Wordless Wednesday - Hidden Gems In Town

Happy Wednesday Everyone!!

On Sunday cousin Pippi and I went for a hike through the Redwood City hills...we had a fabulous yet exhausting time, especially since this park is a hidden gem in the middle of the city!

The park is 42 acres of hills, loose gravel, streams, and redwoods!

Yeah, I totally fell in the water!

Luckily we ended the adventure with a trip to Starbucks...there's nothing better than exercising, working your tush off, then licking up some whip cream! ;-)

Have a great Wednesday everyone! 

Wordless Wednesday - Point Isabel

Happy Wednesday Everyone!!

So, this past weekend, Domeek took me to what can only be referred to as "Puppy Mecca" aka Point Isabel Regional Shoreline! We had heard about this magical place online, but had never ventured an hour North to see it for ourselves...that is, until Sunday! :-D

The park is a 23 acre, off leash, marsh land, sea front, non-enclosed area...and I was allowed to go off leash for the first time ever!!! Oh my dog, I couldn't believe that this place was real...the smells, sounds, dogs, people!!! I tell you, if you get the chance to visit...YOU MUST!!! :-D

But what Domeek really loved, was the fact that I behaved beautifully off leash! I didn't run off, I always kept an eye and ear on her, and always returned when she called, which means that we can do it again!! :-)

The park is in Richmond, so you can see (at least on a clear day) the beautiful San Francisco skyline.

Before the leash came off...

After the leash came off...

Whoa, I was exhausted after all that trekking, sniffing, and walking! Thankfully, there's a dog friendly cafe at the entrance (called the Sit & Stay Cafe), so we had a drink and sat for a bit! Aw, it was nice!

I can't wait to get back there again!

Have a great rest of the day guys!

A Camping We Will Go...

Happy Friday Everyone!! :-D

A couple of random things: 

I had such a wonderful time at the dog park last night; I got to meet up with a couple of my oldest friends (Rizzo, Buddy, and Ricco) and run around insanely! It was so much fun, it's just sad that the evenings are coming to a close earlier now...sniff...it was practically dark at 7:45! Aw, the perils of Fall!

I've been loving reading all the blog posts and tweets about all my friends' experiences at BarkWorld.. It looks like such an pawesome conference! I can't wait to hear more!

FYI, on Saturday, Petco is going to be hosting a Summer Snow Day at 8 different stores across the country. The stores are going to be giving away free puppy ice cream, Kong demonstrations, food samples, and will be having training demonstrations...along with...a temporary snow park for your pup!! OMD...I can't wait!! I'm so happy, one of the stores is only about 30 minutes north, so Domeek, Pippi, and me are going to go and have some fun in the snow! :-D Make sure to see if there's a store near you participating!

Camping!

Ok, onto the fun stuff...Domeek and I have finally decided that we are going to start camping! I know, most of you will be saying, but you missed the summer! Pft, no worries, I can't stand the heat - Fall is a waaaay better season anyways! ;-)

So, because we don't have any equipment and no one in our family actually camps, we have a couple of questions for all you camping fans!! :-D

First off - Tents! We'd love to hear what tents and brands you've all been happy with! Currently we're looking at the Coleman Sundome and the Suisse Sport Yosemite...both are in our budget, have pretty good reviews, are the right size/weight, and are readily available. Buuuut, if any of you have had issues or anything with them, we'd love to hear!

Secondly - Camp Stoves! Ok, Domeek has absolutely No experience with these things! So we are running around blind! :-/ Hm! I like food...does anyone have any suggestions that would stop me from starving?! Should we use a single burner, double burner, match start...? The longest time we'd be camping would be a long weekend! Eeek!!

Um, Noms!!! ;-)

Thirdly - Tips/Suggestions/Randomness/Things You Wish You Knew when it comes to beginning camping (in general)!

Muahaha, yes, I would sacrifice a child over moi! ;-)

Thanks so much in advance guys!! :-D We're looking forward to going, enjoying the great outdoors, hiking, and being one with nature soon!!!

Pacifica Beach

Happy Sunday Everyone!

Oh dog, did I have a blast at the beach yesterday!? :-D First off, we decided to go hiking though the hills of Pacifica. They were soooo high up, I couldn't even see the top when we first started!

You see that orange arrow? That's where we hiked up too! :-D And no, this lovely cement path did not go all the way up the hill! ;-)

Understatement of the year! Hehehe!

I was raring to go at the start!

Yeah, that didn't last for too long!

Oh man, I gotta take a moment dude!

Enjoying the sites and smells!

Up we go!!!

Hip Hip Horray!! We made it to the top!!! :-D I had my doubts, but somewhere near the top, Domeek says that I turned into a mountain goat...then boom, we made it! Hehehe, getting string cheese at the top didn't hurt either! ;-)

Thankfully the trip down was waaaaaaay shorter and easier than the way up (well, for me...Domeek says that the loose gravel was harder going down, but whatever!)! :-) Phew!

After hiking we decided to take a leisurely strong along the beach...if you're a surfer and haven't made it to the Pacifica Beach, then you are seriously missing out guys! :-D There were probably over 100 surfers catching waves while we were there and all of them that we met were incredibly friendly, happy, and had pups themselves!!! It was pawesome!!

I enjoy watching and judging the quality of surfing going on! ;-) After all, I'm a California pup!! Hehehe!

All in all, I had the bestest day that a pup could ever ask for!!! :-D I hope you all did too!!

Have a great day everyone!

PeeS: I have some fun videos coming up, so make sure that you stay tuned!

Wordless Wednesday - Arastradero Preserve

Happy Wednesday Everyone!!

Domeek wanted to make sure that Miss Snickerdoodle and I had a fantastic week while she was (currently "is") staying with us, so she took us to a bunch of hiking trails, parks, and walks! Luckily we even got to venture out to a new spot...it's called the Arastradero Preserve in Palo Alto.

The preserve is a mix of steep hills, forests, valleys, and grasslands. We decided to take the steepest trail of them all. It was only about 3 miles long, but man oh man, did it feel sooooo much further!

When we first got to the preserve, there were signs that said that coyotes had been seen on some of the trails and that dogs weren't allowed on them...and then when we got into the car, the first thing that we saw when leaving the parking lot - an adolescent coyote!!!!! :-D Wowee!! I think that might have been the biggest dog that I have ever seen!!! Crazy! 

We had such a wonderful time that we'll definitely be going back!

Have a great day everyone!