tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29036235843391637442024-03-13T15:04:48.157-06:00Dog Daze: Life with Cedar & CosmoCedarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08518261318867895170noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2903623584339163744.post-63627851178070467792013-12-30T08:33:00.000-07:002013-12-30T08:33:47.775-07:0029 Dec: Cedar turns two (!)The plan for Cedar's birthday was to do a day trip over to Denman Island and visit one of our favourite beaches at Fillongley Park. It being the wet West Coast, however, we woke up to rain and decided it wasn't worth the ferry fare to be wet and chilly on a distant beach. Instead we went into the woods - no driving and lots of craziness on Cedar's behalf.<br />
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With moving and all the upheaval that goes along with it, we haven't been taking many photos. Well, to be honest, Dave hasn't been doing much photography - while I've been trying, my dog photos leave much to be desired (dogs move a bit faster than mushrooms and moss).<br />
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So yesterday Dave set out to get some pics of our beautiful two year old (where did the time go?) on her birthday romp - sans brother Cosmo, who had his own walk through the mud down to the river. (Note the pics are Dave's, just have my watermark because I Lightroomed them)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Why are you fiddling with that black box stuck to your face? Can't you see I'm ready to run?!</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Is there something hanging out of my mouth? A maple leaf, you say? No, that wasn't me...</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So my lip is stuck. Who cares? I'm still gorgeous (hahaha).</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And there you have it, folks - the original Muppet face!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Squirrel? Bumper? Snack? Something looks good up there.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chaaaaaarge! Happy girl with a happy face, always looks like she's yelling with joy.</td></tr>
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Here's to a great third year for Cedar and all of us, and lots more pictures for the blog!</div>
Hydro Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10067556046839988891noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2903623584339163744.post-38050249159037978602013-10-22T21:18:00.002-06:002013-10-22T21:18:17.584-06:0022 Oct: What Do They Look Like Now?It's been pretty busy lately so not many dog pics.<br />
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Thought I'd do a short post (on a terrible internet connection), so family can see what the dogs - especially Cosmo aka The Lion - look like!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cedar and her loooooong nose.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cosmo and his big bulbous head (I'm kidding - he's a handsome boy!)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cedar demonstrates her worm-rolling technique. Step 1: grind your head into it.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Step 2: boogie a little to get the sun on your underparts.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Get a good stretch going so you can cover maximum area with dead worm goop.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cosmo was too busy trying to catch falling leaves to even bother with a dead worm.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sometimes I call him 'Jasper' by mistake...such a calm (compared to Cedar!), hippie boy. :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cedar demonstrates her rock walking technique in Kootenay Park. Dave is feeling chilly lol.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cosmo poses by the river. After he'd already been in it, so the temptation to get in was reduced...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cosmo always thinks something better is going on in the distance - or perhaps he's just enjoying the view.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black dogs in the sun, hard to photograph - but the sun was warming Dave up!</td></tr>
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More pics in the next while!Hydro Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10067556046839988891noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2903623584339163744.post-30508270369229022652013-09-29T11:04:00.001-06:002013-09-29T11:04:45.653-06:0029 Sep: Grey Beach DayWhat do you get when you mix early morning light, a rainy grey day, and black dogs?<br />
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Terrible picture-taking conditions! <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Super quiet morning at Island View beach.</td></tr>
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No one else was around - might have had something to do with the pouring rain, the cold wind, or perhaps the early Sunday morning hour.<br />
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Just as well, though, because I had a couple of complete hooligans to contend with.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cosmo on L, Cedar on R. Each has their own toy. For now.</td></tr>
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They were absolutely wild this morning. You'd think they hadn't been
for a walk in weeks, never mind that they had two walks - EACH, including training - yesterday.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"I have the ball, Cosmo. Na na-na boo boo."</td></tr>
