Rates for Hikes are as follows:
| First hike |
$60.00 pp incl. Dog(s) |
| Second hike |
$55.00
" |
| Third hike |
$50.00 " |
| Fourth hike |
$45.00 "
|
Total for all 4 = $210.00 pp
incl. Dog(s) + G.S.T. of 5%
If
you book and pay for 4 hikes at once you receive
the package for $199!
HIKING
AND PET PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP
Join us for a wonderful day of hiking and photography to a beautiful Cabin & Forested property in King City (just 40 minutes north of Toronto). We have invited well know pet photographer Peter Organa to join our hike and conduct a pet photography workshop. Our day will be a wonderful blend of hiking and photography where we will learn how to take professional photos of our dogs. We will learn lots of tips on how to get the best photos of your dog in a beautiful Spring setting! Our day will include lots of hiking through the park as well as the pet photography workshop through out the day, full buffet lunch and a complimentary portrait of you and your dog from Peter. For more information on Peter Organa please visit his website at http://www.organa.ca/pet/
To view more of his amazing photos please visit http://www.flickr.com/photos/66053198@N00/
See pictures.
Dates 2008:
Sunday May 25th - fully barked up
Price: $125 per person
MONO
CLIFFS PROVINCIAL PARK
The Mono cliffs provincial park
boasts a wonderful and diverse eco system unlike
any other in Southern Ontario. It offers mixed
maple forests, fantastic vistas, old growth
cedar stands and tremendous caves and cliffs.
Our hike will take us around ponds and lakes,
historical ruins and through 450 various tree
and plant species. This trail is ideal for a
beginner hiker but has its challenges as well,
all of which are rewarded with beautiful lookouts
to enjoy.
This hike is of moderate difficulty with
a few more hilly sections. Many swimming locations
for the dogs. Mono Cliffs is located
in Orangeville.
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Dates 2008:
Sunday April 6th - fully barked up
ALBION
HILLS CONSERVATION AREA
The
Albion hills hiking area has everything a dog and
his human could possibly look for in an all day adventure…
fields to run and play in, forests' full of towering
pines, a pond to swim in, and pockets full of treats
as far as the nose can sniff! Following along parts
of the Bruce trail, and containing countless other
hiking options as well, Albion Hills makes for the
perfect backdrop to a beautiful fall day of frolicking
and fetching!
This hike is of easy to moderate difficulty.
The trails are a combination of forest, field and
occasional hills.
Two to three swimming opportunities for the dogs. Location: Caledon region (NW of Toronto)
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pictures
Dates 2008:
Saturday May 10th - 2 spots left
COPELAND
FOREST TRAILS
The Copeland Forest is one of
the loveliest forests in Southern Ontario. It
is super in spring as it is full of lush undergrowth,
towering old pines, unusual wildflowers and
ferns and, hectares of maples, oaks, beeches,
birches and evergreens. These trails are ideal
for a beginner hiker, or just for a hiker who
hasn't been in a while and needs to limber up
and get the old hiking legs in shape.
This is a perfect introductory hiking
location. The route offers fewer hills with
a flatter forest landscape. Two to three swimming
opportunities for the dogs. Copeland
is located 20 minutes North of Barrie.
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from our Spring hikes 2006
Dates 2008:
Saturday April 12th - 5 spots left
FORKS
OF THE CREDIT
This trail loops through the
Forks of the Credit Provincial Park. It is notable
because it is here that the cliffs and crevasses
of the rugged Niagara Escarpment meet the rolling
hills of the Oak Ridges Moraine. The trail includes
a visit to the Credit Falls, where the credit
river plunges over a rocky ledge near the village
of Cataract. The area's claim to fame was and
still is the springs of clear water that flows
on the hillsides. Trails in the Forks of the
Credit Park are over hills, old farm fields,
through hardwood and cedar forests, and along
the top of steep bluffs.
This hike is of a moderate to difficult
level as it has more hills and steeper grade.
Many ideal swimming locations for the dogs.
Forks of the Credit is located in Caledon.
