No worries, your spelling is on the mark!
Miguel

On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 11:13 PM, Don Hanson<dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote:
> Well it's almost Friday...so
>  My dogs are my most useful part of my regular Vanagon camping gear.  Kinda
> a pain, but well worth every f+*t, every gooey nose print on the windows,
> everything....
>  They are my remote locking device.  I rarely bother locking anything, even
> in downtown La Paz, which can be a pretty tough Baja city...
>  While I've never had a run in with a Griz (and dogs would probably be a
> drawback there) I've had plenty of go rounds with black bears.  The dogs
> always run them off...every single time over 30 yrs of camping with dogs.
> Bears and dogs just don't like one another and a tough dog is usually equal
> to the task of driving off a bear who's become a nuisance around camp.
>
>  Yeah, my bed is usually full of dog hair and they seem to love coming in
> the slider and THEN shaking after a swim...but two Chessies beat  a propane
> heater on a cold night and not many bad guys will 'challenge' the "look"
> from my big male...Bright yellow eyes, staring staring...daring the crook to
> stick his hand inside......
>
>  I do have to be careful where I leave the van parked so I don't give
> innocent passers-by a heart attack when Jake charges the window if they come
> near.  I do have bright red signs in each window saying "Beware of the dog"
> and in Mexico, I use "Cuidado, Perro  Bravo" (sp?  It's been a couple of
> years since the last Baja trip)
>
>  They do earn their dog food.  Once out of the van, they are very friendly
> and are quite useful for breaking the ice...both with strangers and on a
> frozen river, should I need that.
>  Don Hanson
>

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Miguel