Mountain Dog Adventures

10/08/2024

08/05/2024

Colorado Firefighter dogs 🤩🚒🐾

07/27/2024

An Arizona family’s dog, Konnie, is safe once again after spending 14 days alone in the San Juan Mountains near Silverton.

07/19/2024

***June & July Trail Report***
the last few weeks have been stunning! After a few weeks of thunderstorms and being inside dog sitting, we are so thankful to be out in the wild flowers and teeming streams of U.S. Forest Service-Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre & Gunnison National Forests.
We spent a day in Hubbard Park drinking from panholes in rocks and sniffing wildflowers, with our new golden retriever friend Charlie. This week we have been visiting German Creek springs, where the dogs have been having tons of fun wrestling and dipping in the ditch.
We look forward to August and another month of adventures & new dog friends. Thank you to all my dog moms for supporting this. This job is a dream come true 💗🐾🥰

For information about pack hikes and pet sitting, please DM, Text/Call or email Jess at:
970.559.7487
[email protected]

07/04/2024

Fireworks are THE #1 trigger for a dog’s anxiety, according to pet parents. Here's how to help your dog (and cat!) during July 4th celebrations.

04/15/2024

Dog friends visiting this summer? 🐾⛱️
We recommend these 2 :

Darlas Loft is a, for dogs by dogs, Airbnb in peaceful , CO. Complete with dog beds, treats, bowls and a PRIVATE DOG PARK!
https://tinyurl.com/Darlasloft

Niki's Tiny House at Fire Mountain Farmstead is an adorable tiny house centrally located in Delta, County. Experience our beautiful agrarian community with your furkids this year!
http://airbnb.com/h/nikistinyhouse

03/21/2024

SPRING IS HERE! 😄💖🐾
The dogs and I cannot stop wagging our tails about spring's arrival. Green grass and tiny purple flowers are dotting the pasture at our house, in Hotchkiss. Our weekly pack hikes have become warm and invigorating; swimming has come back into our routine and we couldn't be happier!

For information about pack hikes and pet sitting, Contact Jess at:
970.559.7487
[email protected]

01/31/2024

**January Trail Report**
The month started with several snowy expeditions around Gunnison Gorge. Still can't figure out how to get down to that waterfall... But we will!
It seems our first "Fool's Spring"is occurring a bit early and the trails have melted into deep mud. That's okay mud is fun to play in too 🐾🫶🏼
We look forward to a February and March that hopefully has lots of snow for us to play in and the green spring that will come someday ❄️🥏🌱

For information about pack hikes and pet sitting, please DM, Text/Call or email Jess at:
970.559.7487
[email protected]

01/01/2024

Happy New Year
May your 2024 be blessed with wet kisses, wagging tails, and fur on your clothes 🫶🏼🐾🎉💖

For information about pack hikes and , call/text, DM, or email Jess:
970.559.7487
[email protected]

12/03/2023

*November Trail Report*
The trails are covered in snow and most FS gates are closed, until spring. Winter is here.
It is a time of the year where we are thankful for all the good things throughout the year and we honor/celebrate the things that have passed on to another place...
I'm sad to say that my sweet old dog, the inspiration for Mountain Dog Adventures ... my first puppy, Pete; was one of those things to pass this year... I dreamed since childhood of a dog; first opportunity I had, I brought this precious corgi puppy into my life... he was up for any adventure, to meet any new friends, he was the bravest sweetest and most loyal boy. He has summited peaks with me and hung out at my job baking with me. He's my best friend and I will miss him forever.

Please give all your fur babies a pet for me and give thanks, kindness & honor to all the good in our lives 🙏❤️🐾

For hikes or pet sitting contact Jess:
1-970-559-7487
[email protected]

11/15/2023

😮😮😮 That's one tough & loyal pup!

When the tiny Jack Russell terrier was found, she had lost half of her body weight.

11/12/2023

We are making a list of businesses and events in the NFV... What are your favorite fur friendly places?

11/05/2023

Good afternoon new friends of the North Fork Valley!
Meet Mountain Dog Adventures ; a service designed specially for the active & spoiled dogs of the NFV! I specialize in extra & through weekly .
As well as private boarding, doggy daycare, drop in visits, and short walks, by request...

Hikes: Weekly pickups/drop off (10am/Fri), 3ish hours trail time, lots of play on local trails, basic obedience reinforcement ( I am not a dog trainer). Get a "Trail Report" & fun pictures of your dogs adventure!

Boarding: for friendly* dogs, at our semi fenced house on a small permaculture farm in Hotchkiss. Dogs staying with our family are treated as such... Lots of treats, sleeping on the bed, and playing in the pasture all day!

Drop in visits: for self sufficient dogs, cats, and small farms. 30-60min stay.

Daycare & Short walks: by request, limited availability.

Experienced with:
Senior & Special Needs Dogs
Super Active Dogs
Puppies!
Small farm care (chickens, goats, etc...)
Kitties
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DM, email, text/call Jess for more details/prices:
[email protected]
1-970-559-7487






*Dogs staying with us/participating in group hikes must do well with other dogs, small children, wildlife/farm animals and have basic obedience skills.

