Getting Greener in the Burn

[HighDesertWalker]

Dingus in the shade looks like a lion you see on tv,laying in the shade

That makes the nickname for the breed, "South African Lion Dog", seem all the more appropriate. :thumbup:

 

[HighDesertWalker]

Thats a great idea for any dog thats a regular into the bush....I like the idea of doing both the training, and vaccine. Kind of redundant, but gives the owner some peace of mind............

That is a good idea, because the techniques are not at all mutually exclusive. One's a behavioral approach and the other is medical.

I'm aware of several cattle and bird dogs in Texas that were killed by diamondbacks. It's wise to take precautions.

 

[HighDesertWalker]

Great pictures. Not looking forward to the coming heat. We had a frost warning last week when I went camping. It didn't come out that cold, but it did knock back the black flies somewhat! I like the desert landscape you have there with the scrubby vegetation all around. I'm not fond of real desert though as was the case in outskirts of Dubai - where it was mostly a bunch of sand dunes.

Know what you mean. To me it's the sparcity of vegetation that makes deserts interesting, not the complete absence. Here is Edward Abbey's take on the subject:

"It seems to me that the strangeness and wonder of existence are emphasized here, in the desert, by the comparative sparsity of flora and fauna: life not crowded upon life as in other places but scattered abroad in spareness and simplicity, with a generous gift of space for each herb and bush and tree, each stem of grass, so that the living organism stands out bold and brave and vivid against the lifeless sand and barren rock. The extreme clarity of the desert light is equaled by the extreme individuation of desert life forms. Love flowers best in openness and freedom." (from Desert Solitaire)