Encouraged by a friend's suggestion to visit Tonto Natural Bridge State Park, I checked out their website and learned that they allowed dogs on two of their trails. Indeed, upon speaking with our friends about the planned trip, they confirmed their understanding that dogs were allowed on two of the trails as well... as they had been to the park relatively recently with their own dog. At … [Read more...]
Jasper vs. the Rattlesnake
Here's a video of Jasper, our Chocolate Labrador as he plays on the rattlesnake slide in the playground at McDowell Mountain Regional Park in Fountain Hills, Arizona. LOL! … [Read more...]
Jasper has EIC Syndrome
This is a follow up to my The Longest 15 Minutes of My Life post about a walk with Jasper in which he collapsed, presumably due to dehydration / heat exhaustion. That was a natural assumption, based on the length and temperature of our walk that day. However, the same thing happened just a couple days later when he had walked for only 10 minutes in cool weather. In a nutshell, he was … [Read more...]
The Longest 15 Minutes of My Life
I was one hour and 45 minutes into a hike with Jasper on the 50-Year trail in Catalina State Park when I met a couple on the trail, also walking a dog. In typical fashion, Jasper started bouncing to greet his wannabe friend. A few seconds into the doggy greeting, Jasper's legs buckled and he was on the ground. He struggled to get up a few times and then he'd be down again. Frantic, I … [Read more...]
Jasper Gets IN the Hot Tub
OK this beats everything. Ever since I turned the temperature on the hot tub down from 106F to 103F, Jasper has no problem jumping INTO our hot tub to retrieve his tennis balls. Check out my YouTube stream for more of these crazy dog videos. … [Read more...]