GeoCaching Adventures

Thomas and I started off our Sunday with a big breakfast and a cup of coffee. We discussed what we would do for the rest of the day. Thomas expressed that he and Guinness were due for an adventure. One of Guinness's favorite things to do is to be at Thomas's side as they pursue some sort of "mission".

This mission can be anything from hiking, playing hide-and-seek,or searching for a toy or a tennis ball. He shows very noticably his interest and enthusiasm when doing this. When Roxy sees Guinness, Thomas and I on some sort of mission, she tries looking too, even if she doesn't know what we're all looking for! She is just so happy to be with her pack and to be helping with the end result.

We thought about different adventures we could go on, and Thomas mentioned that he missed Geochaching with Guinness. This is something they used to do together before Roxy and I came along. Geocaching is "a real-world, outdoor treasure hunting game using GPS-enabled devices. Participants navigate to a specific set of GPS coordinates and then attempt to find the geocache (container) hidden at that location" (www.geochaching.com).

There is something about going on such a mission that indulges a very primal side of a dog's mind. As a dog owner, I have learned that it is extremely important to frequently just let your dog be a dog. And so we did today. We sniffed our noses and wagged our tails as we searched for little treasure boxes at our assigned coordinates. The treasure boxes include little trinkets, toys and postcards etc... and a little guest book of people who have found the trinket box before.

One of our hunts led us through the Durango Dog Park. The dogs were off their leashes and having a blast searching and hiking and romping through the snow. Guinness actually found one of the treasure boxes in the snow beneath a rock that we couldn't see.

I think this was a great way to spend time together. We all had a blast, we got exercise, we played, we worked on discipline through leash training and we completed a mission. All in all a good day.

My sleepy babies in the car ride home after a long day of GeoChaching ♥