We really enjoyed coming along with you on this one. Sorry about Lucy being sick. We’ve had this situation with Emma before. We weren’t on a trip thank goodness.. we were walking her along the beach and she picked something up around an area where a group had been having a fire previously. Whatever she picked up, she ate it before we could get to her. We didn’t think much of it (she was a puppy and ate everyyyyything.. still does 😅) but soon afterwards she was completely wobbly and had trouble walking. She would sway while sitting and staring into space. If you nudged her she would sway and fall over. We took her to an emergency clink after hours on a Sunday - of course. After spending many hours in the clinic in the middle of the night we were told it was marijuana. Could have been a discarded roach or an edible. She was able to sleep it off and was fine by morning, maybe because she was home she slept better than Lucy that night. I imagine if this spot is wild with visitors most of the summer then it could have been someone’s discarded leftover drugs 👎
Woww! Of course we're sorry to hear that happened to you guys but thanks for sharing because it gives us some reassurance that this was the same thing. It is a very scary situation to watch them like that. Unfortunately, this was the second time it has happened to Lucy. The first time she was 5 months old on her first canoe trip, she ate something at the campsite and then was falling over and couldn't walk. We rushed out of there as quick as we could, luckily we weren't far from our car. Paige called the Pet Poison Healthline as soon as we got service. They said it was likely cannabis poisoning and there is nothing they can do but give her fluids. So we took her home and watched her closely all night. The next day, she was back to normal. We learned dogs have twice as many cannabinoid receptors as humans and it doesn't take much to affect them. This time was very similar, she ate something around a campfire and shortly after she was out of it. We were pretty worried out there but the best option was to get through the night and leave in the morning if we had to. Luckily she was fine the next day. We were all just a little tired from a lack of sleep. Hopefully people will see this and be more cautious about how they dispose of their stuff...
Poor Lucy, glad she recovered quickly. She is a such beautiful gal! The trail seemed excellent and quite nice for a trot with heavy packs. Thanks for sharing and I hope people reading this will keep their recreational substance leftovers in their waste bags and pack them out so pets or wildlife don't snack on them.
Thanks for sharing the trip video! I love that entire trail, have visited it several times the past few years. Even being on the east side of the park, where there's a lot less traffic overall, it's a very popular summer area. Getting out in the shoulder seasons is definitely the way to go if you like it to be more quiet and peaceful. It is also a really wonderful winter snowshoe hike, either via the Cheater Trail if it's a day trip or Eastern Pines through Achray - though it's a 5km trek in because the road to the campground is not winter maintained. But if you're gonna do a winter overnight visit then you'll almost always have the place entirely to yourself. Glad pup recovered quickly, too.
Here in Southeast Texas we do not have wolves, yet, but plenty of coyotes. We had Brittney hunting dogs. When the coyotes yipped and howled in the late evening, they became quiet and very unsettled. Then into their kennels. Not sure how they slept. The "call of the wild", not necessarily what our oh so domesticated canines want to hear at bed time. Nice film.
I can imagine most dogs would get intimidated by the sound of a pack of coyotes! It can be very unsettling for us humans too. Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed it.
Expired coffee is still good coffee! Our Nescafé instant is way expired also as we go back forth from brewing to instant weekly. Nothing goes to waste in our household!
Thank you! It was definitely nerve racking. We were both pretty worried...but knew it wasn't an emergency situation and would have left the next day if we had to.
I would guess that it’s much more like that Lucy ate a mushroom that affected her. At this time of year, the odds of her coming across a joint/roach that was still potent enough to affect her that much is minimal. I could be wrong though. It happened once before 😎 Pro tip: always carry a binder clip or two incase the zip closure on your meal bag fails to work for whatever reason 😊 I keep one on the visor of my cap and one or two in my cook kit. They’re very handy to have around.
We are pretty sure that if it was a mushroom, plant or anything else it would have gave her an upset stomach and cause her to vomit, which she never did. Cannabis in dogs has an anti-vomiting effect and all of her signs and symptoms aligned. A pretty similar incident happened on her very first canoe trip when she was 5 months old and we ended up evacuating as quick as possible. When we got to cell service we called the Pet Poison Healthline and they told us it was likely Cannabis Poisoning and dogs have twice as many cannabinoid receptors as humans so it takes much less. So going off that, we think it was the same thing. Very handy tip, I can see how a clip would be useful! Will add it to the kit, thanks Alan!
@@AleconAdventures Having traveled extensively throughout the Green and Adirondack mountains with golden retrievers for decades, I have never had an issue with a dog from cannabis so that’s what prompted my comment. Also, there wasn’t ‘designer weed’ around when I was hiking. Pretty much, people in that area grew their own 😶😆 I attended a small college in southern New Hampshire in the late 70’s and there was a very popular, west facing, spot on campus called “Roach Hill” where students would gather every evening to watch the sunset and “unwind” 😎. There were several free range dogs on campus and I never heard of any of them having an adverse reaction and I worked part time as a dispatcher for campus security. Ah, times have changed☺️
I have a round one with a hole in the middle so all the trays have a hole in the middle. It's a pain loading food onto them. My next will be a rectangular shaped one. Dehydrators are great for light camp meals that last on long trips.
