"The average dog is a nicer person than the average person."
~Andrew A. Rooney

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I'm a dog. Dog is good! I was born in 2007 on the day after Christmas, which makes me a late present... I live in Marin, California with my human daddy, Dan and human mummy, Angela. They wanted to adopt a rescue puppy and although they were pre-approved, the organization declined them at the last minute because they work (while also telling them that dogs are expensive to keep). Mummy and daddy were very sad but it all turned out for the best - we all got to rescue each other and they get to spend their hard earned money on me! I'm a lovable chap and enjoy swimming, snow, tennis balls, cuddling and having my tummy rubbed. Not necessarily in that order.

"Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole."
~Roger Caras

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Dog Gone! It's Milo in the Mountains!

Hello everyone! Here I am looking very regal in the mountains.
 

If I ever stand for President, this will be my campaign photo.

Daddy is always saying that I make lots of ‘Milo Mountains’ on the deck at home, so I wasn’t sure what to expect when Daddy and mummy said that they were “taking me to the mountains”!!

It was great though - there was still enough snow for me to chase snowballs and we went for great hikes. 


Here I am with daddy at Donner Lake. Daddy was telling me how to fetch and retrieve the orange baton. He threw it into the lake for me, which was nice as it was a very hot and sunny day. The lake was very cold though because of the snow melt, so in the end I had to stop playing in it.


Daddy finally let me play with the Frisbee!! As you can see, I am much bigger now so the Frisbee is easy for me to carry along. In fact, I am now 45lbs!

Chasing the Frisbee is a lot of fun. Daddy threw it into the water and up and down the beach, over and over and over again. Sometimes daddy gets so carried away!! Mummy also played Frisbee with me.
Mummy is not very good at Frisbee though. She can’t throw straight and I never know where the Frisbee is going to end up. Daddy always rolls his eyes…..I am not sure if that is a sign of exasperation or he is trying to follow where the Frisbee is going!!

In the end, I couldn’t take it any more so I had to stop mummy throwing the Frisbee. I couldn”t get her to ‘leave it’ though. In the end, the only thing I could think of was to ‘sit!’….. on top of the Frisbee!

Mummy thought it was cute. Daddy and I just thought “About time – thank Goodness she has stopped” !!!

Anyway, I have to stop now. Mummy is telling me to get off the computer and come to bed. After all, I am a dog!






Mountains of hugs to you!

Milo
xxxxxx

Saturday, May 10, 2008

Milo at the Beach


Hands Up for another Milo Memo!!
What an exciting time!! 


Daddy’s parents, Peter and Carol, came to visit and they spent lots of time with me. Every day they took me for walks along the trails on Mt. Tam, which is a pretty steep – but thankfully short – walk up the road from my house. I often stopped in the middle of the road to catch my breath. One day, mummy and daddy took Peter, Carol and I to the beach! It was a little cold day though and everyone was wrapped up warm…

Luckily we went to the beach again. This time it was very sunny and warm…





 







Daddy played ‘fetch’ with me on the beach. He threw the ball again and again and I chased after it. I kept getting sand up my nose but I had a lot of fun, especially as it made my ears flap like giant wings!


 




The only way I could get daddy to stop playing around was to sit on him! Sometimes he just doesn’t know when to ‘leave it!’









Peter and Carol have gone home now and I miss our walks a lot. I am hoping that they will come back soon!

 
So, the sun sets on another memo… BYE!
Milo
xxxxxx