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February 04, 2016 at 09:31AM

February 4, 2016 By Dave Freeman

Amy and I have a new tent-mate. Acorn has a small sore on the tip of her tail. We think her daughter Tina may have bit it. They usually get along wonderfully and even groom each other sometimes, so it seems odd that Tina would have nipped at her mom, but we are unsure what else could have caused the injury. Regardless of the cause, the warmth of the tent will help her tail heal. Acorn has proven to be a well-mannered guest and spends most of her time sitting or laying on her sleeping pad. When we are cooking, there is lots of sniffing and curiosity. Some intense staring might be categorized as begging if we were sitting at a dinning room table, but we aren’t, so it is cute rather than annoying. She has certainly proven to be the best behaved sled dog we have ever had in our tent.
We feel lucky to be working with Acorn. She is a great lead dog with many miles under her paws. Plus this is her second adventure advocacy project. In 2011 she was the lead dog on Frank Moe’s team during Sled Dogs to Saint Paul. Frank, Acorn, and the rest of the team delivered thousands of petitions to the Minnesota Capitol. The petitions were signed by people who were concerned about the threats that sulfide-ore copper mines proposed in Northern Minnesota bring to the region. We are honored to have Acorn and her children, Tina and Tank with us now as we raise awareness about these same threats.
Please learn more and sign the petition by following the link in our bio, share our 365 day journey in the Boundary Waters far and wide, and take action today! This Wilderness is too precious to risk.

#wildernessyear #savetheBWCA #dogs @seekoutside @helinox @kleankanteen

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