Winter tussles and explorations

If you're interested, some recent happenings in the lives and times of Pete & Ruby.

Below, Pete leads the way on an exploration of the shores of Chain Lake in southwestern Alberta

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Below, Noble Pete!!!

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Below, Ruby and Pete exploring on a sunny, warm afternoon . . . .

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Below, Pete suffers an attack by Ruby in a blizzard . . . .

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. . . . . and another one!!!

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Ruby starts about 2/3rds of them but Pete, being bigger, stronger and quicker, finishes them 100% of the time.

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Pete, out exploring his back yard . . .

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Below, Ruby, in the storm . . . .

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. . . . and after, with the sun coming out . . . .

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Below, early morning tussle . . . .

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. . . . and end of day . . . .

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Walking to the sky with Pete & Ruby on Sentinel trail, west of Longview.

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. . . . so Pete can see what's on the other side . . .

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. . . . . coming home down Sentinel, with Ruby leading the way . . .

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Below, Pete, in lightly falling snow, in Cat Creek Canyon . . .

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Signs of early winter in Cat Creek Canyon . . .

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But a nice day for Pete after climbing out of the Canyon below . . .

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Before daybreak, Pete and Ruby watch a herd of about 100 elk on the other side of their fence, a fairly normal occurrence in the Spring and Fall . . . and sometimes in winter. We are on a local migration route . . .

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Rick C
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I love it, Rick!!!! Love the tussling and Cat Creek Canyon and especially your narrative! "Walking to the sky with Pete & Ruby..." Lovely thread! :cloud9:

Simply looking at those wonderful photos lifts my spirit and calms my soul. Thank you. Merry Christmas.

awwwwww. What wonderful pictures of Pete and Ruby and the scenic country that we live in. Thank you again for sharing these wonderful stories. Have a wonderful Christmas Ric and your DW and Pete and Ruby. :cloud9: patti

Lovely action shots, Rick. The look on Pete's face is so comical. :) The pair watching the Elk is amazing, unimaginable to me as an Aussie. Beautiful scenery and such lovely dogs, thanks for sharing their lives this way. The colours in that last canyon shot are wonderful.

Absolutely stunning pics, Rick. And Pete and Ruby are the luckiest dogs to have the opportunity to go on such adventures :lovestruck:

As usual, beautiful pictures. The one on the couch was my absolute favourite!

:thumbs upThose are absolutely beautiful photos Rick!

These are such beautiful pictures, Rick. The one of your two watching the elk is just amazing. My little ones would never sit so calmly! Thanks for the pictures, they were a delight, as always!