road trip – day two (ashland to bend)
Started the day with a short hike above ashland. here’s the view from the trail. after that, headed through medford toward crater lake. what a gorgeous drive! i loved driving through the farmlands west of medford. stopped at the rogue river gorge scenic viewpoint because i thought the dogs might need a break, and am […]
road trip – day one (san jose to ashland)
left today on the long-anticipated road trip! too bad fuel costs are so high, but who knows what it will do later this year. took two dogs and what seemed like a huge amount of stuff with me. stopped to meet suzanne for lunch on the way up. she lent me her pac nw dog […]
Happy Birthday, Cooper!
Happy 9th birthday to the wonderful dog that introduced me to life with Golden Retrievers. I’ve never looked back! 🙂 We spent Cooper’s birthday at Sunol Regional Park with his littermate Gemma and her owner and dear friend Suzanne Bria. See the pictures…
new usdaa titles
At the haute dawgs/tracs agility trial this weekend, Lola earned her Advanced Jumpers and Advanced Snooker titles with a 4th and a 2nd place. Yay!
“just a dog”
This is a terrific piece that was sent around in email: Musings by Richard Biby, Contributing Editor Broken Arrow, Oklahoma From time to time, people tell me, “lighten up, it’s just a dog,” or, “that’s a lot of money for just a dog.” They don’t understand the distance traveled, the time spent, or the costs […]