browndog_09
(22/52) mountain air...
alice and i were on a mini-vacation this past weekend in the appalachian mountains of western maryland. i was a bit worried we wouldn't get to go, after the discovery of the bone at the end of last week... but since alice was feeling so well, we went ahead and took the trip and i am so happy that we did! it was a fantastic time!! we went hiking at antietam national battlefield on the way out, to break up the six hour drive.
sunday morning, we competed in the dockdogs competition at 10:00 (alice jumped 17 feet 9 inches... a new personal best!) and then we went hiking in the potomac-garrett state forest where dogs are allowed to be off leash. yayyy!!! it was a beautiful, peaceful place and we were once again the sole users on the trail.
monday morning we did dockdogs again and alice did 15 feet and some inches on both jumps, which meant we were still in line for the finals! we stayed around, and sure enough we made it in as the fourth place team. her two jumps in finals were in the 16 foot range, not good enough to win but we did get seventh place, a lovely rosette, and a bag of goodies. i was so proud of my little mutt dog... of the 24 dogs who competed in finals, she was by far the smallest and one of only two mixed breeds. the other 22 dogs were all labrador retrievers! wait, maybe one was a golden retriever... can't remember. anyway, they had a very nice awards ceremony, and then we were back on the road for the long journey home, over the mountains and across the bay.
i took this photo during the break before finals, when we had some time to kill. i had been sneaking alice over to this grassy area all weekend to play ball or just have some time to relax outside, and kept admiring these cute little daisies growing there. i haven't made a daisy chain in years, but it was just as easy and fun as ever!! while everyone else was back at home sweating in the 90+ degree heat and humidity, alice and i were enjoying the comfort of the cool mountain air. i hope to go back again someday!
oh, as for the bone... we repeated the xrays today and see no evidence of it! i honestly have no idea where it went, as i was picking up after her on all potty breaks this weekend and checking for bone. i am guessing it was digested or broken down into smaller pieces and moved through undetected. hopefully i have learned a lesson from this, i have been watching her more closely when she is outside.
(22/52) mountain air...
alice and i were on a mini-vacation this past weekend in the appalachian mountains of western maryland. i was a bit worried we wouldn't get to go, after the discovery of the bone at the end of last week... but since alice was feeling so well, we went ahead and took the trip and i am so happy that we did! it was a fantastic time!! we went hiking at antietam national battlefield on the way out, to break up the six hour drive.
sunday morning, we competed in the dockdogs competition at 10:00 (alice jumped 17 feet 9 inches... a new personal best!) and then we went hiking in the potomac-garrett state forest where dogs are allowed to be off leash. yayyy!!! it was a beautiful, peaceful place and we were once again the sole users on the trail.
monday morning we did dockdogs again and alice did 15 feet and some inches on both jumps, which meant we were still in line for the finals! we stayed around, and sure enough we made it in as the fourth place team. her two jumps in finals were in the 16 foot range, not good enough to win but we did get seventh place, a lovely rosette, and a bag of goodies. i was so proud of my little mutt dog... of the 24 dogs who competed in finals, she was by far the smallest and one of only two mixed breeds. the other 22 dogs were all labrador retrievers! wait, maybe one was a golden retriever... can't remember. anyway, they had a very nice awards ceremony, and then we were back on the road for the long journey home, over the mountains and across the bay.
i took this photo during the break before finals, when we had some time to kill. i had been sneaking alice over to this grassy area all weekend to play ball or just have some time to relax outside, and kept admiring these cute little daisies growing there. i haven't made a daisy chain in years, but it was just as easy and fun as ever!! while everyone else was back at home sweating in the 90+ degree heat and humidity, alice and i were enjoying the comfort of the cool mountain air. i hope to go back again someday!
oh, as for the bone... we repeated the xrays today and see no evidence of it! i honestly have no idea where it went, as i was picking up after her on all potty breaks this weekend and checking for bone. i am guessing it was digested or broken down into smaller pieces and moved through undetected. hopefully i have learned a lesson from this, i have been watching her more closely when she is outside.