I'm On Vacation

Daddy Frank took me on vacation to Ptown today.  Daddy Leon had to work.  I miss him, but will try to have a good time anyhow.  Daddy Frank asked some friend to go with him, but they is both busy, so he took me instead.  Talk about a lucky dog!

Here is my room at the Outer Reach Resort Motel.  They have Free Dog Days till Friday. So Daddy paid just 69$ a night.

Too bad it is so far from the Town and Beach.  We can't walk there.  But it is a nice room.  It is very quiet here.  Good sleeping weather too.

 TV's a bit small...

Hum, nice view.

I can see water out there.

They even have dog art on the walls.

At the beach.  It was cloudy, but I like it cuz I don't get hot.

Dog with a slash line through it, humph!  Figures, the birds get the whole beach.

Close up of one handsome canine.

One handsome canine sleeping on the beach with Dad.

Now it's off to town to see if anything has changed.  And the sun is coming out.  Cool.  Daddy says we are going to see the Summer Solstice, whatever that is.  It's at 7:09 PM on Wednesday.  I wonder where we'll be.  Can we see it at the beach???

Me And Motors

Daddies got a new used lawn mower.

The old one got wrecked.  Daddy Frank mowed a big rock over in the lower quarter acre where the grass and weeds grow tall.  He didn't see the big rock, then it went crunch and the lawn mower didn't go no more.

I have a thing about lawn mowers.  They are a bit scary.  And I like to tell them off.  Here I am telling this one to behave and not get crunched by a big rock.

Got a Birthday Present From My Aunt Merri

My Aunt Merri who took me in as a puppy until I was old enough to go home with my daddies, sent me a gift certificate for the pet store.  She said it was a thank you present because, it was because of me, that daddy helped her raise some money for Connecticut Lab Rescue.  Good going Dad!

I got in the car right away and had daddies drive me to the store so I could go shopping.  They forgot to bring the camera, so I don't got pictures of shopping.

But I got all kinds of good stuff.  Dog food for a month or two...and toys!

 The Nylabone chew toy is my favorite thing.  I already chewed a few chunks out of the blue toy, but the Nylabone lasts a lot longer.  Not crazy about that ring thing.

Am I A Lucky Dog - Or What

I Love Hotel Rooms

At the Beach Again

Bike Trails - Dogs Allowed Until April 1

I made it just in time

A nice break

Snakes

Today I saw snakes while I was hiking with Katja.  I think I saw one once before, but today there were a bunch of them.  I wanted to play with them, but Daddies said, "No, Benni, leave them alone!"

So I did.  Aren't they cute though?

Daddies say they came out to get warm.  Usually there is snow or it is still cold around my birthday.

HEY! I almost forgot.  This week is my BIRTHDAY, maybe tomorrow or the next day.  I'm not sure.

Happy Two Birthday to Me!

Getting Ready for Paddies Day

I'm not sure what Paddies Day is, but Daddies got me dressed up for it already!
How do you like my 'danna?

My Shamyrocks and 4-Leaf Clovers

You Know, I'm Havin' a Birt-day Soon

Did I Hear a Leprychaun?

I'm Such a Handsome One!

Big Bird

This big bird is driving me nuts.  I know when he's out there, almost every morning after I have already been out and done my morning pee.

But my daddies won't let me go out and play with him.

When I see him out the window, I jump up and down and run back and forth from the window in the living room to the sunroom and the bedroom.

One of these mornings I'm going to stay calm and go by the door like I do when I have to do my business.  Then, I'll go and run to see big bird.  I will get him to play with me yet!

Marty Grah and Ashday

Daddy got me dressed up for Marty Grah.  I don't know why, cuz we don't have any friends named Marty, and this Marty guy never did show up.

Marty likes beads, I guess and well, I don't look all that bad in beads, do I?  Daddy took them off and said to be glad I don't have to get in the ashes.

I don't know what he is talking about sometimes....we don't even have a fireplace...

Cried Woof!

Daddies say I cried Woof the other night when they got their mailbox attacked by vandrels.  They say I always bark at nothing, like when I hear a car across the street.  So they always say "Be Quiet!"

So I barked the other night but they didn't listen and said "Be Quiet!" but there were kids smashing the mailbox.  I wish when I say "Woof" they could tell it's a "Someone-is-smashing-the mailbox-Woof" and not a "Someone-across-the-street-just-got-home-Woof",

Too bad my dads don't understand my "Woofs".

My Bestest Friend Katja

Well, life has been booooring  except for trips to the doggie park and here and there.  Daddies say I take too much granit.  Well, I just take biscuits and dog food, no granit.

Anyhows, here are pictures of my handsomeness at the doggie park and the young lassie who worships the ground I run on.

Her name is Katja and she is some kind of a Black Shepherd -Czechoslovakian or Polish or something.  She speaks German cuz her Mommy talks to her in German - she says words I don't understand.  But Katja doesn't always listen good.  

Especially when she runs across the field to say hello to another doggie - her momma says "Nine Katja"..  Then I usually go get her and bring her back to the trail.  Like Katja, that's more than nine times you run off, more like ninynine.

I love sticks.  Daddy says I'm Obsessed.  Katja likes to play with me tugging sticks.  I love Katja.  Other dogs just don't get it.  Katja understands how to play tug and run together with a stick.

Yeah, once I get hold of a stick, I don't let go...I won't let go...I CAN'T let go.

We go hiking together about three time a week...I can't wait till tomorrow...

We've got a date at 10.  First we will run and run.  Then I'll get a stick and we'll play tug!

I"m Back

Well, my trip to grandma's is over and me and Daddies are back home.  I like being home again.  I got my couch and my big woods in back.  And lots of sticks.

At grandma's I got to play with Buddy and we went hiking with Avalanche at a waterfall park in South Carolina.  But there were no trails where we could run leash-free.

I like trips, but traveling really tires me out.  Especially running around that yard with Buddy and having to see kittycats prancing around and looking at me funny, like I was some kinda unwelcome guest.  There was also a lot of waiting around to do something fun.  More waiting than fun.

So I pretty much slept all the way home.  Except when Daddy reached into the cheesy crackers, then I was on alert.  Never know when he was going to throw a cracker in the back seat.  Gotta be ready.  And of course the rest stops when I got to pee.  Some rest stops had nice big play areas and sticks too, but mostly they had just a tiny strip of grass to walk on.

Did I tell you I got a new collar and matching leash for Christmas, but Daddy had to sew them to make them better.  The collar was too long and I'm not sure what he did with the leash, but the important thing is the color compliments my golden-yellow eyes.  He finished fixing it on the way home, so I got to wear it for the first time.

My New Collar Matches My Eyes,
Don't You Think?

I Found A Lacrosse Ball While Playing
In The Park Near My Motel

My Motel Allows Dogs - And I Brought My Own Bed
 But Don't Tell The Management I Tried Out Daddies Bed

I am going to call Katja today and see if we can go hiking at the doggie park.

Thank Dog, Sticks Are Everywhere

Nice Trail, Nice Morning

Me and my friend Sadie out for a stroll - on a leash, ugh!

Gosh, I'm Handsome