Three happy things - Canada Day, Uplands Park, and Bunny! (by Ojo)

Hi hi hi! Ojo here!

Today some Very Happy Things occurred!

First of all we went to Uplands Park! We have not been to Uplands Park in a very, very long time. This very, very long time is three months. This is because the birds make babies in the park and so Dogs are not allowed.

But the birds are done making babies so we got to go back to Uplands Park today! Hurray!

Uplands Park is different at every time of the year, and right now it is full of tall grasses and interesting plants, and bunnies and birds, and lots of crazy trees!

The second happy thing is that a bunny went into my mouth. I shook-shook-shook it! And then I ate-ate-ate it!

It went right into my mouth. (After I chased it.) This mouth, right here! Hurray!

The third happy thing is that today is Canada Day! Canada is my adopted home, and I love it here! First of all we have bunnies that sometimes go in my mouth, but also there are forests and beaches and snow, and many more wonderful things! Also my people are here! I am very proud to be a Canadian Dog! Happy Canada Day to our other Canadian Dog friends too!

(Yes I am very sleepy in this photo. It was after our Walk. Plus my tummy was digesting Bunny.)

Dry grass and lady bug

Nature is making sun and warm, and also Nature has turned most of the grass yellow-brown and dry.

Dry grass is FUN! It rustles when we run through it, and it is full of little things like mice and voles.

And lady bugs. There was a lady bug on my head! That is lucky, is it not?

Top of the world! (by Ojo)

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We went to visit the Top of the World! It's been a very long time since we've been here, at least a month! That's practically forever! It was amazing to be back and to smell all the smells from all around!

Our person says we have not visited because of the spear grass. She says this is Bad Stuff that can get caught in our paws, or other places. But I think she is just lazy. It is a steep climb to the top of the world!

Hurray for climbing! Do you like to visit high places?

Eyebrows! (by Ojo)

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I noticed something the other day. Cobi has eyebrows! Light eyebrows that go up and down and all around, and show what she is thinking! Especially when she is mad!

I do not have eyebrows. My face (apart from my mouth) is all black. This is not fair.

So my littlest person helped!

What do you think? Am I not more expressive now? Am I not more serious? More clever-looking?

My new eyebrows even wiggled up and down when I moved my eyes, just like Cobi's!

(By the way, in case you were about to feel sorry for me, these things stuck to my face did not bother me at all! I always have things stuck to my face. Usually it's twigs and branches and leaves and bug-bits and spider webs, all from running through the bushes. So these things? Nothing different! No problem at all! I could have had them on all day!)

Here I am with my littlest person (who is now as tall as my other people). What do you think? Aren't I smart-looking?

What do you mean, you're going to take them off now? No thank you! I would like to keep my eyebrows!

Oh happy Beach day!

It was a very happy day at the Beach!

It was not too hot and not too cold. There was a small wind, but not a big one. There were a few other Dogs, but not too many.

Also Beach was very big.

This was nice! Sometimes Beach is very small. Sometimes it is in the middle. I do not know why  Beach changes like this.

But this visit it was very big. This meant there was much space for Ball to fly! (Go again, Ball! Go again!)

I feel happy! Can we come back again soon?

It's my Gotcha Day! (by Ojo)

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Today is my Gotcha Day! I have been with my people for THREE YEARS!

This is the picture that the shelter and the rescue group showed of me, before I was Gotcha'd:

This is what Shelter said about me: "Willemina (yes, that is what they called me, don't laugh!) is very sweet, playful, good w other dogs, happy & bouncy."

My people saw my picture with my soft, gentle face, and they saw that write-up, and they decided to meet me!

First I lived with a family. Then I lived on the streets. Then I lived in Shelter where they called me Willemina. Then I lived in Foster-Home-in-Alabama. Then I had to go on an airplane which was very scary. Then I lived in Foster-Home-in-BC where they called me Willie. Then finally my people took me home! They called me Ojo. That is much better.

I was very smart, but my smartness was for things like stealing food off the counter and hiding valuables in the yard. So my people took me to class where I learned to use my smartness in different ways that were less annoying to them! (And still fun for me! Training is awesome!)

I love my family! I am so happy they chose to Gotcah me!

Fog and Quiet

Before we came home from being Away we had one last walk. Nature was making Fog and Quiet.

This was a very pawessome Walk because we had the whole lake-swamp-forest-alpine-meadow to ourselves. Everything was still and quiet. (Except for Ojo.) The wet air held all sorts of interesting smells. It was a very amazing Walk.