Tuesday, July 31, 2012
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Friday, July 27, 2012
ClickerExpo 2013
Registration for next year's expo is coming up, and I heard a rumor about locations yesterday. Too good to be true, so I checked out the website myself.
In March, the expo is in Stamford, CT.
Yes, that's the Stamford, CT that is a mere 30-minute drive from home. No need to drive for two days each way to attend. No need to pay for a hotel (unless I want to). The potential to switch dogs from day to day.
I'm PSYCHED.
In March, the expo is in Stamford, CT.
Yes, that's the Stamford, CT that is a mere 30-minute drive from home. No need to drive for two days each way to attend. No need to pay for a hotel (unless I want to). The potential to switch dogs from day to day.
I'm PSYCHED.
Sunday, July 15, 2012
Maine
The dogs and I are in Maine for a quick vacation. A whole bunch of my family are here, including an elderly (twelve-year-old) golden named Max. Unfortunately, my fiancé wasn't able to take Monday off. He's home alone, enjoying not having. To take dogs out to pee.
It turns out that Maxwell is actually a water dog. After watching big Max fetch in the lake for a while, he was more than happy to run in after a tennis ball. I had to un-clip him from his long line, because we was swimming out so far! He is now so enamored of this new game that he fetched for an hour and a half this morning, only stopping because I wouldn't throw the ball again.
Sadie has been a bit of a wuss. Just a handful of fetches, and she'd decide she was done. Mostly she would just go for quick swims to cool off. She also, however, started going down the road to see what people were having for lunch. So, she got tied up as well.
Big Max is a nice dog all around. Incredibly friendly, fine with the young whipper-snappers, and in surprisingly good shape. Sure, his hind end isn't what is used to be, but he was out there fetching in the lake for just as long, or longer, than Maxwell. Today I wasn't paying close enough attention, and he went off across the lake. After my uncle in a kayak. I had to swim out and coax him back to shore. Incredible for an old pup!
The highlight of the day? Sadie going for a ride in the kayak my dad made umpteen years ago. Which my uncle resealed with duct tape. She was happy enough to get in, but not entirely sure about being swept away from shore.
It turns out that Maxwell is actually a water dog. After watching big Max fetch in the lake for a while, he was more than happy to run in after a tennis ball. I had to un-clip him from his long line, because we was swimming out so far! He is now so enamored of this new game that he fetched for an hour and a half this morning, only stopping because I wouldn't throw the ball again.
Sadie has been a bit of a wuss. Just a handful of fetches, and she'd decide she was done. Mostly she would just go for quick swims to cool off. She also, however, started going down the road to see what people were having for lunch. So, she got tied up as well.
Big Max is a nice dog all around. Incredibly friendly, fine with the young whipper-snappers, and in surprisingly good shape. Sure, his hind end isn't what is used to be, but he was out there fetching in the lake for just as long, or longer, than Maxwell. Today I wasn't paying close enough attention, and he went off across the lake. After my uncle in a kayak. I had to swim out and coax him back to shore. Incredible for an old pup!
The highlight of the day? Sadie going for a ride in the kayak my dad made umpteen years ago. Which my uncle resealed with duct tape. She was happy enough to get in, but not entirely sure about being swept away from shore.
Sadie and my uncle, out for a boat ride. Old Max is swimming along side.
Photo taken by my cousin.
Sunday, July 8, 2012
Hot Diggity
It's been in the 90's every day for a while now. The poor dogs melt when we go outside, and they aren't getting the amount of exercise they're used to. Maxwell especially has been getting stir-crazy.
Today, I happened to be driving up to Stamford, so it was a quick hop from there to the Norwalk dog park. Despite the mid-morning heat, the dogs raced around like idiots. They ran through the pond to cool off, played with some other dogs, and got lots of sniffing done. 1.5 hours and a gallon of water later, they were ready to head home.
It's been hours since we came home, and they still look like this:
Today, I happened to be driving up to Stamford, so it was a quick hop from there to the Norwalk dog park. Despite the mid-morning heat, the dogs raced around like idiots. They ran through the pond to cool off, played with some other dogs, and got lots of sniffing done. 1.5 hours and a gallon of water later, they were ready to head home.
It's been hours since we came home, and they still look like this:
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