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They raced around like maniacs. Cedar taunting Cosmo. Cosmo grabbing her neck and tail. Cedar grabbing seaweed and shaking it. Cosmo trying to eat sand. Wrestling in the surf. Wrestling in the sand. Running. And running. And running some more.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Each heading for a separate piece of seaweed. Not sure where the toys are...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Scrawny Cedar. I'm not sure what she does with all the food she eats, but she looks like a stick figure dog.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another dark photo with dark dogs - Cedar has the ball (L), Cosmo's sampling some seaweed.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yes, when you run non-stop for half an hour it gets tiring, doesn't it Cedar??</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Not so tiring that I can't play keep away with the ball" says Cedar (Cosmo is oblivious in the background)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cosmo - oblivious again, with his furry mane - trying to eat sand while Cedar chases the ball. Which is the brightest thing in this pic...</td></tr>
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Cedar wasn't quite tired enough (or maybe over-tired??), and had to have an all-out, crazy-ass fit around the front lawn when we got home.<br />
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Needless to say, they're both fast asleep now after their baths, and I'm just about asleep after wrangling them plus vacuuming out the car (again) after breakfast.<br />
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Here's to some brighter days later this week for better dog shots! Hydro Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10067556046839988891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2903623584339163744.post-27578749219809538622013-09-11T12:39:00.001-06:002013-09-11T12:39:44.862-06:0011 Sep: Cosmo on the Beach<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Taking Cosmo to the beach is a very different proposition than having Cedar on the beach. Where she's winging around, running constantly, checking everything out (and putting it in her mouth), swimming & then digging in the sand...Cosmo walks. Looks. Stands. Looks. And walks.<br />
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But if something catches his eye - bird, person, fluttering leaf - he's after it like a shot! Three double blasts on the whistle and he wheels around like a horse, rearing up and thundering back towards me. He does the same when something startles him. Like, oh, a rock in the water? (!!)<br />
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We were up with the birds again - no mist this morning, but lots of geese:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Geese cross in front of the sun</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More geese, this time with no sun to burn my eyes out</td></tr>
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Also out at this time of day are the herons - one of my favourite birds.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The heron. Whom Cosmo was specifically forbidden from chasing.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Different angle on the heron, who was able to stay put without a black furball attacking him.</td></tr>
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I wonder if Cosmo's standing and looking around is because he's unsure, or just absorbing his surroundings. I have quite a few shots like this: <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hmmm, what are those odd white squawking things bobbing in the water?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I smell something. Rotting seaweed?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not so sure about the whole salt water thing...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gauging how far it would be to swim to the mainland.</td></tr>
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When I stop to take pictures, he'll often (okay, sometimes!) sit nicely next to me or in front of me for a shot.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Handsome boy!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The ocean looks even bigger from up here!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm kind of pathetic when I'm not sure about new environments</td></tr>
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But then he sees a crow flapping, or a seagull taking off from the water, and suddenly it's okay to let his hair down (and he has lots of hair!)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yeehaw - coming back to the whistle after chasing a crow</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Growing up on the Prairie, any kind of topography is challenging</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the move - and still watching everything going on around him.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Look ma, I went swimming!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yup, hair fully down and flying in this one...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Something about this sandbar was particularly exciting, lots of racing around having mini-crazies</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here I come! Cedar showed me how to make this crazy face</td></tr>
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Unlike Cedar, who gets more (and more, and more) amped, Cosmo knows how to turn it off. He goes from crazy fits to sauntering through the water in 10 seconds flat.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just truckin' along</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aren't I a good boy? :)</td></tr>
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Another great morning on the beach, followed by a bath, massive dog wrestling, and both now completely crashed and sleeping soundly. Time for me to have a nap!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cosmo and me, on the beach</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My what big paws you have</td></tr>
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<br />Hydro Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10067556046839988891noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2903623584339163744.post-60114029672589401012013-09-10T11:13:00.000-06:002013-09-10T11:13:13.861-06:0010 Sep: Is That a Dog Or A Running Sandpile (or 'Cedar at the Beach')Cosmo was pissy tired this morning - didn't want to get up, almost asleep again after breakfast. So I decided to take Cedar out to the beach (two dogs + 1 handler on the beach is a no go, given all the interesting things to grab, chase, eat, bite, etc.)<br />
