Bosco Dog Blog

I have been very remiss is writing on my blog - I guess so much has been happening that I haven't had time. I'll try to update you on many things. Well, as I said, Joan returned from a place called Col-o-rado where she said the elevation kicked her you know what. I don't like kicking so I bet I wouldn't like elevation. In any case, she hung around the house gardening for a week. We spent every day outside and I loved it. On Saturday the 6th, Joan drove me down to the Animal Ark where she adopted me! Thankfully, she didn't leave me there! Anyway, the drive down I was very excited because we were on a trip, so I yelped a lot. Finally, we got there and they gave me a bandana - which you can see in the picture, and Joan got a T-shirt. They had some water pools there so I learned how to step into them and then, later, after the walk I realized I could also just plop down and sit in the cool water.

Before and after the walk, they had some "pup-olympics" we could do. I did all the events. I licked peanut butter off Joan's nose in 5 seconds. I sprinted to Joan in 2.7 seconds (on a short course). I also bobbed for (hot)dogs and retrieved 4 hotdog pieces in a bowl of water in 5.8 seconds. Finally, I did poorly in the treat toss and wasn't able to catch the treat from a distance -- I guess we need to work on that one at home ;-)

The walk was great, and it was funny to see about hundred or so people walking with dogs. That's a lot of dogs and people in one group! I got along with the other dogs fine, and the best part was all the treats I got to eat there. On the way home, I was much more relaxed and just laid down in the car and rested.

Some of Joan's friends and family sponsored us (and Joan matched their contributions) - so we ended up giving Animal Ark $150. So now Animal Ark has more money to buy treats, food, and medical care for dogs like me (when I was there!).

The other thing that happened was Eileen, Joan's sister, who I like a lot returned from Madison. She had moved here before Col-o-rado but then went back to Madison and then returned on Friday before the big walk! Now I have another person in the house to lick and snuggle with. Yeah!!!!!!

But then a few days later Eileen left to drive to New Mexico (right back through Col-o-rado Joan says). She wants to move there. But now Eileen is back again!!! I guess she did not like New Mexico and drove back here on Wednesday. What a surprise! Now I'm back to double pets and double the skin to lick. Hooray!