We were running the middle section of the Klamath River, CA in rafts. My brother's enormous Dachshund Dieter Bob (he was from Texas) took a swim in a Class 2 1/2 rapid. We got him back in the boat just as we drifted slowly by a family of river otters. They started chattering and running around in a panic. They thought Dieter Bob did not belong on their river.
The next night we had a large group rolled out in the woods without tents. The weather was warm. Around 0300 the same bear that had sniffed our dinner from the other side of the river showed up grunting and sniffing around. It was on. In the moonlight, I could see Dieter Bob with his ears flying leading the charge backed up by my 2 cow dogs. They chased that bear for at least a quarter mile and he never came back. I really miss that dog.
The next night we had a large group rolled out in the woods without tents. The weather was warm. Around 0300 the same bear that had sniffed our dinner from the other side of the river showed up grunting and sniffing around. It was on. In the moonlight, I could see Dieter Bob with his ears flying leading the charge backed up by my 2 cow dogs. They chased that bear for at least a quarter mile and he never came back. I really miss that dog.
