#288 - T is for Travel Test

Hope you LIKE our BLOG...

Thought we'd do a little TEST...

We like to GO FOR A RIDE...

Do you know where we are...?

Hint:  they're all places in the Western United States

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#290 - S is for SNOW

 Hey DIXIE, what is all this COLD stuff?

 SW calls it SNOW and we can GO PLAY in it!

 OK!

 What do you mean we have to leave and GO FOR A RIDE now??!??

#290 - R is for RUNNING

We GO FOR A RIDE a LOT!

And after being in the BRT or the NJ for a LONG TIME

SW and TC let us out to GO PLAY!

Then we can RUN!

And RUN...

And RUN...!

RUNNING is FUN!

#292 - Q is for Quotes about Dogs

When God had made the earth and sky, the flowers and the trees.
He then made all the animals and all the birds and bees.

And then His work was finished, and not one was quite the same
He said I'll walk this earth of mine and give each one a name.

And so he traveled land and sea, and everywhere He went
a little creature following him, until its strength was spent.

When all were named upon the Earth, and in the sky and sea,
A little creature said, Dear Lord, there's not one left for me.

The Father smiled and softly said, I've left you to the end,
I've turned my own name back to front

and called you "Dog" my friend.

 - Author Unknown

“Dogs are our link to paradise. 

They don't know evil or jealousy or discontent. 

To sit with a dog on a hillside on a glorious afternoon is to be back in Eden, 

where doing nothing was not boring--it was peace.” 
― Milan Kundera

“Perhaps one central reason for loving dogs is that they take us away from this obsession with ourselves. When our thoughts start to go in circles, and we seem unable to break away, wondering what horrible event the future holds for us, the dog opens a window into the delight of the moment.” 
― Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson

#292 - P is for Pet Friendly Hotels

When we GO FOR A RIDE, 

we have to stay in DIFFERENT PLACES.

SW says they're "Pet Friendly"

which means we can STAY too...!

Here's a few of the ones we've STAYed in...

Harrah's Las Vegas:

Harrah's Laughlin:

Hilton San Francisco

Sorrento Seattle

Big Sky Resort

We LIKE when we can STAY with TC and SW...!!

#292 - O is for Obedience

SW: We often get complimented on how "well-behaved" our dogs are,

especially when we travel with them.  When people ask how we do it,

I answer that we took everything we read about dog training from people such

as the Dog Whisperer Cesar Millan and our breeder to heart and put it into practice.

First of all, we treat the dogs as dogs.

Second, TC and I both agreed from the onset that we had a duty to

work with the dogs on a daily basis and to work together on training

and discipline.

Thirdly, we established and maintain the pack leader

mentality and how there can only be one leader at a time.

So if I am working with the dogs, he doesn't interrupt me

and vice versa.

What we've been able to achieve is a great relationship

with our dogs who trust us without question.

I can go up to either of the dogs and inspect their mouths or ears,

they will stand still as we brush them or bathe them,

or shave them... hee hee...

they will lie down and let me examine wounds or feet

they will sit and stand and stay on command, and

taking pills, not a problem...

To TC's chagrin, I can ask Dixie to jump up

on just about anything to have her pose for a photo.

Even if it's a wall or a blind leap, she trusts that I will make sure she doesn't get injured.

And, Dillon is slowly learning to become more confident and mastering his

balance skills as well.

And they have the SIT/STAY commands down perfectly...

Which works well when you have a photog for a pack leader...

#293 - N is for National Parks!

SW and TC like to GO FOR A RIDE a LOT!

And, most of the time, we get to GO FOR A RIDE, too!

They especially like to go to NATIONAL PARKS...

Here are a few of the ones we've gone FOR A RIDE to

and where SW took a PIKTUR...

Arches National Park, UT

Bryce Canyon National Park, UT

Canyonlands National Park, UT

Crater Lake National Park, UT

(it was WINDY and COLD)

Mt. Rainier National Park, WA

Glacier National Park, MT

(we didn't want our PIKTUR taken that day

and ignored SW)

Zion National Park, UT

Whew!

You can see where else we've gone FOR A RIDE

to on the right side of our BLOG.