Muddy Monday

I told you all about the wonderful qualities of mud in Mud Bath and I topped it off (so far) with the glorious roll I had in the mud at Mt. Tabor. Now THAT was a mud bath!! There are a couple of ponds at 1000 acres that are pretty full this time of the year and I make a beeline for them! Of course, there’s always the inevitable bath in the tub.

It’s been pretty nice weather lately (which means it’s not raining EVERY day), and Mom’s daughter came to visit. And guess what? We did 3 hikes this weekend! Yes, yes, YES! I said three. I’m pretty pooped, but it was fun. I have to tell you all about them, but Mom says I need to stick to the subject (she’s a party-pooper).

OK…..so, we were back at 1000 acres this morning.

There weren’t too many hu-mans and dogs out there today. Maybe because it rained just a tiny little bit. Toby and I played and played and ran and ran. Toby’s feeling SO much better since he was diagnosed with hypothyroidism and we had a good time together.

But we saw some dogs and I was in the position!

Well, guess what was at the end of this trail? Another POND!! I’m in 7th heaven right about now, but I bet you couldn’t guess that. At least there wasn’t ice on it this time…..

Is there anything better than this?

George the Lad thought I should do a Muddy Monday series. I think I’m well on the way! Good idea, George!

Mossy Trees

We–that means all of us dogs that live here in Portland–are SO thankful for 1000 acres. We can be off-leash almost everywhere. And I know most hu-mans are good about picking up after us–Mom sure is. It’s important so we get to hop along trails like this and have mud baths and go to the pond or the Sandy River. And it’s the ONLY place Mom will even let me be off-leash. I guess because I can’t run into a road…..

We are lucky, because there are many, many places where dogs can’t go or always have to be on a leash–even in Portland. One of San Francisco’s favorite off-leash places is Ft. Funston. Toby went there in December and he told me how neat it was. Dogs got to go surfing and there was even a doggie buddha. Now they are talking about banning dogs altogether there and in other places around San Francisco.

We all have to be good to our parks and obey the rules and not leave “presents” all over, that’s for sure. That way we’ll still have places to go and enjoy being a dog!

My Mud Bath

They say a mud bath is good for you. It has healing properties and said to be a beauty treatment that revitalizes the skin; gets rid of toxins; exfoliates and nourishes–whatever. I think mud is just plain good–good to eat and good to lay in. It’s suppose to be warm, or maybe hot–that’s what hu-mans think. They don’t know the beneficial factors of COLD mud. Yes, C-O-L-D COLD mud. It’s invigorating.

Who knows how cold that mud was. I don’t have a thermo-meter with me. Mom said it was COLD! 35 degrees COLD, well, not the mud puddle–it was probably colder. Hu-mans are such wimps (except those Polar Bear crazies). They just don’t know good MUD!!

I bet you can’t guess how much dirt was in the tub when I got a bath? Mom wouldn’t even do it in her tub–she took me to this place where they washed dogs. And I scored with a ton of treats!!

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Wordless Wednesday–More 1000 Acres

Pee Ess: I have to tell you about this part of our walk at 1000 Acres, but that’s coming up tomorrow……

Into the Brambles

I saw some other dogs on the trail, so I went into my “little dog” stance. Mom says I’m herding, but I don’t know anything about that. We don’t live on a ranch or anything, but I think I came from one! Does that count?

Mom told me there are places where I can go learn about it. There are sheep there too. I’ve never met a sheep….I wonder if they like to run and play too? Or would I have to be the boss and make them behave? I think I’ll get on the internet and check this out when we get home. Sounds like fun!!

Hey, Toby!  Come help me do some more sniffing! We might be on to something here.

I ended up in the middle of a bunch of brambles. They really are blackberry bushes, but they’re all over the place. Mom says they’re invasive. I remember those black things on them last summer. Hu-mans actually eat them! Not me. I like the stuff lying around out here, but Mom won’t let me eat that either.

Then we got back to business.

Mom said her boots were making a sucking sound. Not me! The more mud the better, I say!

Can you see that ice there? I had fun playing with it. It was just like a rock, but tasted a little like water.

Water? Did you say water? That’s even better than mud puddles. Where is it? Let’s hurry, Mom. Get the lead out…..

The Mudhole

We went to my favorite dog park the other day. It was GREAT! I got to run, and run and run.

Toby was running also–he was having so much fun!! And my buddy, Toby II joined in the game. Around and around we went! It was crazy!!

