"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

Sunday, April 12, 2009

Back-Country Boardin'

I love back-country snowboarding. OK…I don’t snowboard (I am a dog after all) but I love to run around in the snow, carving my own lines in the fresh pow. 

First we have to earn our turns as daddy says. We hike all the way up to the top of the ridge. Mummy and daddy wear peculiar shoes to help them get up the steep slopes in the snow because they don’t have specially adapted paws like me.



Then we carve down the mountain 
Here's me and mummy!

 





And here we are in action...
 
It's thirsty work hiking up the slope and then running down again, especially in the Sierra sun. Mummy always brings a backpack filled with cool water - enough for both me and her. I have perfected the art of drinking from a Camelbak!



Once we've stopped for refreshments, we set off again to find the perfect run. Daddy likes to stop every now and then for a photo shoot. He'll get mummy and I to pose just so...

But I always like to be the super model!


Then it's back to boardin' and this time it's a run with daddy. He likes to catch 'big air' and as you can see, so do my ears. 


No matter what, mummy always celebrates every run!

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