Stinking Dog Gets Bath at the New Pet Spa in Guelph (Dont tell him I said that, he’s really sensitive)

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Originally uploaded by Mic2006.
Here we are at the heart of the action, Maggie sprays Shaka and he grumbles and moans. We use the soap titled "Skunk De-scenter". After the bath a hose blasts high pressure air over your pet, drying him in a fraction of the time than if you were using a hair dryer like [...]

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Public Dog Washing Facility - (Pet owners in Guelph frequent the Wag N Wash)

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Originally uploaded by Mic2006.
No rock related activities today; Maggie had a strict schedule to which I was tied. First task was to take Shaka swimming down at the river near Arkell (The Eramosa River). He loves the water but smells terrible afterward. My second job was to accompany her to the new "Wag N Wash" [...]

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The Water Table has Dropped and What a Pleasant Surprise; The Sound of Running water (Suspected Ontario cave tunnels up ahead)

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After my first miserable experience in mid November (See post- Urban Caves Challenge Explorers in Southern Ontario) when I wriggled through water, neck-deep and almost hypothermic I was quite pleasantly surprised to find that the tunnels were relatively free of that turbid coffee-swill.
Slipping through the opening at the bottom of the [...]

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Bottom of the Solution Shaft (Exploring Ontario caves)

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Greetings Bloggers, Well now that I am on a roll, its hard to stop. I had the good fortune to split my time between two cave projects today, firstly a meeting with a team of local archeologists who are sifting through the soils of the afore-mentioned “Eramosa Member Karst” for clues [...]

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