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A couple weeks ago I posted a short story here about a dog, a skunk and me. Here is a link to it
Adventure of a Dog Walker
I thought I would follow up a bit. When she gets wet, and you are real close there is still a bit of a funky smell, but it is very faint. Bandit is up to 100 pounds and strong as an ox. She still goes for a daily mile or 2 run\walk along side my cousins car, rain or shine. He has clocked her at 20 mph. We walk a country road and see & hear a lot of wildlife. I see deer a couple nights a week and have heard coyotes a few times. A neighbor has seen black bear, and rabbits,skunks, racoons, porcupines and possum could be encountered on about any night. Bandit, an American Akita , has a heck of a predator instinct and when she wants something, she intends to get it. She can open the fridge (he had to install a lock), open some doors and just recently figured out the screen door latch. She has a 23 inch neck with legs and chest of solid muscle. She is fearless, and stronger than me. I took this picture tonight
Here is what I take with each night I walk her. I carry my model 60 Pro with 140gr XTP's in a Galco holster. I also take my Kershaw knife and the Ray o vac flashlight.
The light puts out 320 lumens on high beam and 40 on low. It is just right to grip 1 handed or even with a few fingers but will light up objects 50 yards away like daylight. The model 60 is my only gun with a night sight.
A couple more I took tonight
Next time I'll tell you about the possum
Adventure of a Dog Walker
I thought I would follow up a bit. When she gets wet, and you are real close there is still a bit of a funky smell, but it is very faint. Bandit is up to 100 pounds and strong as an ox. She still goes for a daily mile or 2 run\walk along side my cousins car, rain or shine. He has clocked her at 20 mph. We walk a country road and see & hear a lot of wildlife. I see deer a couple nights a week and have heard coyotes a few times. A neighbor has seen black bear, and rabbits,skunks, racoons, porcupines and possum could be encountered on about any night. Bandit, an American Akita , has a heck of a predator instinct and when she wants something, she intends to get it. She can open the fridge (he had to install a lock), open some doors and just recently figured out the screen door latch. She has a 23 inch neck with legs and chest of solid muscle. She is fearless, and stronger than me. I took this picture tonight
Here is what I take with each night I walk her. I carry my model 60 Pro with 140gr XTP's in a Galco holster. I also take my Kershaw knife and the Ray o vac flashlight.
The light puts out 320 lumens on high beam and 40 on low. It is just right to grip 1 handed or even with a few fingers but will light up objects 50 yards away like daylight. The model 60 is my only gun with a night sight.
A couple more I took tonight
Next time I'll tell you about the possum