I never fully appreciated "the dog ate my homework" excuse until just a few days ago when Jasper chewed up my power supply. I felt bad enough being out of contact for days at a time during our cross-country roadtrip and camping in areas which had no Internet access, but to have the dog chew the power supply cord within moments of finally picking up a wireless connection almost sent me around … [Read more...]
Jasper’s First Play Date
Jasper, our 3 month old chocolate labrador retriever puppy had his first play date today with Harley, a 4.5 month old yellow lab puppy. Fun was had by all. The dogs ran, frolicked, nipped at each other, played with a rope toy and but for the fact that Harley lost a wisker (I felt SO bad), no one was seriously injured. We owners, Grace (Harley's mom) and Ed and I could barely contain ourselves … [Read more...]
Jasper: Our Newest Travel Companion
We have a new family member and travel companion - Buddha Boy Jasper (Jasper) - an 8 week old Chocolate Labrador retriever that we picked up yesterday from White Robin Kennels in Princeton, B.C. The photo (above right) was taken during the hour-long ride home, during which he cried just a little and then slept in my arms the rest of the way. We stopped just once at Stemwinder Provincial Park to … [Read more...]
Help Me Name the Puppy
Note: Comments are now closed as the puppy has arrived and has been named. Click here to find out what we call him. Thanks to everyone who suggested names!! Although I've really wanted one, I haven't had a dog of my own since I was in my early teens. My excuses included being single, constantly on the road and in hotels... yada, yada, yada. Well, no more excuses. I'm getting a Chocolate … [Read more...]
Vic the Cat Goes Kayaking
While we were camping at Haynes Point Provincial Park (just south of Osoyoos, BC and just north of the U.S. border) this week, I got the brilliant idea to take my 12 year old, diabetic cat, Vic, out for a float in my kayak. He apparently didn't like kayaking as much as I originally thought, because as soon as we got fairly close to shore, he got ready to leap in the water. And leap he did. … [Read more...]