My gut feeling is that a roach doesn't have enough thc to have much effect on a dog of that size but maybe it just made her sleepy. Definitely could've been a mushroom or a toad or a decomposing rodent carcass. Are you using Nexgard Spectra? I ask because she could pick up tapeworms if she ate a rodent carcass, and Spectra works on everything including fleas, ticks, heartworm (from mosquitoes), and tapeworm (from rodent carcasses).
Hey, yaa we are pretty sure that if it was a mushroom, plant or anything else it would have gave her an upset stomach and cause her to vomit, which she never did. Cannabis in dogs has an anti-vomiting effect and all of her signs and symptoms aligned. A pretty similar incident happened on her very first canoe trip when she was 5 months old and we ended up evacuating as quick as possible. When we got to cell service we called the Pet Poison Healthline and they told us it was likely Cannabis Poisoning and dogs have twice as many cannabinoid receptors as humans so it takes much less. So going off that, we think it was the same thing. Yes, we picked up Nexgard last week so she is covered for that, she definitely likes to get into things and we have found a few ticks on her in our area. So not taking any chances. Always appreciate any advice as I'm sure you go through some situations with your dogs too!
@@AleconAdventures interesting, I used to have a pitt-lab who ate roaches at every opportunity and never had a reaction. Maybe she had a high tolerance! 🤣
My pomsky keeps finding Marijuana on our hike around the city. The first time, she was very wobbly and up all night, tripping. The last time, she wasn't very wobbly but was tripping all night. The first time, we had her symptoms confirmed by our vet. She also has blader leaks after being exposed. Generally, she is tied but back to normal in 12 hours.
We really enjoyed coming along with you on this one. Sorry about Lucy being sick. We’ve had this situation with Emma before. We weren’t on a trip thank goodness.. we were walking her along the beach and she picked something up around an area where a group had been having a fire previously. Whatever she picked up, she ate it before we could get to her. We didn’t think much of it (she was a puppy and ate everyyyyything.. still does 😅) but soon afterwards she was completely wobbly and had trouble walking. She would sway while sitting and staring into space. If you nudged her she would sway and fall over. We took her to an emergency clink after hours on a Sunday - of course. After spending many hours in the clinic in the middle of the night we were told it was marijuana. Could have been a discarded roach or an edible. She was able to sleep it off and was fine by morning, maybe because she was home she slept better than Lucy that night. I imagine if this spot is wild with visitors most of the summer then it could have been someone’s discarded leftover drugs 👎
Woww! Of course we're sorry to hear that happened to you guys but thanks for sharing because it gives us some reassurance that this was the same thing. It is a very scary situation to watch them like that. Unfortunately, this was the second time it has happened to Lucy. The first time she was 5 months old on her first canoe trip, she ate something at the campsite and then was falling over and couldn't walk. We rushed out of there as quick as we could, luckily we weren't far from our car. Paige called the Pet Poison Healthline as soon as we got service. They said it was likely cannabis poisoning and there is nothing they can do but give her fluids. So we took her home and watched her closely all night. The next day, she was back to normal. We learned dogs have twice as many cannabinoid receptors as humans and it doesn't take much to affect them. This time was very similar, she ate something around a campfire and shortly after she was out of it. We were pretty worried out there but the best option was to get through the night and leave in the morning if we had to. Luckily she was fine the next day. We were all just a little tired from a lack of sleep. Hopefully people will see this and be more cautious about how they dispose of their stuff...
Poor Lucy, glad she recovered quickly. She is a such beautiful gal! The trail seemed excellent and quite nice for a trot with heavy packs. Thanks for sharing and I hope people reading this will keep their recreational substance leftovers in their waste bags and pack them out so pets or wildlife don't snack on them.
We've learned Lucy has a nose for it and we have to be careful in popular areas. She's doing well. Thanks
This looks and sounds beautiful my friend, outstanding presentation! Shots are great 👏👏
Thank you for the feedback! I'm happy you enjoyed it!
Great advance exercise for portaging .
Definitely, felt good to be moving for a few days. Shoulders were sore after.
Strange winter this year for sure. Nice to live close enough to get in a weekend trip with the park to yourself 😊
Thanks for sharing the trip video! I love that entire trail, have visited it several times the past few years. Even being on the east side of the park, where there's a lot less traffic overall, it's a very popular summer area. Getting out in the shoulder seasons is definitely the way to go if you like it to be more quiet and peaceful. It is also a really wonderful winter snowshoe hike, either via the Cheater Trail if it's a day trip or Eastern Pines through Achray - though it's a 5km trek in because the road to the campground is not winter maintained. But if you're gonna do a winter overnight visit then you'll almost always have the place entirely to yourself. Glad pup recovered quickly, too.
The Sand Lake Gate area is pretty popular now during the summer months. It would be nice to get in there during the winter. Thanks Don!
