Dog Drop Traditional Cache
ElectroQTed: This cache has had a good run - almost 8 years. I've decided to retire it because it's been muggled a few times due to the nearby party-lean-to that sprung up shortly after I placed the cache. The lid to the ammo can has now been stolen, and I believe a replacement container will suffer the same demise. Also, there aren't too many visitors anymore - seems the modern cacher is more interested in quick, easy finds. I really enjoyed reading the detailed logs and appreciated all the favourite points. Thanks to all who visited Dog Drop! It was an adventure to place it with my friend Steve and his dog Luke. BTW, Luke is still alive and well and still bounds through the forests chasing rabbits and deer.
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As god as my witness, I didn't know that a dog would climb a tree. (Remember WKRP and the turkey incident?)
While I have been in this area for a cache before, I was introduced to the beautiful trails in the forest here by my friend nucleophilic-steve. After scouting the area out on a previous visit, we returned to place this cache. Steve brought his dog Luke along as he loves to romp in these woods. It's quite a sight to see this little dog bounding along like a deer in the tall grass! His energy seems endless.
When we got to the tree, Steve climbed up while I rummaged around the bottom, messing with some gear.
Steve: "Do you see where Luke is?"
Ted: Looks around, sees nothing, calls "Luke."
Steve: "No, look up here, he's up here with me."
Crazy dog had climbed the tree to Steve's level.
Ted goes around tree to see Luke 4m in the air with Steve.
Luke walks down the broken limb back to the ground.
We go about our business when I hear "thud".
Luke: Howls like no one had ever heard before.
Steve: "Oh no....is anything broken?"
Ted: Rushes over to Luke - no limbs are pointing in strange directions and no bones are poking out. "Don't know, but nothing looks bad."
Steve: Doesn't remember how he got out of the tree, but was down in a flash, picks up Luke like an infant. "Geez, it's like having a two year old - gotta watch him every second."
Luke had climbed up to Steve's level again and then beyond onto a higher, smaller limb. He was doing OK until he tried to turn around. Steve could only helplessly watch as Luke's hind legs lost their purchase and he desperately tried to hang on with his front paws before he dropped about 6m to the ground.
We head out, abandoning the gear. After a hundred metres or so, Steve set Luke down to check him out and see if he could walk. Surprisingly, Luke starts to walk, but he's favouring his right leg and his tail is between his legs. Steve doesn't feel anything out of place as he runs his hands over Luke's leg and hips. Luke continues on and after awhile, his tail is back up and he's running a bit. He seems OK, but we're not quite sure. In the following days, Luke continues to recover nicely.
Please do not let your dog climb this tree if it is so inclined.
The cache is at a rather high elevation, but I've made it friendly for all my vertically challenged friends :) Enjoy these beautiful woods! Terrain rating is for the hills you will encounter.
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