July 30, 2006
Fort Funston
Tom and Timber took me to Fort Funston in San Francisco last weekend (July 23rd) and let me run buck wild. It was really cool that there were so many dogs all over the place. I kept looking around and seeing more dogs. When we first got there they kept me on the leash and I was a bit nervous because I hadn't been around so many dogs since I was at the animal shelter. But once we started moving down the trail toward the beach Tom let me off the leash. I really enjoyed meeting dogs and people on the way down to the beach. I found this one black lab that I really liked a lot, but I don't think she liked me all that much. I was sniffing her and then all of a sudden she started to pee on my face! It was so disguisting! After I got peed on I ran around trying to get the pee off of my face. Once we got down to the beach Timber leashed me up and forced me to get into the water. I had never been in the ocean before. It was cold and the waves kept crashing into me. I was finally able to get out of the water and pull her up the beach with me. After that I was able to run up and down the beach with total freedom. I met a few dogs and their owners along the way. Even though I would get a bit ahead of Tom and Timber I would always look back and sometimes I would run back to them to see what they were doing. They sure did take a lot of photos that day. At any rate once we were all done I got rinsed off and then we left to have them find something to eat. My time at Fort Funston was a blast and I would highly recommend it to my dogs out there.
July 18, 2006
I LOVE Cows
As we were leaving the Eastern Sierras we stopped off at the Hot Creek Hatchery so that Tom and Timber could check out the fish. On our way down a dirt road to the hatcher we came across a cow crossing the road. I had never seen a cow before, but I got really excited. I growled and barked at it and couldn't wait to get out of the car to run after it. Luckily for the cow Tom would not let me out of the truck when I tried to jump out the window. Later on in the day when we were driving through the central valley I saw some more cows and tried to jump out the window again. Tom got really mad this time and grabbed me by the scruff of my neck, held me to make sure I couldn't get out of the truck (that was driving 55 mpg at the time), and then pushed me back to the back of the cab. I just can't help myself sometimes, I LOVE cows.
High Altitude Dog
After going to Ventana Wilderness on a really hot day and then hiking to Gem Lakes and Crystal Lake I've realized that I am a high altitude dog. That isn't much of a suprise since I'm a Tibetan Terrier. But what suprised Tom & Timber was the fact that I jumped 8 - 10 feet over a stream, was extremely nimble on the rocks and trail, and that I played in the snow. It was nice and cool, I was off the leash, and I had the wind blowing through my hair. The hike to Gem Lakes started at roughly 10k feet, and I never had any problems with the altitude. In fact, I really enjoyed it because it was nice and cool and there were lots of streams for me to drink from on the way there. So now I'm lobbying Tom & Timber to either move to Mammoth Lakes or Alaska. Wish me luck!
Ventana Wilderness Trip
On July 3rd Tom, Timber, and I went to Ventana Wilderness for a day hike. We wanted to go to take the Pine Ridge Trail to Pine Valley. We didn't make it that far because it was hot and I ended up laying down on the trail several times. But I did really enjoy the day hike because they let me off of my leash and I got to run up and down the trail (when I had energy) with reckless abandon. It wasn't until we got about a mile down the trail that I decided to lay down and not move at all. Tom gave me lots of water and even doused me with water. He also gave me plenty of time to rest but I just wasn't going anywhere. He finally decided to turn around and once he did that I had a little more energy. Once we made it back to the truck he gave me ice and let me relax for a little bit before we headed for the coast where it was quite a bit cooler. It was a fun trip but I would prefer to go when the weather is cooler.
BBQ @ My House
In Late June Tom and Timber had a BBQ for Jackie's coming to town. They didn't trust me to behave myself, so they put me in my crate in their bedroom once people started showing up. I don't know what all the fuss was about. I'm fine with strangers, they taste great! But seriously, I just sort of hung out and napped while they made noise downstairs. I was put in my crate and barked at anyone that came into Tom & Timber's bedroom.