Patti Clark
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Robert D. Calkins:
Hi Bob. Do your dogs live with you like pets? Or, as 'work dogs' do they get special treatment? I'd also love to hear about one of your more harrowing adventures!
Robert D. Calkins
Hi Patti-
Yes, our dog live as (spoiled) pets when we're not searching. We take extra care of their health with every vaccination known to vet medicine and they get some diet supplements, but otherwise no real "special" treatment.
We work hard not to have harrowing experiences, but I do recall a park ranger asking me "how's your dog around bears?" Even that wasn't harrowing until she told me that in a national park you can't use bear spray. "Wha-ut? No bear spray?" She shared that the rangers just throw rocks at the bears. "Sure...uh huh." Fortunately the bears were having their picnic elsewhere that day, and we didn't run into any.
Yes, our dog live as (spoiled) pets when we're not searching. We take extra care of their health with every vaccination known to vet medicine and they get some diet supplements, but otherwise no real "special" treatment.
We work hard not to have harrowing experiences, but I do recall a park ranger asking me "how's your dog around bears?" Even that wasn't harrowing until she told me that in a national park you can't use bear spray. "Wha-ut? No bear spray?" She shared that the rangers just throw rocks at the bears. "Sure...uh huh." Fortunately the bears were having their picnic elsewhere that day, and we didn't run into any.
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