Doggie Day Care

K-9 Camp is where Karl likes best.  Wendy Urbach is the owner and she just loves dogs and making sure they are happy.  Her property is securely fenced into a number of spaces.  There are large spaces, medium spaces and small spaces.  If your dog likes to play with others and gets along - she tests by putting them in adjoining spaces - they get a lot of play time with 3 or 4 other dogs at a time.  If your dog likes quiet time there are doggie barns with doggie doors that access outdoor kennel room.  The doggie barns are barn shaped sheds - they have windows with pretty curtains, dog bunks, rugs and straw.  In the summer, Wendy fills kiddie pools and the dogs splash, play and keep cool.  There are plenty of shady spots and Wendy keeps an eye on everyone to make sure they are comfortable.

To stay here you need a health certificate that shows you are current on all of your vaccinations including Bordetella (Kennel cough).  You also need to be on a Flea and Tick preventative like Advantage or FrontLine.

You should visit K9 Camp before you stay if you can - last Summer the earliest drop off was 9:30 and latest pick up 6:00 - Call Wendy to check the times for this year and/or to arrange for day care:  755-7487  k9camp@msn.com

K-9 Camp is on Hwy 35 near Hwy 206 - about 20 minutes from the West Glacier entrance to the park.

 

Waterton - Canadian Side

http://www.watertonchamber.com/lodge.html#campin   

This link gives information on Waterton - the Canadian part of what is actually Glacier-Waterton, International Peace Park.  The east side of Glacier and Waterton which is also on the east side of the Continentel Divide are very different from the West Side.  The west is like NW U.S. - very green and piney.  The east side is more barren - giving way to the prairie as the land flattens out.

Waterton is where the mountains meet the prairie.  There is a beautiful lake - Waterton Lake - and the town of Waterton sits on it's shore.  Prince Edward Hotel sits on a promontory overlooking the lake.  There is a very nice campground in Waterton - like Glacier, it is first come, first served.  See the link above for particulars.

I haven't spent a lot of time on the east side other than some at Many Glacier and Waterton - worth the drive if you have the time.  You cross the border at Chief Mountain - you need passport, driver's license and health certificate and rabies cert for your pets.  The following links have all of the customs regulations.  It is good to review them before crossing - some are subject to change and things go smoother when you are prepared.

http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/travel/visitors-e.html     Going to Canada

http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/travel/                            Coming back to the U.S.

Here are my "hints" for a smooth border crossing:

  1. take of your sunglasses if you are wearing them and look the customs agent in the eye
  2. listen carefully to the questions and answer them briefly and directly
  3. have all of your paperwork ready to hand to the agent if asked
  4. know exactly what you have on board as far as alcohol, food, pet food, plants, weapons - including pepper spray*
  5. be prepared to state the purpose and length of your visit, for example "to tour Wateron Park for 3 days and return to the U.S. on mm/dd/yyyy"
  6. be pleasant and patient - it is serious "business" now

*pepper spray - I carry "Bear Repellent" which is pepper spray - in my hiking day pack.  It is a large canister and clearly labelled 'Bear Repellent".  I have always declared it and always been able to take it across the border and back.  Sometimes they want to see it and sometimes they don't....  In the motorhome, I keep the day pack in the basement compartment closest to my entry door for border crossing.  Usually I have it just inside the entry door.  Generally they do not want anything that might be considered personal protection.  They will confiscate a "personal size" pepper spray canister attached to a key chain for example.  I don't own any guns or other weapons so I don't know what the procedures are for taking them to Canada and back.

click on this email link to send any questions:  Summers816