Stay Or Go

Jackson the dog seems to have a hard time knowing just what his job is on this day.

I had the Gator sitting along side the log landing and Mike started to move up the hill with the bulldozer.

Jackson would walk behind the dozer for a short distance, come back down to the Gator then back up behind the dozer again.

Finally, I put him and his brother out of their misery and started up the Gator. It was game-on and the second that I put the rig into low gear both dogs knew we were heading up the logging road. Since I only carry essential items to keep the payload as light as possible, the dogs are on their own and they would not have it any other way.

Going into the woods means a day of freedom for the pair and they prefer as little intervention from us humans as possible, unless we stop the dozer, the Gator or the saw for a bit and sit down. That’s when they want to be as close as possible, snuggle up when we are looking for a little quiet time, and want to place themselves in exactly the spot where we are.