Of course, you know what came next, don’t you? You saw that water, right? My tail isn’t wet for nothing. There’s nothing like a good dunking in the mud. It feels soooooooo good. Of course, I know what happens when I get home….

It’s totally worth it–I’m ready to go back!!!!

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This feels sooooooo good!

What do YOU do when you get hot at the dog park? Drink water? Lay down and pant? Mom says that’s what normal dogs do. I take it one step further–I find water and lay in it–it sure cools your tummy! I think that’s pretty smart, don’t you?

That's Skye with me in the puddle. Toby is going to check something out.

That’s what happened when we went to my favorite park–Normandale. Well, 1000 acres is really my favorite, but we don’t go there every day. Mom likes Normandale because it’s fully fenced and there’s LOTS of room to race and play. AND, there’s always lots of dogs to race and play with!

This time, Skye came. She could be my sister! She’s 9-months old (I’m almost 9-months old); she came from Madras (like me); and she has a lot of the same “markings” as I do. Except I have long hair. Her Mom thinks Skye came from a “puppy mill” roundup. That sounds scary–does that mean they grind puppies up? I don’t think I came from one of those things, but I can’t really remember.

There was a huge mud puddle where we drink water. It’s never this muddy except when it rains and it hasn’t done that in 2 months. Mom knew right away what I was going to do and I sure wasn’t going to disappoint her! But I waited until almost time to go home to go lay in it. Well, what did you expect? I was HOT.

Mom’s friends were all watching me and laughing. Mom was laughing too. A man tried to put some dry bark in the puddle, but I fooled him. I just laid down in the part that still had lots of muddy water. And I kinda wallowed in it. I guess that’s why Mom said my middle name is Pigpen.

I think that little dog wanted my spot.

Then we went home–I guess it’s a good thing Mom has a cover for our seat in the car.

My Top 10 Fun List (Dogs Only)

I’m bored. It’s been hot for days, which means no walks during the day, no park during the day, no this, no that, not much of anything! Mom says that’s not true–we just have to do things differently. She said it’s going to cool off tomorrow–boy, am I glad!

I’ve already told you I have LOTS of energy, so when it’s hot, I just can’t sleep all day like Toby does and I don’t know how to read yet like Mom and Dad do. So, in between deviling the cats and chewing my antler, I decided to list my 10 favorite things to do. I’m not sure I can even count to 10–remember I’m not even 9-months old–but I’ll try. My list is not necessarily in order. I know which is my favorite, do you?

Do you think she likes me?

10. Tease cats–I get in trouble for doing this, but it’s FUN. If they would just learn…..

9. Chew my elk antler–I spend a lot of time doing this. Mom says it helps my teeth AND I don’t chew it up in 5 minutes like I do all my other toys.

8. School–you might say “why is this fun“? Because Mom and Dad learn stuff and I have fun!

7. Play games–I play a lot of games, like “leave it”, “come”, “NOW”, “drop”, “off” (that one I don’t do so well), “quiet” and of course, “sit”, “down”, “wait” and “stay” (I don’t do that very well either). What I like best about games are the treats!

6. Go to the park–I get really excited when we get in the car and Mom takes Toby & me to the park. I have LOTS of friends there that I can run and wrestle with. I especially like to go to 1000 acres park with Toby II. He’s my best friend. Mom says it’s good to be “socialized”, whatever that means. Friends teach me stuff and I teach them stuff. Like school.

Two fun things--a ball and water!

5. Play ball–I play ball at home when we can’t go out (like now). I even bring it back! Mom played ball with me in the pool today. WOW–do you know that’s two fun things in one?

4. Walks–We do that a LOT. I sometimes get to meet Mom’s friends and I’m very good and “sit”. Sometimes I see Oz and we get to play!

3. Off-leash–Oh, wow. I LOVE this. But Mom is always in control. She’s the top dog, right? I think so. Sometimes she won’t let me run free (like when I don’t “come” right away). I always know where Mom is, but sometimes she doesn’t know where I am. She says I’m learning. That’s what school is for, right?

2. Digging–Mom says I’m digging a hole to Croatia. They “think” they are leaving me here when they go, but won’t they be surprised when I pop up!

1. Water–I LOVE water. Yep, I LOVE water. The river, the pool, the beach–you name it. Mom says I don’t even know about snow yet. She says that’s water too. We’ll see….

So, what do you think? Pretty good list, huh? Do you think I forgot something? Did you guess my favorite? What do you think it is?