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It was a foggy morning down at Island View beach, and the sun was just coming up.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trees floating above the mist</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunrise on the West Coast</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We were up with the birds - thankfully one of the things Cedar *doesn't* chase (Cosmo makes up for that deficiency)</td></tr>
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Cedar's a beach maniac - she loves to race around like crazy on the sand and in the water<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What's that black box on your face? You should be running, with me!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cedar wuz here</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Birds were here</td></tr>
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Usually Cedar puts everything in her mouth. But now that she's becoming more mature (hahahahaha), she no longer gnaws barnacles off rocks, like these:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tasty barnacles</td></tr>
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She does still eat seaweed (not sure if this piece is going in or coming out...)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mmmmm, salty...</td></tr>
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And of course she found some horse poop as well as older, festering seaweed. Her favourite is rolling in smelly things, which I didn't get a shot of.<br />
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Sometimes she can actually stand (sort of) still: <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cedar with mum's shadow</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I can't look at the camera, there's lots of water to swim in!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And she's off - blurry as per usual.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Checking out the water, it's K9 athlete Cedar!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Random beach wood architecture</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Still life with hole-y wood</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Still life with FLATCOAT and hole-y wood</td></tr>
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Needless to say Cedar had a bath when we got home. And I vacuumed a pound of sand out of Margaret's car. And Cosmo was ticked off that he didn't get to go to the beach, so has been beating up on Cedar since we've been home.<br />
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Ahhh, kids. :) Hydro Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10067556046839988891noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2903623584339163744.post-50409359322683319322013-09-07T15:30:00.000-06:002013-09-07T15:30:05.804-06:007 Sep: C & C Visit the CoastI'm staying with Dave's mum in Saanichton for a while with the dogs, while Dave's still in Lethbridge. Of course he misses his dogs and family, so I promised to send some pictures.<br />
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The backyard here is tiny, so they go out (on leash) in the front yard. This morning they had a massively wild and crazy romp together in the woods, so weren't cooperating very well for an afternoon front yard photo shoot!<br />
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Here's what I got from my two (reluctant) models, who are now snoring away in their beds...<br />
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Cosmo shows his tiredness<br /><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I can't sit straight, my spine muscles are tired from running...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I can't even sit up anymore, I've used up all my energy and you didn't give me any treats</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm soooooo hungry without treats that I've been forced to eat the leash!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Okay I'll do a half-sit/half-down, if I have to.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Don't laugh at my gangly legs!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Okay that's enough for me, I'm just going to collapse here on the lawn like a true model who hasn't eaten in days.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I couldn't resist a close-up for Cosmo's wavy coat!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ARE YOU DONE YET?? I'm ready for a nap (and I think Cyndi Lauper did my ears when I wasn't looking)</td></tr>
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Cedar was also tired, but with her it's more of a 'I'm not as intense as usual' rather than an actual 'off' switch. The gardeners from next door were walking by with loads of green waste, which was far more interesting than Mum with a black box pressed against her face.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hmmm, I see a wheelbarrow of branches going by...I wonder if I could grab one and get back here without mum noticing.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Smells like slugs! And snails! And all sorts of oozy things that like the damp!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wait, there go those wheelbarrows again...didn't see anything fall out, though. Disappointing</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oh, maybe they're going to talk to me! I should be ready to jump up on them and lick their ears.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The long view - Cedar has a very loooong body</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pretty girl, looking for her dad. :)</td></tr>
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Hope to get some action pics in the next while for a more scintillating blog post!<br />
