MEETING THE FAMILY IN SAN DIEGO

Hi: We just came from San Diego where we had a doggone good time! SD is a dog friendly town so we got to go to the Coronado Dog Beach where Quinn ran and ran in and out of the water. He swallowed a lot of salt water and so he barfed in the car....Dad was not happy. We also got to go to the dog park where we played alot with others, until one playmate ended with a bloody nose, more about that at a later time. We were at a nice campground although the Freeway was close by, but it didn't bother us. We got to visit with Tammy and Forrest and their two dogs Augie and Sasha. They were big, but we were able to romp around their yard and inside (Mom was nervous about this). We did get time to rest while Mom and Dad saw the sights like the USS Midway, The Wild Animal Park, The Del Coronado Hotel. Cousin Lauren also stopped by to visit. She sure is pretty and tall and will graduate from college in May.

CANINE FUN IN SAN DIEGO

Heres a few pictures of our trip to San Diego. The first is at Coronado Dog Beach where Quinn became an Olympic Swimmer...who knew. I on the other hand, was on my best behaviour, and loved rolling in the sand and chasing a runner's shoes. The second is us at Tammy and Forrest's house with their two dogs Augie (he's the retreiver) and Sasha (she's a shepard mix).

CATCHING THE 3:10 TO YUMA

No, we weren’t watching the movie, but we did land in Yuma for a stopover and had the oddest dog walk to date…a dry wash full of rocks. We were up early and on our way before we had a chance to meet any other dogs.

ROMEO AND JIMINY CRICKET

MY ROMEO MCDUFF

STUD MUFFIN CRICKET

I might have ended up falling for a younger guy here in Tucson if I hadn’t gotten a letter from my true love McDuff. I first saw Mr. Cricket when we moved in. He was not more than 4 pound and much younger than me, but as Yorkies go, he was a stud. Everyday he would come over to visit with Quinn and me. He was cute, energetic and liked to bite my ear. It was all I could do not to flirt. Just when I thought things might get serious, I received a picture from McDuff telling me how much he missed me and I ended up sending him a special Valentine. Sorry Cricket I’m a one dog female. Besides you like to play rougher with Quinn.

UP, UP AND AWAY

ROUGH LANDING

LAS CRUCES BALLOON FEST

We had a swell time at our stay in Las Cruces, New Mexico. We had a big dog run to play in, at least until the sewer pipe in the park broke. Phew! Did that stink and we had to stay clear of the peepoo. Dad and Mom had to think fast when our Jeep died. We ended up getting another temporary car while ours was being fixed. Dad sure did grumble, but they were able to continue on and visit the area. The real fun came when a giant stagecoach hot air balloon landed right by our motorhome. It was huge and noisy and scared the fur off of us at first. Quinn and I had never seen anything like that before. It was part of the local Balloon Fest that Mom and Dad went to that morning. And, after they go up, up up, they can come down, down, down anywhere.

WHERE DID ALL THE FLOWERS GO?

Our next stop was in the middle of the plains at Ft. Stockton. It was a one night stay and we did get a chance to get a walk on the Six Shooter Trail with Dad and get to see our first tumbleweed.

A SIDE TRIP TO CORPUS CHRISTI

U.S.S. LEXINGTON

We took a short trip down to Corpus Christi so Dad could visit Lex…a boat, I mean a ship. The weather during most of our visit was rainy and Dad wasn’t feeling good so we were content just to stay dry and warm inside.