Friday afternoon Beardog Consulting shut down early and all members boarded Wild Thing for an excursion to Kila, MT. Kila is about 15 miles west of Kalispell in a beautiful small valley – still part of the larger Flathead Valley – and home to Smith Lake. We received permission to park for the few hours needed in a field bordering the school parking lot. Wild Thing was shaded, on level ground and had wonderful views.

There is a continuation of the “Rails to Trails” walk way in Kila. “Rails to Trails” is a National conservancy that uses old railroad beds for the creation of walk/bike trails. The spot we walk in Somers is also part of “Rails to Trails”. Additionally, here in Kila, the trail bordered a public waterfowl hunting area. Visibility was great and no hunters so we were able to walk a bit of that as well.

Our primary destination, though, was Calm Veterinary Clinic to see Dr. Barbara Calm…one of those interesting things where a name befits the occupation. Dr. Calm is not only a DVM practicing normal veterinary procedures but she also does herbal and nutrional treatments as well as acupuncture and chiropractic. We went to see her to get her ideas on additional options for Karl.

The clinic is tucked up against a hill and overlooks the valley. We ended our walk in the front yard and it was so “calm” that Karl wanted to lounge in the shade – but I convinced him to go in and at least say hello :)!

We were established in Dr. Calm’s office for this consult… Windows all around let the afternoon light in – and they opened so we had fresh air as well. A beautiful foam dog bed went unused except by me…imagine that…

Karl was treated like royalty and we came away with good information. We returned to Wild Thing to check on Bob, have a snack and for me to check email…Beardog Consulting never really shuts down… Another walk and then we were on our way back home – a Calm day in a beautiful spot!