My friend and I were hiking up a coastal river scouting probable holding water for Chinook Salmon, in the months to come. We moved upstream to a beautiful, secluded hole. I spoke loud enough, above the sound of the tumbling water, for an equally interested visitor to come bounding down the bank on the far side of the river, barking as he approached. We held our position, where upon the dog jumped into the river and proceeded to swim back and forth as if to say ‘Hey, this is my stretch of the river!’ His expression seemed to be fixed in the vigilant and concerned mode. I snapped a shot and moved on to let him have the hole, for now.
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wet dog
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and I am glad I wasn’t standing beside him when he climbed out of the river 🙂
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OH wow I love the look! 😀
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Awww
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Adorable
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yes a real cute pup
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Love this…you can see in his eyes the mischief and you can see his life:) Great capture and it brings me a smile:)
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Thank you. He did have those expressive eyes and brows.
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so beautiful moment you captured dear Gary, lovely dog and I can see the expression in his eyes 🙂 Thanks and Love, nia
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Thank you Nia
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In years gone by apparently it was a recognized tactic to “stone a pool” to wake up the salmon or even to throw the dog in to rev the fish up a bit. Perhaps this canine is simply getting in some practice?
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He did seem to know what he was doing. I have seen the stone the pool technique for steelhead holding still in a large pool.
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