You don’t see rainbows in Portland very often, especially such a full, double one. But the other day, there it was! And I heard there’s suppose to be a pot of gold at the end of it. That started me thinking…what if there’s a pot of M. U. D. at the end of it? That’s almost like gold. At least that’s what I think. 
I convinced Mom to go to 1000 Acres. I think she was feeling a little guilty for leaving me home while she and Dad went to San Francisco. And I wanted to take full advantage of the situation, right? Besides, what if there WAS a pot of gold (er, mud)?
We did a lot of walking and found a tree that was blown down in a recent wind. Sometimes those winds can be pretty fierce coming off the Columbia Gorge. I was just glad I wasn’t under it!
On we went.
And, there it was.
My favorite mud-hole!
See, I knew that rainbow meant something.
Mom *thinks* she’ll be saved from giving me a bath with a swim or so in one of the icy ponds. 
I found a really great stick that I encouraged her to throw in for me. She’s pretty good that way.
The shake off was gratifying–it got most of the dirt off me. Of course, I made sure Mom got her share. Good thing she’s a good sport!
And, guess what? I found some more puddles!
We don’t always go on this trail, but something was drawing me.
I realized you just have to follow your rainbow! 
Thank you, Rainbow.
The (mis)Adventures of Sage 
Sage, I could see what a wonderful time you had!!! It came through the puter right to us Sage!!!!
So happy you are happy!!!
xx, Zoie & Fern
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We see a lot of rainbows here in the spring and summer – we are just going to have to follow one of them and find that glorious mud!!! Sage, you look like you had a blast.
Woos – Phantom, Thunder, Ciara, and Lightning
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Wow…now that’s truly a pot of of gold! The FiveSibes would love to have followed you and played in those great mud holes, especially our resident mud monster, Wolf! (Yep, of course he’s pure white. I think he wishes he was brown!) Great pics of a fun day, Sage! Keep following those rainbows, and we’ll have to check out our next one to see if there’s some golden mud puddles too at the end! Happy splashing!
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Glad your family is back together. That would be the pot of gold at the end of my rainbow. The trip to 1000 acres would just be mud on the puddle.
Doggy Kisses,
Tanner
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Wow Sage, look what you’ve found! I love your pictures, what a wonderful day. You are so cute that I actually called my Hubby over to look at you with me. He never likes to look at the blogs I follow, but he really enjoyed seeing you so happy. You know, Sage, you’ve got a pretty great mom to deal with your mud. She obviously loves you so very much.
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Wow, you look like you’re having a GREAT time! You’re brave to swim in icy waters, Sage! Great photos. 🙂
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Oh, my, Sage – you are a wonderful, muddy, wet mess! So glad my free roam Beagle, Shiloh, isn’t with you. He visits the nearby pony farm – mmm, mmm, good manure to bring home to me. Sigh – what a wonderful rainbow chase you had! Thanks for visiting my blog.
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Good job milking that guilt card, Sage! You look SOOOOO happy in your pictures! Glad your family is home again!
-Bart and Ruby
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Sage-
You just crack us up with your obsession for mud! A real OREGON dog, fur sure!
Wyatt and Stanzie
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Your Mom is so great about taking you to 1000 acres and letting you wallow. Think she might want to adopt me?
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What a great rainbow shot! You sure do like mucking about! LOL!
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Wow, beautiful double rainbow! I loved your adventures of follow the rainbow!! Such fun muddy puddles to dip in!
~Higgins
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Wowserz! That’s some mud hole you played in! I have never seen a mud hole that big!! Looks fun! And what a beautiful double rainbow! 🙂
Woofs & hugs, ❤
~Bailey (Yep, I'm a girl!)
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that’s one of the best Muddy Mondays yet! jealous!
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Wow – that last mud puddle was a good one! You DO live in the perfect place for plenty of mud puddles 😉
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Wow, you it the MudPot fur sure Sage!
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Yay!!
I’m so glad you found your mud at the end of the rainbow buddy!! You look funny with your spiky wet hair!! 🙂
Have a fun day,
Your pal Snoopy 🙂
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Thank you Sage for a happy laugh! You are just amazing ‘muddy’ girl! Great to soo how you enjoy your life! x Teje & Nero
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Sage, I think your shake off photo may be my new favourite photo of you! Looks like you had such fun. My urban mutts would love to run + mud puddle in that wide open space. Glad your mum + dad are back, bet they had a lovely time with your Poppy 🙂
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Oh Sage. What a great day you had. I would have loved to run with you through those mud puddles. My Vickie tells me that she and Jamie did a lot of searches in the Portland area and that it was the most beautiful place ever. She loved the Columbia Gorge area and when they came up your way to help train the search dogs in your area, they stayed in a little cabin up by Mount Hood.
She said your pictures made her really miss that.
And she wanted me to ask your human if you have ever eaten a Salmon Berry. When she was on a search up there one fall, there were hillsides of the tasty orange berries and she ate until she got sick. But when she asked if anyone else had eaten them, no body knew what she was talking about.
So do you guys know where the Salmon Berries are?
Well enough talking.
Thanks again for making our day.
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I agree! You do have to follow your own rainbow! I’m glad you found your pot of mud at the end of yours, too. You have some beautiful pictures today, Sage!
Bunny
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What a beautiful double rainbow! Always a great sign for a good MUD day!!
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Wow that looks so much fun, especially the swimming part. I know you’re a big dog and love the water, even though I hate it. But still… the mud also looks like fun times!
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Rainbows come out for a reason, Sage and it sure gave you a smile and mud rub…so cool! PS Thanks for commenting on my recent post…I’m using a new reply system from blogger and still ironing out the wrinkles…Cheers!
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Makes pawfect sense to me – dubbull rainbow makes fur dubbull mud puddulls!
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I’ve got to make sure I go out next time there’s a rainbow. A mud hole and a swimming hole. What could be better!
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Sage that looks like wonderful rainbow and some pretty awesome mud…uh I mean gold 😉
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Jon Farleigh, Dewi and my youngest child would like to find the end of that rainbow. But if it’s all the same to you, Sage, I think I’ll just let it be your secret. 😉 Thanks for popping in on us the other week. 🙂
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You are such a silly girl! We would be best mud buddies for sure!
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Hi!
You sure had a lot of fun and we loved the pictures especially of you in the water with the stick! You looked so happy!!!!
Your friends!
The Collies and Chuck 🙂
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