Five years ago, GoFetch! became the first service in Montana to specialize in providing backcountry off-leash hikes for dogs -- complete with a bus that picks the pooches up at home.

Go Fetch operates two stores in Missoula -- truly a dog-crazy town -- and offers an aromatic selection of all-natural home made dog biscuits, from pumpkin mufins to banana biscotti.

Their bright green bus picks up dogs at customers homes or workplaces, and transports the gang to one of the area's many choice trails for a three-hour group hike (all for under $20).

This multimedia slide show on Go Fetch! was done by Kristine Paulsen, one of the journalism students in the seminar I'm teaching while on leave from the Sun for a semester-long visiting professorship at the University of Montana.

Of course, as you'll see by her work, this is one of those cases (probably more common than we like to admit) where the teacher may be learning more from the student.

To see more of Kristine's photography, go to www.kristinepaulsenphotography.com