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Dates 2008:
Sunday April 20th - 4 spots left
Saturday May 3rd - 10 spots left
PIGEON
RIVER CONSERVATION AREA
The Pigeon River Headwaters Conservation
Area is an exciting 125 hectare park that offers
dog paddlers the opportunity to experience a
multitude of natural features. It is famous
for its cold water streams and underground springs
which intersect the trail many times throughout
our day. This beautiful forest is filled with
a mix of mature hardwoods, towering 100 year
old hemlock, cedar and maple trees, open meadows
and wetlands. Wildflowers are abundant throughout
the year... Spring brings trilliums, trout lilies
and spring beauties, while in the fall, the
leaves paint the surrounding countryside with
their dazzling shades of red, orange and yellow.
This hike is of easy to moderate difficulty.
The route offers fewer hills, a boardwalk over
a marsh with a flatter forest landscape. Several
great swimming opportunities for the dogs. Pigeon
River is located 10 minutes East of Port Perry.
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pictures
Dates 2008:
Saturday May 31st - 6 spots left
SILVER
CREEK CONSERVATION AREA
The
Silver Creek Conservation Area boasts diverse forests
and steep-sided stream valleys and is a beautiful spot
for a hike. This moderately difficult trail winds up
and down steep valley walls, through open meadows and
deep woods, across boardwalks and bridges. The trail
at Silver creek is home to both northern and southern
species of plants and animals, including running strawberry-bush,
spicebush, and yellow water buttercup. Blue-winged and
golden-winged warblers nest at the Silver Creek as well.
Silver Creek Valley carried meltwaters at the end of
the Ice Age. Its valley separates the Georgetown outlier
from the main Escarpment. A perfect location for a spring
hike with your pooch! This
hike is of a moderate to diffucult level. The trails
are a combination
of forest, rocky terrain, creeks and occasional hills.
Some swimming opportunities for the dogs. Location:
Halton Hills
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from our Hikes 2006.
Dates 2008:
ANIMAL COMMUNICATION WORKSHOP & HIKE
Join
us for an enlightening day of hiking and learning
how to communicate with your pup!. We have invited
well known Animal Communicator Claudia Hehr
author of "If Only Animals Could Talk..."
and Dog Owners' Pocket Guide of Commands and
owner of Dogs' Paradise Inc to join our hike
and conduct a wonderful workshop!
Claudia Hehr has dedicated her
life to animals. Her education includes animal
communication, which she studied with Penelope
Smith, the pioneer in this field, canine psychology,
animal homeopathy, dowsing, auricular therapy
and she is also a Reiki Master. For over 25
years, Claudia has worked extensively in Canada,
Europe and the US and her work is now recognized
worldwide. Claudia is eminently qualified and
experienced in the field of telepathic communication.
She helps clients around the
world find out what their animals need. By using
her ability to communicate with animals telepathically,
she assists in areas as diverse as behaviour
problems, health problems and finding out how
your animals are treated while in someone else's
care. In her work with organizations, Claudia
has also been instrumental in educating people
about the fact that we are able to talk with
our animals.
We will begin our day learning
the basics of communicating with our dogs and
then head out for a wonderful hike around a
gorgeous King City Lake while we study our dogs
and put our new skills into place. It will be
the perfect blend of outdoor fun and learning
about our dogs.
Our day will include hiking,
time for the dogs to take a dip in the lake
as well as the Animal Communication Workshop
through out the day, full buffet lunch and a
private session with Claudia and your pup!
www.claudiahehr.com
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Dates 2008:
Sunday April 27th - 5 spots left
Cost: $125.00 + G.S.T. of 5%
Each Provincial Park offers
a wide variety of hiking opportunities; so feel
free to visit the same park twice. No two experiences
in one park are ever alike.
Looking
for a wonderful way to spend the day? How about spending
a day on a terrific hike throughout southern Ontario's
finest provincial parks. The spring season signals growth,
change and the return of wild flowers and birds to our
newly awakening habitats. The opportunity to shed our
winter slumbers away with an invigorating hike is too
good to miss. Just ask your pup!
