Out enjoying the “warmer” (upper 30’s) weather.
Enough with the pictures already, Papa! Throw the toy!
Air Pongo
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Proofing Class Graduation
Pongo graduated from Proofing class tonight. He’s taken it before but this round Liz, the owner and our instructor at Alaska Dog Sports made the class fun and exciting by creating new exercises to challenge the pups. Pongo rocked the house tonight despite being rather distracted in the beginning.
Our controlled Meet & Greet.
One minute sit stay.
One minute down stay.
Waiting patiently with Papa.
Just being plain ol’ cute.
GRADUATION TIME!!!
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Spring Break Wrap-Up
Spring Break this past week has been full of ups and downs.
UPS
Grandma Bev is visiting and we are keeping her plenty busy with projects.
Pancake brunch with friends.
Tj and Jackson
Bethany and Sarina
Papa, Reid and Pongo. Pongo is so intrigued with the little people running around but is being a very good boy waiting calmly.
Jackson testing out Pongo’s condo.
Papa Pongo-proofing the kitty door.
DOWNS
Worrying about, cleaning up after, and vetting a very sick kitty…she’s feeling much better now.
And…putting up with one raging teenager of a pup.
Dog Sharks
Cheap Entertainment
On Wednesday I was at Home Depot chaperoning a rather horrendous field trip, which I will refrain from expatiating on, and felt a tap on my shoulder. There stood Miss Kari, the owner of Dog Tired Doggie Daycare. I gave a quick “hello” in-between corralling kids and also noticed she was pushing a cart full of rope in plastic bags. I thought to myself, “What ARE they doing to our dogs with all that rope?!?”
The next day when I dropped Pongo off at daycare, I asked Kari what the heck they were doing with all that rope? She laughed and said it wasn’t rope but rather very absorbent, antibacterial mop heads. Well, that explained it all…Until today when I received these photos and realized this is how our beloved Dog Tired Doggie Daycare staff entertain themselves!
Cinco de Pongo
Fabio Lloyd
And while I was laughing my butt off, I knew Pongo was one humiliated boy! Thank goodness he is a good sport and a very forgiving guy…
Pongo Snuggling With Miss Lindsay
New Snow
Anchorage got a good dumping of snow yesterday. Something that hasn’t happened in a while and, in my opinion, much needed to help “freshen” things up.
The dogs enjoyed playing and romping in the new snow today.
I also built a snow berm in hopes Pongo would fly over it like Reid used to do when she was a more agile young lady.
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And while Pongo did fly, I think he had more fun “killing” the tug toy.
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I would say everyone had fun because they both are resting peacefully, for now…
Settling In
MONDAY: Office time and hour long walk with Papa, Play in the yard with Mama, Training Time
TUESDAY: Doggie Daycare, Training Time
WEDNESDAY: Office time and hour long walk with Papa, Play in the yard with Mama, Proofing Class
THURSDAY: Doggie Daycare
FRIDAY: Doggie Daycare, Bath, REST
After a very busy week and 3 days at doggie daycare, one stinky boy needed a bath and to settle in for some rest time.
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The Sneak
If I can just squeeze my body through this little hole-in-the-wall, I will be rewarded with a smorgasbord of kitty delights: 2 litter boxes to nose around in and hopefully find a few buried treasures and a feeder of full food I know is off-limits (my favorite thing to partake in!).
Once Mama figured out I could get my whole body through that little kitty door…ACCESS DENIED!
The Blogger & The Blogee
This is what I had to deal with, on Sunday, while trying to blog…
WHAT A BIG BABY!
Dingoes, Dingoes, Dingoes
Flipping through the channels last night (Yes, we lead a very exciting weekend nightlife!), we ran across Martin Clunes, A Man And His Dogs on the Smithsonian Channel. Low and behold, he was traveling to Fraser Island in Australia in search of the wild Dingo. While many Dingoes in Australia have bred with domestic dogs, Fraser Island is home to Dingoes in their purest form because domestic dogs have been banned from the island.
*Click on the picture to watch the Fraser Island video.
It is sad to say though Dingoes do not have a very good reputation in Australia (This does not include Australian Aborigines who highly revere the Dingo; they are mythological icons, totems and are also associated with sacred sites). Dingoes are seen as “pests” who are dangerous. It seems that a lot of people don’t see them as they should be seen: as wild animals that deserve space and respect. There is a growing problem of people feeding the Dingoes on Fraser Island, which in turn causes bigger problems and guess who pays the price of human stupidity–the Dingoes!
On a lighter note, Martin also went to the mainland to visit a very talented Dingo named Dinky.
*Click on the picture to watch Dinky’s video.
Can you guess where our future travels will be taking us? Maybe we’ll adopt (i.e. sponsor) a Dingo…or two.
The Pongo Experience 