LYF Camping (part 2)

This hiking stuff is hard work! Since the little dogs had to move their legs a ton more than I did to cover the same amount of space, I thought I'd be nice to them and take a little break.

that didn't last for long, and soon we were off again! The pine trees and green grass sure were pretty.

Bobby took advantage of his short stature when we came to an obstacle on the path. He got to go right underneath, while the rest of us had to figure out how to go around!

We stopped by one of the lakes to take a picture. Mom usually doesn't like to be in pictures (she just likes to TAKE pictures!), but this one turned out pretty nice.

Ginger looked so pretty with the sun on her fur.

pretty soon though, she was wiped out and decided to take another break in the middle of the trail.

When we got back to camp, she quickly found a nice comfy spot to pass out. She slept like this forever!

That afternoon, the last person arrived with her two doggies. Russell is an English Pointer, and his sister Hazel Rose is a pretty bulldog. Mom got mad at me a few times though, cuz for some reason I didn't like either of them. At one point, Hazel came over for a nice pet from Mom and I had to give her a telling off. Oh boy, did Mom get mad at me. She even made me do a time out!

After everyone returned from their hike and rested up, we played a few games. 1st was a 'loose-leash' walking game. Our bipeds had to fill a cup up completely full of water, and then holding it in the hand with the leash...walk to a bucket about 10 feet away and dump it in the bucket. Whoever had the most water in their bucket after 3 trips won.

As you can see, Dhani needs a little work on her leash manners. Check out that water spillage!

Ginger had no problem with this game! She's such a good girl!

After the loose-leash game, we played musical Hula-Hoops. Basically like musical chairs, but instead of sitting on a chair, the dog had to sit inside the hula-hoop!

It was easy at first, but soon got pretty competitive!

Lastly, we played a game called "Snoopy Says". This one is just like "Simon Says"...where you can only do the action when it is preceded by the words "Snoopy Says".

I wont a prize for being most helpful. I loved loved loved gathering firewood for everyone!

After the games, it was time for some relaxing. Someone needed to tell Russell that he's a little big to be a lap dog!

Mom, of course, had to get pictures of me all weekend. This one was fun trying to get all of us doggies to stay on the stump!

As the evening wore on, it got pretty chilly. Mom thinks it was in the mid-30's over night, so we tried to bundle up with whatever was available.

Most of the dogs had some pretty fashionable outfits. Bear came with more clothes than most of the people!

Dhani looked very stylish in her faux fur.

Russell can drool with the best of them. Check out that slobber string!

Finally it was time for bed, Mom covered me with lots of blankets so I wouldn't get cold...and I din't move a muscle all night!

Sunday morning was a completely different day. The clouds had rolled in, and there was a thick layer of fog blanketing the campgrounds. Me & Mom went for a short hike to see get some pictures and then we started packing up our stuff to head home.

I was so tired, I slept the entire way home....and once we were home I went right back to napping. Mom woke me up for a quick bath, but then I crashed again and didn't even get up for dinner! I was exhausted, but had such a good time! Can't wait for the annual trip next year!



Leash Your Fitness Annual Camping Trip (part 1)

Me & Mom went on the annual Leash Your Fitness camping trip again this year. Jack blogged about it too, you can read what he has to say here.

We had so much fun!! I got to go 2 years ago, but back then the camping trip was in September and it was H-O-T! Now that its in May, the weather is much better. Still pretty chilly at night, but during the day it was beautiful!

We camped in the Laguna Mountains in the Cleveland National Forest again, at the same campground as the 1st year but a different site. This was a much better location with lots of big trees for shade during the day.

I watched as Mom set up the tent, and then took position as guard dog. No one was gettin by these watchful eyes!

Then I got distracted by a big branch. This camping stuff is grr-eat! There were branches and sticks everywhere!

This year there were lots of people participating in the camp out. 19 people and 24 dogs were on the trip, I was the biggest and Bear (a long haired chihuahua) was the smallest. We all got along pretty well, with only a few snarky comments made by one of the older and more mature dogs. She was definitely the enforcer and made sure all us doggies were paying attention!

At night, it got downright cold! Especially for a city-dog like me who is used to sleeping indoors all the time. Don't worry though, Mom brought along an XXL sweatshirt especially for me. Everyone kept makin reference to some movie called "Flashdance" though, so next year I might have to make her buy me a proper jacket.

The ground was super soft and smelled delicious. And all the pine needles made it perfect for making dirt-angels!

One of my BFFs, Ginger, was there too. She sure looked pretty in her plaid coat!

The sun's warmth was so nice. All the doggies took advantage of the sunny spots as soon as the sun came up in the morning.

Andy even took on Ginger in the tug-o-war contest. She's such a nice girl she even let him win!

Bear won the 'best dressed' contest. He had enough outfits for all of us combined!

We got to do some nice hiking down to Big Laguna Lake. Everything was still green and there were lots of wildflowers out!

Me & Beretta were the only doggies who had our backpacks on. I think our Mom's were just lazy and didn't want to have to carry everything themselves!

Once we hit the lake, there was no stopping Ginger. She swam and swam and swam!

The young pups got to burn some energy off, chasing each other thru the tall grass. Luckily, it was still too chilly for snakes to be out!

Mom was mean and wouldn't let me off my leash so I could run. I tried pulling her in, and almost succeeded, but at the last minute she caught her balance.

I wanted to go swimming soooo bad, but Mom just kept tellin me no. She is SO mean!!

I had to be careful where I stepped. Twice, I almost stepped on short little Bobby and he got a little upset with me.



stay tuned for the rest of the update...lots more pictures to come!