Happy Halloween

Today I helped Jim outside.  Jean took a break from her work to take me for a walk.  I really needed to stay and help Jim but Jean made me go for a walk with her.  I'm glad Jean didn't dress me up in a silly costume for halloween.  I wore my bandana and got extra treats to celebrate.  Since our house sits by itself up a long driveway we don't expect to have any Trick or Treaters.

Something new

Today Jim and Jean went shopping.  I don't get to go shopping with them.  I have to stay home and watch the house.  Usually they come home with bags and put the stuff away and I don't pay much attention.  Today there was something for me in one of the bags - a whole bag of rawhides to chew on.  I was happy to have a new rawhide.

I helped Jim outside with wood.  Jen and John came for dinner.  I was happy to see them. 

My last day of camping

Today was like the first day in reverse.  We packed up our camp, went to the farm, dropped off the camper, played with Rusty then headed home.

On the way home we stopped at a store for a few minutes.  I had to stay in the car.  I jumped to the front seat so I could watch things better. 

I was happy to be home.  I helped unpack.  Then I needed a bath.

My camping trip day 4

At camp I was the most beautiful dog.  Charlie was the friendliest dog.  He wanted to make friends with all the people, dogs and skunks in camp.  Fortunately he did not make friends with the skunk even though he wanted to.

Jen, John and Charlie left after breakfast.  They had to go home so Jen could go back to work.  Jean took vacation from work so we could stay stay another day.  We went on another long hike.

Then we went to the creek so Jim could go fishing.  I don't understand fishing.  He keeps throwing something in the water.  I am not allowed to chase it.  I like to chase things that people throw for me.  It's called fishing but I never saw any fish.

Jean threw a stick for me to fetch.

Sometimes I just like to chew on my stick.

When we got back to camp I was tired and needed a nap.

My camping trip day 3

We took a long hike today to a fire tower.  We didn't see other people on the trail so Charlie and I got to be off the leash.

We walked to the Big Creek.  I had a drink of water.

Charlie, Jen and John posed for a picture.

We came back to camp.  The humans had lunch.  Next we went for a canoe ride.  Jim and Jean were in their kayaks.  Jen and John took me in the canoe.  Charlie stayed in the camper.  He is not an experienced canoer like me.  We didn't go on a very long canoe ride.  It was cold and windy and the current was swift.  We played stick on the shore.  I love playing stick with Jen and John.

When we got back to camp I was tired and needed a nap.



My camping trip day 2

Today we got up and got ready to go camping.  Jim and Jean  cleaned out the camper and got it hook up to the Envoy.  Rusty and I supervised.

Rusty did not get to go camping.  We drove to Sam A. Baker State Park.  It was not a very long drive.  I helped Jim and Jean set up camp.  When I camped with TJ and Pat we always slept in a tent.  Jim and Jean have a camper to sleep in. 

We took a walk to a creek.

Then something really exciting happened.  Charlie came and he brought Jen and John with him.  It is so much fun to have them along.  Charlie slept in a tent with Jen and John.  I slept on my bed in the camper.  When I camped with TJ and Pat I slept in a sleeping bag.  I don't need a sleeping bag in the camper because Jim turns on the heater.

My camping trip day 1

You may have noticed that I have not written in my blog for a few days.  That is because Jim and Jean took me camping.  We left home Thursday night.  Jim put the back seat down in the Envoy and he put my pillow right behind his seat.  That is where I got to ride.  I liked to look out the window but mostly I slept on my pillow.

Our first stop was the farm where we picked up the camper.  I like the farm.  It's the first place TJ and Pat took my when I was a puppy.  I also like it because Rusty lives there.  Rusty is a beautiful Australian Shepard like me.  He is my half brother.  I don't know what the other half of him is but I know half of him is my brother.

We spent the night at the farm because it was late.  I slept in the closed in back porch because Jim and Jean don't want anything to happen to me.  Rusty is a farm dog.  He goes on adventures at night sometimes.