portland dog

lost in thought

fun at cynosport games

baloo's annual romp through the lure course

at the cynosport nationals last weekend

dog tired with sock monkey

smiling dogs on the beach

excursion

first trip to the field with alex was a success. we camped,

just alex and i. if she weren't such an outstanding watch

dog i'm not sure i would have had the courage for solo

camping so close to the AZ/MX border.

as it were, i didn't worry at all. we slept in

the back of the truck (camper shell) and alex woke every

couple hours. very quietly she would sit up and

look out the windows for about 10 minutes, then settle

back to sleep. never a false growl or bark, she was

confident and brave. she knew exactly how to do her job.

random plop down in the sun

first in field

alex went to Las Cienegas National Conservation

Area with me to monitor the recently transplanted

black-tailed prairie dogs. her first trip to the field,

she's a natural and a stellar guard dog.

thanks for the great party, Grandma!

happy birthday alex!

birthday cake courtesy of grandma Lin

occasionally, baloo and alex break out in song...

keeping watch

turn your face to the sun

and the shadows fall behind you

                       ~maori

fun at dog beach, san diego

alex and baloo took to the beach like...

well, like fish to water

rearview baloo

is this comfortable?

alex always has her tongue out

baloo in the grass

alex had her nose in a hole most of the weekend

leaf thief caught in the act

here alex makes off with a whole mouthful.

leaf thief

whenever I feed biggie big a pile of leaves alex is 

quick to run over and sneak off with a mouthful. 

what's this tortoise doing on my dog blog?

this is biggie big the tortoise. he loves to eat leaves.

tug o' war

alex

rock hound

alex loves to play with rocks. at first I thought it was limited

 to one particular rock I discovered her playing with, but 

then she brought in another, then another, and another. 

or maybe she's slowly working to bring the 

backyard inside; which would explain all the sticks 

and bark she's always bringing in.

hiking at south mountain on sunday

baloo was concerned over 

my neighbor working on his roof today

well, she is beautiful...

who could blame her for stopping to stare

5 months

alex was 5 months old yesterday

attack whippets

weekend dogs, ready for rain

relaxing on the patio chair. 

two nights ago alex was asleep with her

arm across her nose.

baloo running at planet ranch

curled up

alex was content after a short outing to Pets Inc to 

get crickets for the shrew and dog bones for the dogs.

in the field...

i took baloo to the field with me yesterday. 

she was really well behaved and had a great time running 

around and wading in the bill williams river. 

the biggest couch potato

alex in training. she's no match for baloo quite yet though.

the low-head lion stroll

lying in leaves