anticipated was the amount of snow! Our first stop was Mt. Baker and with a fresh snowstorm, most of the trails we…

Continue Reading...

Lifework

Our work schedule

December 12, 2015

we leash up on the rock everyday My partner and I both work full time jobs. Our work is by contract, so sometimes we get a month or two off, and sometimes when there is a deadline we work alot of overtime. Lately we’ve been both working overtime which means…

Continue Reading...

Hikes, Roadtrips

Winter Wonderland in Joffre Lakes

November 20, 2015

Joffre Lakes hike link 400m elevation, 11km, 3-5 hours Upper Lake I’ve been wanting to do this hike for years now and have been finding multiple excuses not to (the distance drive from Vancouver, the crowds, the rain). Finally, I got lucky with a break in the rainy weather and…

Continue Reading...

Health and Wellness, Meetups, Vancouver

Vizsla Meetup x27

November 2, 2015

I’ve been working overtime so it’s been hard getting out, taking photos, and writing. We are so fortunate to have a good group of V lovers in Vancouver and we met again despite the threat (and eventuality) of a downpour. This time we headed over to Richmond’s Mcdonald Beach Dog…

Continue Reading...

Health and Wellness

Knitting a dog sweater for a Vizsla

October 15, 2015

Whiskey models her new fashion This post is a long time coming as I’ve been working on a sweater for Whiskey for a couple months now in between other projects.  I’ve started knitting a year ago and mostly use Youtube to learn as well as Raverly for patterns. When I…

Continue Reading...