10/04/2023

**September Trail Report**

Wow, the seasons really changed on que, didn't they?
September started so warm, green and was certainly summer everywhere we went. New puppy, Gunner, joined the squad at the beginning of the month; and has been listening so incredibly well for a 6 months old dog. Resident big dog, Odie, is quite happy to teach Gunner about wrestling and running super fast laps.
As the leaves turned last week, the corgis went on a little road trip and practiced camping with the baby/dog adventure guide in training/Sunny. Doug & Maude found an AMPLE amount of bones and were quite pleased as such.
Chloe, the sweet and beautiful Akita mix went on her first group hike this last Friday; she joined in the pack like she had always been part of it, so proud of her!

We are excited for our first snow hikes, our friends that have been on vacation to return home for the fall, and for Sunny to start walking... Step 2 in Doggy world domination 🤣🐾❤️

Hikes & Pet care for Active & Spoiled dogs
Call/text, email, or DM Jess
1-970-559-7487
[email protected]

09/01/2023

**July/August Trail Report**
What a fun and fast summer; filled with swimming, , and a little bit of mischief...

New friends, Jolie and Paco, joined for hikes this month. Jolie is just a pup and was SO very excited to run in the pack with all the big dogs. Doug, supervised her closely and Ava taught her about checking in between wrastles.

Aspen, Daffodil, and Mabel all came for sleepovers and were so very sweet. Daffodil did decide to play "homeward bound" at one point and Mabel's morning chicken mediations turned out to be more devious than expected... But dogs will be dogs 🤷🏼‍♀️🤣❤️

We are looking forward to cool fall weather and the energy that comes with our next season change 🐾 Thank you to all our dog friends that have visited this summer. Sunny & I appreciate all of you!

For more information about & please
DM, call/text or email Jess:
1-970-559-7487
[email protected]

07/07/2023

*June Trail Report*
Chasing the snowmelt back into the mountains & watching the wildflowers emerge in its place has been extra magical this year. Luna (Husky) is a particularly huge fan of both snow and sniffing flowers. Watching her cheeseburger grin, this month, has been causing me to do the same ❤️🤩🌻

We met some new friends; Keyla, Cookie & Scout!
Keyla & Cookie came for extended stays at our house, in Hotchkiss, and Keyla tagged along for a few hikes as a perk!
Scout took a hike with our resident big dog, Odie, at Dark Canyon, last week. Odie was stoked to have a dog friend close to his size to play with!
Lilo & Kai joined a hike while they were visiting their good friend, Ava, who joins regularly. The whole squad even went for a swim, one day, in the VERY full Crawford Lake!

All in all it was a pretty excellent month and we are stoked for more summer adventures, dog friends, and even this raging heat (it gives us an excuse to hunt for water and snow 😁).

For information about 1/2 Day , & please DM, Call/text, or email Jess:
1-970-559-7487
[email protected]

05/31/2023

*May Trail Report*
We are stoked to announce Mountain Dog Adventures return this month!
May was spent in the mud, flowers, and our new tiny house, playing & exploring with our current dog friends and our new dog adventure guide in training, Sunny.

Odie, Coco, Ava, Aspen, Ash & Duke all came for sleepovers at our tiny house in (Shout-out to our incredibly cool & kind landlords that went out of their way to make this work). Odie & Ash gave the baby A LOT of kisses and Pete was very happy to have other to hang out with.

Maude, Bubba, Doug, Sukie, Ava & Odie helped us practice hikes with dogs/baby. We practiced fake emergencies, trail bottles/diaper changes, brushed up on our skills, refreshed our basic obedience/recall skills and most importantly... Sniffed lots and lots of .

We are so thankful for the summer sun, the vibrant colors, our dog friends and our new hiking buddy. We can't wait to see what adventures the has in store for our dog squad! Thank you to everyone that has helped us, given us kind words, and supported this new mama the last year! ❤️

For more information about 1/2 Day hikes & DM, call/text, or email Jess
970.281.2175
[email protected]

12/12/2022

***Mountain Dog Adventures is officially on Baby Hiatus***
November was our last month of for awhile. The new addition to the hiking squad is due in the next couple weeks and we will be taking it easy until that happens. We spent the last month going to all of our favorite trails and rolling in lots of snow. I'm very thankful the dogs have been so well behaved and I've been able to keep moving this long.

We want to say thank you for everyone's support and kindness over the last year and specifically the last few months. Mtn Dog Adv is something I've wanted to do for a long time and it has been a really wonderful experience getting to fulfill this dumb little dream of mine. I love all my dog friends so much and I've really enjoyed getting to know each one of them. They are all so sweet and genuinely make my life a better place.

I'm not sure what will happen in the spring or how Mtn Dog may evolve/change but I am staying open to the idea of going back to hikes with Sunny (it's a girl!) strapped to me and will let everyone know when we are ready for that. Thank you to all of my dog moms and the community for all of your kindness and support, it is appreciated more then I could possibly put into words.

❤️ Jess, Owner/Dog Adventure Guide