Wordless Wednesday - Let's Taste Some Wine!

Happy Wednesday Everyone!!!

Wowwee, it's been a crazy, fast paced last couple of days...I tell you! Buuuuuut, since it's supposed to be a Wordless kind of a Wednesday, I will leave all the good stuff for tomorrow's post! ;-)

In a wordless nutshell...this was my weekend! ;-)

Thanks to the Napa Humane Society and all the pawesome wineries that participated in the second annual Pawsport Napa Valley event!

Remember to come and see more tomorrow!!

Easter Biscuit Hunt

Happy Sunday Everyone!!

Oh my dog, yesterday was sooooooo much fun! We woke up super early (hehehe, ok, around 7:30 am) and drove over to Los Altos' Byrne Preserve for the Hoppin Hounds Hunt!

It was a beautiful morning and there were probably around 40 or so pups in attendance! :-D

Check out the 6 month old Saint Bernard, he was soooo nice and happy to be there!

You can't tell by the photos, but there were cookies thrown all over this hill... literally, you had to use your nose, but every couple of feet there were biscuits! :-)

By Palo Alto Animal Services

By Palo Alto Animal Services

It's like Where's Waldo...if you look really closely in the two photos above you can find me and cousin Pippi! Hehehe!

Domeek didn't give me breakfast that morning, so I was all over those cookies! ;-) She said that I must have eaten my weight in them, hehehehe! Luckily they were super healthy, organic, and were made of the best ingredients, so no one minded!

Check out the cookies!!

Cousin Pippi chowing (muahaha, play on words) down!

Eventually Domeek said that I had had enough, I didn't agree, but we still took a walk up the giant hill!

Check out how high we were, luckily lots of puppy parents had the same thought, so there was a whole bunch of us making the trek!

Pippi was so excited because we saw a couple of deers and a jack rabbit...she's got an insane prey drive, so she wanted and tried to run after all of them! Hehehe, luckily her Dad was holding her leash, not Aunty Nilla...they'd still be going if it were the opposite! ;-)

That's what I think of soooo many photo ops!! ;-)

Meanwhile I was super excited because there were a bunch of sticks and horse poo that I got to roll in, hehehehe!!! ;-)

Overall, I scored a ton of delicious cookies (including a few that I took home), met a load of great pups and their parents, and had a lot of exercise too!!! You can't get much better than that!!

I'm off to Napa for the next couple of days and will be back on Tuesday, so I hope that you all have a great rest of the weekend and Monday! :-D

Baylands Nature Preserve

Happy Weekend Everyone!! :-D

Well, while I'm off hunting wabbits and chickies (cookies that is), I thought I'd leave you with a few shots from a new walk that we did yesterday!

It's called the Baylands Nature Preserve and it consists of almost 2,000 acres of protected marshlands just on the edge of the San Francisco Bay!

It was absolutely gorgeous!

Of course we used the nifty MapMyDogWalk app again!

First off we checked out the sail boat docking area, which was a bit spooky but very cool!

Then we took a walk along the levees, which was almost deserted...I kept wondering where all the humans and pups were, especially since the weather was sooooo beautiful!

Finally we walked along this really narrow bridge that connected the levees to the edge of the Bay! The views were incredible and it felt like I was floating along all the marshlands! :-D

I tell you, if you are in the Bay Area and get the chance, come and visit all my awesome puppy friendly trails!! You will love them, Freckles promise!! :-D

Ok guys, visit back tomorrow for my Easter hunt photos! Have a great Saturday everyone!!

PeeS: I was just invited to join a wonderful bloghop that will be happening every Friday, starting with April the fifth, and I want to spread the word and encourage you all to participate as well!

It's called FitDog Friday (hosted by Peggy's Pet Place and SlimDoggy) and the goal is to bring awareness to the obesity problem that 52% of doggies have (as of 2012) and to encourage everyone to get out there: exercise, eat nutritiously, and live healthy lifestyles! :-D Not a bad idea at all!! Visit either hosting blog for more information!

Hope to see you all on the hop!

Bark Box and Park Time

Happy Friday Everyone! TGIF!!! :-D

Two pawesome things happened today, first: my Bark Box came (WooHoo!!!), and secondly: I got to go to the park in the daylight on a workday! Hehehe, sounds simple enough, but until the daylight started to change, that didn't happen too often! ;-)

It's always super exciting to open my package each month! I hear the mailman drop it on the doorstep, then I can't stop trying to open the door!! Hehehe!

