We're Baaaaaacccccckkkkk!

So, we rode and rode and rode and rode and rode and rode and rode in the car again yesterday. Everytime Opie or I woke up, dogmom would find a place to stop the car and then we walked a little bit and did our business and got a drink of water and a cookie and then we got back in the truck and rode some more.

We couldn't beleive it when we got home. We came in the door and smelled everything and Opie ran upstairs and made sure the bed was still there. And, I looked out the patio door to see if there were any rabbits or squirrels. (There weren't.)

And we drank water from our own water bowl and dogmom put food in our own food bowls. And we rolled around on our own carpet and snuggled with dogmom. We're totally exhausted.

Dogmom said she is too. And her back hurts from sitting for 13 hours and her legs are stiff and she has lots to do. Oh well... we're home safe and that's all that matters!

Wuf Ya!

On the Road Again ...

Does anydoggie know or like Willie Nelson? Cuz dogmom keeps singing this goofy song and telling us Willie just might have to come with us on the trip. We hope not, cuz there is barely enough room in the back of the truck for Opie and me!

Anyways. We'll post more when we're home in our own house in our own beds with our own food bowls and rugs and furniture...

Wuf Ya!

Return Road Trip!

Dogmom says we're going to go back to Minnesota tomorrow. We're really excited, cuz that means we'll get to spend the whole day with dogmom. Even if it is in the back of the truck... and it means riding in the car for 13 hours again... and it means not eating a lot for breakfast so we don't upchuck in the truck... and it means we might have to see the horses with no bodies and the creepy big-nosed man in Wisconsin again.

Geesh... I don't think I want to do all that again!

Wuf Ya!

Road Trip!

So, we've reached our destination! We're in Ohio near where dogmom grew up. Since grand-dogmom had surgery to get a new knee a couple of weeks ago, we can't stay at her house or go visit her yet. So, we're staying at Arvonwood Kennel outside of Bryan, Ohio. (That's me, Gomer, standing in the 2nd kennel!)

Well, it's actually outside of Stryker, Ohio. But we bet that nobody who reads this has heard of Stryker... and maybe of Bryan, for that matter... unless you're related to our dogmom.

Anyway, we stayed here once before. We like Jane and Mike. And the kennel is bright and cool. It has those indoor-outdoor runs... but Jane is smart, cuz she has lids on them. So that dogs like Opie who like to jump can't get over the fence. And, Arvonwood has a small yard to do our business and a great big yard to run and play. And they even have horses... but not the scary horses that only have heads, like we saw at the gas station in Wisconsin!

Dogmom even came to visit us!

We went outside and ran around in the big yard and she let us climb on and investigate the elm tree that had been cut down. We think that is really cool, cuz it's not like a regular kennel where there's nothing interesting to test our minds.

But, sometimes, we just roll around in the grass or run in the yard...

Anyways, we'll be here for the next few days, so we're just veggin'.

Here's a picture of Jane and Mike as dogmom was leaving today...

Wuf Ya!

Road Trip!

Ok... so as near as we can figure, we drove from Minnesota... through Wisconsin (that had the funny big-nosed man and the horses) into Illinois... where we had to wait for like forEVER in traffic. Dogmom kept saying, "Chi-caaaaaa-go... we're in Chi-caaaaaah-go!"

Really, we just wished she would shut up so we could go back to sleep, since we obviously weren't getting to see anything but the same four cars around us...

Then, when we started moving really fast again... she said, "Hey, boyz... I've got a big surprise for you!" And she made a phone call. And then we kept driving. We didn't get it at first... I mean... really. We've been in the car now for what? 9 hours or something... what was the big surprise... we were obviously still in the car.

Then... we figured it out... there was a DOG PARK! We could see it. And she went inside and talked to somebody before we got to play. Turns out, it's a members-only dog park in Valparaiso, IN, called the Canine Country Club. We had been there once before a couple of years ago when we drove with her to Ohio. Anyways... she got a membership so that we could run and play for a while.

It was so much fun! There were two Boxers there... but they weren't Cubby or Raina or any of our dog-blog boxer buddies, we don't think. The boy boxer was named Gus and we don't remember the girl boxer's name... although we ran and played with her more than with Gus.

Doesn't this look like a great place?



But then... we rode in the car some more... Opie's kind of tired of the car now...



Wuf Ya!

It's A Road Trip!

We wuf to ride in the car. We always have. Especially when we both get to go and dogmom drives and we, well... we...

Then, occasionally, dogmom stops driving and she takes us for a walk and we do our business and then she goes inside the building and does whatever it is that she does... Meanwhile, Opie sits in the driver's seat of the car and watches for dogmom to come back. When he sees her, he jumps back into the back of the truck with me...

Sometimes when she stops, she stands outside the car and watches the big smelly thing while some kind of handle is sitting on the car and making funny noises that we can hear inside. She calls it getting gas... but I don't think it's the same kind of gas I get when I sit down and toot a tune for her.

Anyways... at one of the places where she stuck the handle in the car... this is what was standing outside the car. We barked and barked and barked at him, and he never moved. Dawgs... Opie thought his nose was big!
Then, after we saw the big scary man with the humungous nose who didn't move or talk... dogmom got back in the truck and started driving some more and then we ...

And then, the next time we stopped... THIS was next to us in the car. Dogmom called it a horse... but it sure looked bigger than the ones we drive by on the way to Dog Pad!

Anyways... after we barked at the horse and dogmom laughed at us, she started driving again and we...

More later!

Wuf Ya!

Something's Up - More Info!

Ok. So here's what else we found out so far today...

• There is also a Pet First Aid kit by the pile of stuff in the garage and a smaller-than-usual bag of our food.
• Dogmom took the car to the service station today and found out we needed more than an oil change -- like new sway bar links and rear brakes and an air filter.

Still no suitcases though... what do you think? Are we going on a road trip maybe?

Wuf Ya!

Something's Up - Part Two...

Ok, dawgs. So we didn't get to investigate very long yesterday 'cuz we went to Dog Pad all day and played with all the dogs and with Tory. And we chased balls when Nate came and started tossing them around. And, Opie was really good and didn't try to jump the fence or run away from dogmom when we came back (like he did on Monday). And when we got home we took really long naps 'cuz we were tired.

Anyways... so we didn't have much time to check into what's up at home... but we know there's something. Here's what we found out so far:

• Dogmom has pulled our portable, collapsible, soft-sided kennels out of the closet and put them in the garage.
• And, next to the kennels, she put our collapsible donut chairs from Target (that the college students like) and that we like to lay in when we go someplace and don't have our dog beds.
• And, next to the kennels and the chairs, she put the great big folded piece of fabric that she uses to line the back of the Explorer sometimes.

We thought maybe she's getting ready for a trip, but we haven't seen any suitcases (hers, or ours). And, we haven't seen her packing any food for us or anything like she does when she goes away.

We're at home all day today while she's at work... so we'll see what else we can find out, ok?

Wuf Ya!