Getting very excited for ice-out in the park! Fingers crossed for the fishing this year!
It is just around the corner. Hope you have some luck!
Here in Southeast Texas we do not have wolves, yet, but plenty of coyotes. We had Brittney hunting dogs. When the coyotes yipped and howled in the late evening, they became quiet and very unsettled. Then into their kennels. Not sure how they slept. The "call of the wild", not necessarily what our oh so domesticated canines want to hear at bed time. Nice film.
I can imagine most dogs would get intimidated by the sound of a pack of coyotes! It can be very unsettling for us humans too. Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed it.
0405!! Lucy could be thinking, how come Mom stopped scratching my shoulder spot?
Ya! She will usually paw at us to keep going!
Very rare to get a chance to see high falls with no people, in the summer that place can be packed. One of the benefits of getting out at this time.
I can imagine how crazy it gets in the summer! It is a really nice spot. Too cold for swimming this time of year though 😅
Expired coffee is still good coffee! Our Nescafé instant is way expired also as we go back forth from brewing to instant weekly. Nothing goes to waste in our household!
Haha, I'll take coffee anyway it comes! Expiry dates are just suggestions...
Glad Lucy is feeling better. Must be scary when your dog isn't feeling well out in the park. Glad it turned out okay
Thank you! It was definitely nerve racking. We were both pretty worried...but knew it wasn't an emergency situation and would have left the next day if we had to.
I would guess that it’s much more like that Lucy ate a mushroom that affected her. At this time of year, the odds of her coming across a joint/roach that was still potent enough to affect her that much is minimal.
I could be wrong though. It happened once before 😎
Pro tip: always carry a binder clip or two incase the zip closure on your meal bag fails to work for whatever reason 😊
I keep one on the visor of my cap and one or two in my cook kit. They’re very handy to have around.
A roach? Do not think so.
We are pretty sure that if it was a mushroom, plant or anything else it would have gave her an upset stomach and cause her to vomit, which she never did. Cannabis in dogs has an anti-vomiting effect and all of her signs and symptoms aligned. A pretty similar incident happened on her very first canoe trip when she was 5 months old and we ended up evacuating as quick as possible. When we got to cell service we called the Pet Poison Healthline and they told us it was likely Cannabis Poisoning and dogs have twice as many cannabinoid receptors as humans so it takes much less. So going off that, we think it was the same thing.
Very handy tip, I can see how a clip would be useful! Will add it to the kit, thanks Alan!
Ya, it is surprising. Maybe could have been an edible or something...it is a very well travelled area and people had been there recently.
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Having traveled extensively throughout the Green and Adirondack mountains with golden retrievers for decades, I have never had an issue with a dog from cannabis so that’s what prompted my comment.
Also, there wasn’t ‘designer weed’ around when I was hiking. Pretty much, people in that area grew their own 😶😆
I attended a small college in southern New Hampshire in the late 70’s and there was a very popular, west facing, spot on campus called “Roach Hill” where students would gather every evening to watch the sunset and “unwind” 😎. There were several free range dogs on campus and I never heard of any of them having an adverse reaction and I worked part time as a dispatcher for campus security. Ah, times have changed☺️
Hi Alec love your videos. I am looking to start dehydrating my tripping food would you recommend and specific dehydrator?
I have a round one with a hole in the middle so all the trays have a hole in the middle. It's a pain loading food onto them. My next will be a rectangular shaped one. Dehydrators are great for light camp meals that last on long trips.
My gut feeling is that a roach doesn't have enough thc to have much effect on a dog of that size but maybe it just made her sleepy. Definitely could've been a mushroom or a toad or a decomposing rodent carcass. Are you using Nexgard Spectra? I ask because she could pick up tapeworms if she ate a rodent carcass, and Spectra works on everything including fleas, ticks, heartworm (from mosquitoes), and tapeworm (from rodent carcasses).
Hey, yaa we are pretty sure that if it was a mushroom, plant or anything else it would have gave her an upset stomach and cause her to vomit, which she never did. Cannabis in dogs has an anti-vomiting effect and all of her signs and symptoms aligned. A pretty similar incident happened on her very first canoe trip when she was 5 months old and we ended up evacuating as quick as possible. When we got to cell service we called the Pet Poison Healthline and they told us it was likely Cannabis Poisoning and dogs have twice as many cannabinoid receptors as humans so it takes much less. So going off that, we think it was the same thing.
Yes, we picked up Nexgard last week so she is covered for that, she definitely likes to get into things and we have found a few ticks on her in our area. So not taking any chances. Always appreciate any advice as I'm sure you go through some situations with your dogs too!
@@AleconAdventures interesting, I used to have a pitt-lab who ate roaches at every opportunity and never had a reaction. Maybe she had a high tolerance! 🤣
My pomsky keeps finding Marijuana on our hike around the city. The first time, she was very wobbly and up all night, tripping. The last time, she wasn't very wobbly but was tripping all night. The first time, we had her symptoms confirmed by our vet. She also has blader leaks after being exposed. Generally, she is tied but back to normal in 12 hours.