July update

Here's some updated pics for you from our hot July summer. It cooled down a bit from the July long weekend, so we've been going to the beach and hanging out in the park lots!

This one is from Queen Elizabeth Park, only a few blocks walk from our place. I was looking for a cozy place to sit down - Christine was lying on the blanket, so I went over and sat down on her!

Richie's friend from Australia was in town and came by for a visit. Here he is trying to teach me a new trick with some cookies. It didn't go very well, as I was too focused on getting the cookie off my nose.

On another weekend, Richie and I went in the roadster down to Point Roberts; Christine caught up with us again, and we had a great weekend hanging out at the beach and sitting in the shade, enjoying the summer breeze.

One evening, Ian brought out a bag of ice, but this was different than the ice that I like to chew on. When he put it in a bowl of water, this white stuff came out and spread across the lawn! I didn't quite know what to make of it, so I kept my distance.

And then last week, Harley showed up for a stay. Here we are at the beach with Ian and Lauren's friends. As you can see, Harley is trying to mooch some dinner from an unsuspecting guest, as I cuddle up to Christine.

Apparently July was the sunniest, driest month ever in Vancouver... I'll be happy when the rain and cool weather comes back!

Mischa

Canada Day long weekend

Richie and I went to down to Point Roberts by ourselves this weekend. We've been doing our usual stuff; visiting the neighbours, going beachcombing, and hanging out in the sun (and shade). There's a new puppy across the road from us, and I've been getting visits from the chocolate lab next door.

Our first evening, we went to Brian and Rita's for dinner. I had been over visiting earlier, and found something that smelled interesting in the cardboard box. When Brian opened it up, there were a bunch of these things in it.

I didn't quite know what to make of it, but Richie didn't seem scared by it, so I went in for a closer look. 

It was moving slowly, and I was curious, so I moved in for a sniff. Then it tried to grab me with one of it's claws! Lucky for me, it had rubber bands holding the clampy part closed, but I jumped up and moved away regardless.

Yesterday evening, we went over to Rick and Shirley's to have dinner, and that's when I saw one of those strange kittys with the black eye mask. I ran across the road (something I'm not supposed to do apparently) and chased it up the tree.

Richie came over too, but instead of trying to help me get the kitty out of the tree, he was trying to grab me. So instead, we played a terrific game of barky-barky keep-away. I would alternate this with running over to the base of the tree and jumping as high as I could. Finally, Richie gave up trying to catch me, and walked back to the rest of the group, so I came back with him.

After dinner (I got some yummy bits from the various diners), when we were sitting around the fire pit, I heard what sounded like Christine's MINI. I looked up, and sure enough, here it was, slowing down in front of the driveway. I jogged over to have a closer look, and it was Christine! I was so excited - Richie grabbed my leash and we started walking back to the cabin. But Christine was getting away from us, so I started galloping and pulled Richie along with me all the way home.

Mischa

Harley week

Harley got dropped off here for a brief stay recently - we seem to have a lot of other dogs come stay with us temporarily! Anyhow, the weather has been really nice lately, and we've been doing lots of fun things. 

We went down to the beach, and of course, I was digging like crazy in that soft sand. I had a great time, and I think Harley did too. He got fascinated by another little dog there, which is kind of odd for him. 

Christine also took us up to Queen Elizabeth Park where we can run around and explore. I found a squirrel here once - it wasn't moving, and so I didn't find it very interesting - much better when there's a chase to be had.

And here I am playing King of the Mountain - I love climbing on piles of dirt, but in this case, a picnic table will have to do!

Happy Spring everyone!

Mischa

Whistler weekend

Last weekend, we went up to stay with Richie's other brother Daryl, Rita and Harley up at Whistler. The last time we stayed here, there was lots of snow to play in, but there was none this time.

It was pretty nice weather up there actually, and we went on many walks into the village. Here we are sitting in the sun while Rita is inside one of the stores. I was getting a little bored - yawn! But once we got into the village, there was something going on called the "World Ski and Snowboard Festival". All sorts of humans were walking around and there were other humans giving things away. I got some beef jerky, and some doggy treats!

When we got back to the hotel room, there was this bunny who would hop right up to our balcony! I was so excited... this bunny wanted to come over to see us! I cried and cried for him to come over and play, but I wasn't allowed out to see him.

You can see how close he is in the picture above - Richie thinks that the other humans that stay there have been feeding him; I think he wanted to come see me!

Finally, Christine let me out onto the patio, and I rushed over to see the bunny, but he ran off under the tree nearby. But he didn't go very far, and I could still see him tucked under the brush over there.

I love bunnies.

Mischa

Easter down South

I forgot to post some pics from our recent visit to Point Roberts. We went down there on "Easter" weekend - whatever that means. Something to do with an bunny (I love bunnies!), but I didn't see any. Here's a cute picture of Toba when she was a little puppy - with bunny ears!

We hadn't been down to the Point in a while, and this trip was the first time this year that the sun was out in full force. While I didn't have Toba chasing me around on the sand bars, it was still fun running around with the sand between my paws. I even got in a little bit of "crazy puppy".

But I'm getting older now, and really all I want to do is laze about in the sun, and hang out on the patio with my humans. Lucky for me, it was warm enough that weekend that they stayed outside almost the whole time, so I was in my element!

Even when the sun would first come out in the morning, they would move their chairs to the other side of the lawn so that they could sit in the sun with me. When we weren't outside, we would go inside so that the humans could make yummy dinners of roast beef and turkey! Of course there is always something that falls from the counter, or a few scraps that get left for me.

Back here in Vancouver now, but apparently we're not done with Easter yet, as we're going to have another Easter dinner for the Chin family.

Mischa

PS - Happy birthday grandma!

Meet Linden!

Ok, we've met this guy before - we often see him on our morning walk to Starbucks, and recently we actually went over to his house for the evening. But the other day, Linden's human came by with him and when he left, Linden stayed behind! 

As with all doggies that come to stay with us, Linden was a little out of sorts for the first day - not sure what he's doing here, who these humans are, and what he's allowed to do. But it's been a couple of days now, and he's really settling in. He's staked out his spot on the bed, figured out where food drops from the counter in the kitchen, and the best places to take a nap.

Yesterday, we went to the University Endowment Lands with Charlie. We had a great time running around in the woods, and we discovered that Linden actually likes to lay down in the muddy puddles! Yucky - you won't catch me lying down in there.

It's getting warmer again now - we sat outside on the front lawn for a while, even though Christine needed to wear a jacket. Of course, Linden and I don't need anything to keep us warm. Today, it's raining hard, so we're spending the day inside, lazying about the house. Hopefully we'll be outside enjoying the sun again soon.

Mischa

Another visit from Toba

Toba came by for another brief stay with us last week. There wasn't an serious antics to report - like huge new holes dug in the yard, although she did do some excavating in Christine's garden. It's a good thing it's not spring yet!

We've been running into lots of other Berners lately. A little while ago, we were up at Queen Elizabeth dog park, and ran into Gabby and Patsy Cline:

Then just last week, we ran into another one called Jada - it's really fun when we all get together!

 And then there's a new boy that moved in across the street called MacKenzie - Richie hasn't managed to get a photo of him yet, but I'm sure he will soon.

Mischa