slgwv's photos with the keyword: Catahoula leopard dog

Frank (l) and Shiloh (r). Wearing orange vests so they won't be mistaken for deer! (We also keep them on lead.) Gardner Meadows trailhead, Highland Lakes, California, near Ebbetts Pass in the Sierra Nevada. We're taking a 2-mile connecting trail to the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT).

Washoe Lake State Park, Nevada. Looking south--Carson City, the state capital, is beyond the skylined ridge in the distance. With Frank (l) and Shiloh (r) in foreground. Back in that dim, distant time when no one had heard of covid-19 and 2020 seemed full of promise! Inset is a view the other way, northwest toward Slide Mountain.

Frank (l) and Shiloh, in Washoe Lake State Park, Nevada. We often go walking here! They're on lead because they tend to chase jackrabbits and then not return. Frank in particular has a propensity for getting lost!

Miss Blue Eyes. On the Pacific Crest Trail near the Middle Fork of the Feather River.

On the trail to the East Fork of the Carson River, outside Markleeville, California just a few miles from the Nevada line.

At Washoe Lake.

Shiloh turns out to be a Catahoula leopard dog, named from Catahoula Parish in Louisiana. (Unlike the other 49 states, Louisiana is divided into "parishes" rather than "counties.") We adopted her about 6 months ago after losing Jill. She has a much sweeter disposition than most Catahoulas, according to the breed description! These dogs were actually bred to hunt down feral swine(!) in the southeastern US. She's friendly to people and gets along fine with the other dogs. She's also fond of water, about like a Labrador. Here she is playing in Washoe Lake. The insets show some other pictures, including those blue, blue eyes!