"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

Wednesday, December 25, 2013

Christmas Hike 2013

Those of you who have been following my blog for some time, will know that it is a Christmas tradition in the Osborne household to go for a long hike on Christmas morning. We do this to work up an appetite for the Christmas dinner, which is always a hearty feast!

This year, we decided to repeat one of our favourite hikes in the Marin Headlands. Fort Cronkhite is a former World War II military post located in the Marin Headlands, and is the park's best preserved example of a World War II "mobilization post". History buffs will know exactly what that all means but I'm a do, so as far as I am concerned, it's a wonderful place where I can run around off leash and explore old buildings, trails and nature, leaving little messages so that other dog pals will know I have been there.

The hike is straight up Hill 88. Here's mummy and Carol bringing up the rear:
 
Peter took this picture of daddy and I. We were already at the top of the road waiting for everyone.
Some parts of the hike are on narrow trails so I followed Carol down. That way, if I slipped, she could stop me rolling all the way to the bottom.

Once at the top of the climb up Hill 88, we reached the former radar site from which we had the most amazing panoramic view of the San Francisco bay. Everyone took turns having their photo taken with me. First up was mummy with Peter and Carol.
 
Then of course daddy wanted to be in one as well. Daddy clearly didn't understand that I was the main attraction in these photos...I literally had to squeeze under the railings to be seen!!! 
 
Being a pedigree dog I am very cultured. I therefore like to spend time admiring the art work at the top of Fort Cronkite. Some very creative people have been up here recently and they have painted a stag, an octopus and even these plans for a G-5 jet plane!! (whatever that is.....)
It has also become a tradition for us to take a family photo while on our Christmas hike. It usually takes many attempts to get it right as someone is always looking the wrong way, closing their eyes or being downright cheeky and mooning the camera....guess who that was this year??!
 
Eventually though, we did get a wonderful family photo...

MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM US TO YOU!!! 
 

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