Dog Tales: First Week of Wintering South

Jasper

(Note from Ros: I hesitated to allow Jasper (my Chocolate Lab) to write this as he does tend to get a little 'yappy'. But he insisted, so here goes....) Well, someone could have told me we were heading south for the winter! I wouldn't have left that great M&M bone from Auntie Sue in the middle of the backyard! Other than that oversight on Mom and Daddy's part, this trip has been … [Read more...]

I Swam 5 Great Lakes

jasper-swims

I don't much care for water or wet things. I try to stay out of the rain and refuse to walk on wet grass. So, it was a shock to me when we were staying at East Harbor State Park on Lake Erie and my mother took me to the beach and pulled me into the lake. It wasn't enough that my feet got wet, but she pulled until I could no longer touch bottom. Eureka! I was swimming. I swam back to my dad, … [Read more...]

My 4-Month Birthday Celebration

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We were at the KOA in Salt Lake City on June 11th, 2010 --- my 4 month birthday. My parents, Ed and Ros, surprised me with Fido cookies, birthday hats and singing "Happy Birthday" (badly and out of tune) to me just after dinnertime. I didn't care much for the hat. But they can sing "Happy Birthday" to me anytime they feel like supplying frosted doggy cookies for dessert. … [Read more...]