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

About Me

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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

Thursday, June 25, 2009

Summer with Peter and Carol

Peter and Carol came to stay again!! This time they took me to Tahoe and we had a fun time. They took me to the top of a Squaw Valley in the cable car! I was a very good boy when we went up. I could go up and down in the cable car all day long – it was amazing to see the valley below from so high. The other great thing about the cable car is that it takes you to the top of the mountain without you having to walk all the way up! So when we got there, we were full of energy and ready for our hike.






We also went to Glacier Way on Donner Ridge and did the hike from there. It was a super hot day and we had to rest a few times. Luckily Carol brought enough water for everyone including me! 

Mind you, I still needed a top up when we got back to the car park…










Later on mummy and daddy came up to Tahoe and we all went to Lost Lake. It was another hot day and so we all had a great time swimming in the cool alpine lake…even with tennis balls!




 
All that swimming made for thirsty work so we stopped and had a picnic. I had my own picnic kibble but Peter’s sandwiches looked much more appetizing. 








 





From Lost Lake, we hiked along the contours to a view point. As you can see, in this picture I am the view point!

All that hiking made us hot again so we had one last swim about in the lake before heading back.







When we got back to the car part, I was so tired that daddy had to help me up into the car. Or at least that’s what I told him…. :o)