We are litter mates born on September 24, 2002. (In the picture above we are joined by our friend Clancy and you may find this picture of us featured in the Miniature Schnauzer Magazine published in 2008) Our vet says we are very healthy and the folks don’t have any complaints of vet bills so we must be keeping pretty healthy. Well, this was true until June 2010 when Oscar had a very scary episode. That is an entire story by itself though, so we’ll leave that for now.
We get the best food … something expensive called Eukanuba, and of course anything dropped that we can Hoover up before it is removed from the floor. When they are getting ready to eat, we come to investigate and accept any veggies offered. The white crunchy stuff is especially good, though anything cold and green ain’t too bad either.
We don’t much like baths, or nail clipping … actually the coat clipping isn’t a big load of fun either. The treats at the end are worth sitting still for though so we are pretty good about it all.
Our crate is just only big enough. It is a great place to get a treat at and hang out until the folks get home. Other places to hang out are our beds, the folks bed, and of course the ‘outside’. We especially like going for walks (well, they walk, we run). Digging holes someplace in our yard is good. We haven’t quite figured out why the folks don’t let us just hang out in the garden, but we think it has something to do with digging.
As an update to this information, we have changed our food to California Natural, which Oreo likes much better. Yum! We also like to go along for bike rides, running and even canoe trips. Swimming we don’t really like much, though it seems sometimes we don’t have a choice, our people just put us in thinking to cool us off in hot weather, then we do swim for shore!
Hello Lynn, Lawrie, Oscar and Oreo!
Long time, no see:) We were camping at Kej a couple of weeks ago for our annual pilgramage and thinking of you!
Lynn, you must be getting excited about your upcoming travels. It will be here before you know it! Not in the cards for me this year- I am rapidly going through vacation time and can never seem to save funds:) But maybe one of these days!
I came across something the other day and thought of you. Actually I have joined a dragon boat crew and was chatting with another paddler on Tuesday. She is also a keen recreational paddler- does not scorn at my attempt to j-stroke whilst flat water paddling:) And often with at least one dog in tow. She mentioned that it is much easier now that the dogs wear PFDs! What?!?, say I. Yes indeedy. They now make PFDs for pouches. Check out LL Bean (http://www.llbean.com, search dog PDF). She said the dogs seem happy and it makes it very easy to scoop them out of the lake by the jacket . . . Anyway, I could resist sending this to you. O2 may not approve, but one never knows!
Also, Lawrie, Georgina says hello. She has been watching this (awful) tv show called . . . hmmm, Brat Camp, I believe. Anyway, it chronicles the trials and tribulations of a group of disengaged youth, as they face various outdoor adventures. Winter camping, rock climbing, etc. And, of course, G thinks immediately of you and your adventures. I encouraged her to write to you and tell you this herself, but . . . .
But good to know that you have made a lasting impression:)
Also, speaking of lasting impressions, I will have you know that no camping trip is now complete without at least one game of skip-bo. The cards have become a permanent part of our essential camping list. The last trip we had Neatby relatives from the UK along. They, epecially 8 year-old Stephen, were hooked. And a game has gone back with them to Portsmouth:)
Well, I guess that I have rambled on long enough. I hope that all is well with you. This site- even under contruction looks great. Good for you! IT at it’s best when it supports human contact and other essential endevours!
take care
karen p