Ahhhhhh...open the box!!!!

This month's box was apparently curated by a lady from Elle Magazine who likes to tell people what to do...something about advice! Anyways, I got two different toys, two treats, and a poop bag holder. And do you know what...one of my toys (the mousey) has already been taken away from me! WTD?!

If you listen to Domeek, she claims that I immediately started to rip the felt off and tried to eat it...but I was just trying to test the quality of the product, I swear, that's all!!! :-( So now cousin Pippi has two mouseys to play with...pft...and I have none!!!!

This is my disbelief face (or terror of Ginger being behind me)!!!

Luckily when Domeek got home from work this evening, the sun was still super bright, so we hopped in the car and went to the puppy park to enjoy it!! :-D

Initially I didn't want to really play, I just walked around and felt sorry for myself...but then a couple of my friends dropped by!

This is a new friend who kept running up to different dogs and then lay down right in front of them, weirdo! Hehehe!

We both found something really smelly and disgusting to roll around in...hehehe, it was so much fun!! ;-)

Finally my best friend, Rizzo, dropped by!! So me and her started to go running around, crazy, and boxing each other!! It was a pawesome time!!

I hope that you all had a wonderful day too!!

PeeS: On Saturday morning, Cousin Pippi and me are going to an Easter biscuit hunt that supports Palo Alto's Animal Services!! I went last year with one of my Meetup groups (that aren't going this year) and had a wonderful time, so I can't wait to go again!!

From last year's Hoppin Hounds...I'm in the center in red.

Photos to come!! ;-)

Wordless Wednesday - Ball, Ball, BALL

Happy Wednesday Everyone!!

Yesterday we went to a park that's super close to my house, but not that popular, so instead of playing with lots of pups like usual, we played ball instead! :-D

Great times were had!!

PeeS: For everyone that has signed up for the Pack, I just got my invitation to join...so make sure that you check your email for an invite from the pawesome Megan and Luna!!

If you are already a member, come and check out my profile (oh and tell me where you are too, I can't seem to see everyone...is anyone else having this problem?)

Have a great day everyone!! :-D

Another Class Down...

Happy Sunday/Monday Everyone!!

I hope that you all had an incredible weekend and Saint Patrick's Day!! :-D

Domeek abandoned me this afternoon and went to an Irish pub in San Francisco to celebrate the drinkable holiday! Something about no dogs allowed, I say "pft!" to that though!!! ;-)

It was my last Intermediate agility class today! WooHoo, another one under the belt! We ran through three different courses...one was short, but the other two were pretty darn long and had directional changes!

Domeek and I were able to run through the weave poles again and by the time that class was over, I was actually understanding that they are pretty much like a jump but just placed in a different way! ;-D I was going through from left to right, all by myself!! Oh Yeah!!

So, now we have almost an entire month off before we can start advanced agility! I know, a super duper long time, but we can sign up for "Drop In" agility on Saturdays where there are courses already set up and we can just run through them! So, just in case our memories aren't very good, Domeek and I will do this (at least) a couple of times before advanced starts! :-D

Miss Rachel told us that we need to start thinking about our goals for the coming months though. Our school doesn't have enough space for the really big contact equipment, so if we have plans to do competitions (even if it's just for fun) we need to go to other locations with space! Luckily there are a couple of different schools that are about 45 minutes to an hour away...a little inconvenient, but not a terrible distance, especially on weekends.

via Life and Times of Team Whisner

One of the schools is called Morgan Hill Dog Sports, this one has a huge outdoor arena for all the agility training and Miss Rachel teaches here too! The other is called Java Dog Training Center in Fremont, they currently have an indoor space in Redwood City but they will be closing this location at the end of the month (boo!).

via Java Dog

We still haven't decided what our ultimate goals are...Domeek is debating about the idea of competing since I enjoy the challenges, but we still have a lot to work on before...so we will take Advanced Agility and see what Miss Rachel thinks afterwards! Either way, I think that after the advanced class is over, we will move on to the larger facilities for lots more challenges and fun fun fun!!!

Ok, that's our update for this week! Have a great Monday everyone!! :-D