The Walk and Wag Rag
hikewithyourdog.com newsletter
January 2009. In this issue:
















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Feature

Doggin’ Champlain 400
The year 2009 marks 400 years since explorer Samuel de Champlain sailed onto the lake that bears his name and claimed the area for France. It was no small claim. Lake Champlain is America’s sixth largest freshwater lake in the Lower 48. It stretches for over 100 miles to form a natural boundary between Vermont and New York State. Lake Champlain is over 400 feet deep in places - deep enough to spawn legends of its own sea monster....


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Beach of the Month
Cannon Beach, Oregon

Cannon Beach, an artists’ colony-turned-upscale resort, got its name when the naval vessel USS Shark ran aground and split in half. The part of the deck with a cannon attached washed ashore. You will want to bring your dog to the town beach for a sitting with Oregon’s most-photographed landmark - the 235-foot...



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On The Trail Of...
Punxsutawney Phil

European traditions and superstitions have long centered around February 2, the midway point between the winter solstice and the spring equinox. for centuries it was believed the weather on this date, known as Candlemas Day, could foretell the length of the current winter. In Germany, this forecasting was entrusted to a hedgehog. If the animal emerged from its burrow and saw its shadow it would become frightened...



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Quick Tip
Pet First Aid From The American Red Cross

Watching our dogs run along a trail, so athletic, so graceful, racing along and bounding over fallen logs, it is easy to be lulled into the fallacy that they are invulnerable. But injuries happen. The American Red Cross...



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