14 years old and still going

14 years old and still going

Duchess turned 14 in April and still doing great in the mountains. She has logged over 300 peaks in Colorado, and 45 14ers (Sneffels 6x).
Liba Kopeckova
on May 25, 2013 5:59 pm
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PAROFES

PAROFES - May 26, 2013 11:16 am - Voted 10/10

I think Duchess

Should have her own SP profile.
ahahahah!

Liba Kopeckova

Liba Kopeckova - May 27, 2013 12:15 am - Hasn't voted

Re: I think Duchess

But she cannot type Paulo.... :)

lcarreau

lcarreau - May 27, 2013 6:22 am - Voted 10/10

Re: I think Duchess

My friend's dog died of a lung disease.

Duchess apparently has a healthy set of
lungs and a die-hard attitude that must be
recognized and celebrated at all costs!

An inspiration for us all! Give that dog
a hug and an extra ration of dog chow!

PAROFES

PAROFES - May 27, 2013 8:09 am - Voted 10/10

Re: I think Duchess

Give her a keyboard and let's see what happens lol

Cissa

Cissa - May 27, 2013 8:11 am - Voted 10/10

Great!

This is awesome! I wish my cat was like that!

Liba Kopeckova

Liba Kopeckova - May 27, 2013 10:46 am - Hasn't voted

Re: Great!

Some people hike with cats...:)

Noondueler

Noondueler - May 27, 2013 1:53 pm - Voted 10/10

Great!

Duchess is one of our great contributors. Seeing her happy selfless devotion to mountaineering with you is a joy for all of us. Maybe the world record holder for peak bagging kanines. lol
A wonderful being

Liba Kopeckova

Liba Kopeckova - May 27, 2013 7:50 pm - Hasn't voted

Re: Great!

She has a heart for climbing, but I think achy joints... she was limping the following day...Thanks

lcarreau

lcarreau - May 27, 2013 8:07 pm - Voted 10/10

Re: Great!

My great Grandmother from the old country of
Czechoslovakia had achy joints, but she blamed
it on the "curse" of becoming older.

At least she didn't have an achy, breaky HEART.

Liba Kopeckova

Liba Kopeckova - May 27, 2013 11:22 pm - Hasn't voted

Re: Great!

:)... Duchess has a very healthy heart and healthy spirit...

Alberto Rampini

Alberto Rampini - May 28, 2013 9:57 am - Voted 10/10

Great again!

alberto

Liba Kopeckova

Liba Kopeckova - May 29, 2013 1:45 am - Hasn't voted

Re: Great again!

Thank you Alberto.

Proterra

Proterra - May 29, 2013 3:52 am - Voted 10/10

Kochanie <3

She looks like such a happy old dog - give her hugs from me :-)

Liba Kopeckova

Liba Kopeckova - May 29, 2013 9:54 am - Hasn't voted

Re: Kochanie <3

Dekuji, I will...

BobSmith

BobSmith - Jun 2, 2013 5:22 pm - Voted 10/10

Dang,

14...that's old for a dog! And still active!

Liba Kopeckova

Liba Kopeckova - Jun 3, 2013 1:26 am - Hasn't voted

Re: Dang,

thank you. she is so happy when out, but suffers the next day - licking her paws and does not want to move.... I have a hard time leaving the house without her, she is always waiting by the car....

BobSmith

BobSmith - Jun 4, 2013 9:40 pm - Voted 10/10

Re: Dang,

Well, at some point I suppose you will have to decide what is more cruel: leaving her at home for longer, tougher hikes, or watching her try to recover from a rough day of climbing.

One of my former pals would take his old, ailing dog hiking with us. She loved it, but would fall completely to sleep when we'd reach the top of a mountain. Then she'd have a hard time hiking back to the trail head. Sometimes I thought the best thing that he should have done was leave her at home.

Liba Kopeckova

Liba Kopeckova - Jun 4, 2013 10:58 pm - Hasn't voted

Re: Dang,

Always a hard decision.... funny story though.... I do carry a large backpack ready to carry her in on the way back:)

cftbq

cftbq - Jun 8, 2013 7:39 pm - Hasn't voted

Re: Dang,

Get her boots to protect her paws! They won't help the joints, but that's a different problem...

EricChu

EricChu - Jun 2, 2013 6:20 pm - Voted 10/10

Yeah!

That's the spirit! Forza Duchess - don't let age get you down! :-)

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