<br />Hydro Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10067556046839988891noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2903623584339163744.post-42128656227137421162013-07-24T13:36:00.001-06:002013-07-24T13:36:46.803-06:0024 July: Fun Day at the LakeLately we've been doing a lot of field training, which is great for Cedar because she's figured out just how fun it is, and sort of good for Cosmo - though he'd rather be playing.<br />
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Sometimes dogs just need to be dogs and run around like mad to get the heebies out. This morning was a good day for a trip to the north end of Keho Lake, where the dogs could swim and run around in freshly-hayed grass. All off-leash, all the time - loads of fun!<br />
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Cedar entered the water from stage left with her customary enthusiasm:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yup that's Cedar under there. Fastest dog in the west! lol</td></tr>
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On land she was her whirling dervish self, happy to be racing around with toys at warp speed<br />
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Then there's Cosmo. He's been having a rough time with teething (though Cedar's been helping extract teeth - she found one of his molars this morning!). And he's often so overwhelmed by Cedar's enthusiasm that he doesn't take 'the plunge' and really go swimming. He'd swum once before, with Blazingstar's Tinbie, but hasn't really been excited about it.<br />
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Today was his day to change that! A while back we got this lighthouse toy, which <a href="http://crazyandlittle.blogspot.ca/2013/04/new-toy.html">Crazy & Little had 'reviewed' on their blog</a>. It's fantastic! And easy to see in the water. Perfect for a new <strike>swimmer</strike> splasher like Cosmo.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cosmo swimming. See his front paw reaching out really far, like he could push off on top of the water. *Sigh*...</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Whoops! Head up little man, head up!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The black water shark reaches for the lighthouse toy with its toothless gums...lol!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yay Cosmo, look at you go!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Phew, that was hard work but I'm so excited my eyes are bugging out!</td></tr>
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By the end of the visit Cosmo was excited to get in the water and get the toy. And when I say 'excited', I don't mean off the charts, jumping and squeaking, body slamming excitement like Cedar. But more - yeah, let's do this excitement. :)<br />
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Until a butterfly came along and he had to chase it. That's our <strike>highly focused</strike> easily distracted boy!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I know it's around here somewhere - it just flew past my head...now why can't I see that butterfly?</td></tr>
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<br />Hydro Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10067556046839988891noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2903623584339163744.post-32280473252892346412013-06-05T18:41:00.003-06:002013-06-05T18:41:55.769-06:005 June: It's All Fun & Games Until Someone Loses a ToothAlternate title: <i>When Cosmo Met Parker</i> (not entirely true, since they first met on Sunday...)<br>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nervous Cosmo (L) on a first date with the slightly older, sexier & happier Parker (R)</td></tr>
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There are a pleasantly surprising number of flatcoats in this neck of the <strike>woods</strike> grasses (?). We have Cedar from <a href="http://www.eagletarn.com/">Eagletarn </a>in Richmond, and Cosmo from <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/coastalight/sets/">Coastalight </a>in Nanaimo. Liz at <a href="http://www.blazingstarflatcoats.ca/">Blazingstar </a>has a couple of dogs from their own breeding line (Tinbie and Puffin), and Cava from <a href="http://www.bramatha.com/index.asp">Kennel Bramatha</a> in the UK. Judy Hunt has Roxy and Mazie from <a href="http://www.flatcoats.com/">Affinity</a> in the Fraser Valley, and Kona from Blazingstar. Sarah N. recently lost Kaleb, who was from <a href="http://www.prairielight.ca/Prairielight/Welcome.html">Prairielight </a>in Saskatoon. <br>
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<a href="https://cedar2011.blogspot.com/2013/06/5-june-its-all-fun-games-until-someone.html#more">Read more here »</a>Hydro Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10067556046839988891noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2903623584339163744.post-63876496408843654452013-03-22T15:10:00.001-06:002013-03-22T15:29:58.494-06:0022 Mar: Spring TrainingMarch has been a month of snowstorms - as soon as the chinook wind strips off the previous snowfall, there's another one to take its place. Since the calendar says it's spring, time for some spring training - field training, that is!<br>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wet spring snow covers the dry fall grasses.</td></tr>
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<a href="https://cedar2011.blogspot.com/2013/03/22-mar-spring-training.html#more">Read more here »</a>Hydro Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10067556046839988891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2903623584339163744.post-68658174278015211162013-03-19T14:51:00.000-06:002013-03-22T15:30:08.116-06:0019 Mar: One Year AgoA year ago we brought Cedar home from the Coast. We'd picked her up at the end of February and spent a week taking her to the beaches of Parksville, before heading back to the dry prairie.<br>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">9 week old Cedar, fetching!</td></tr>
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<a href="https://cedar2011.blogspot.com/2013/03/19-mar-one-year-ago.html#more">Read more here »</a>Hydro Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10067556046839988891noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2903623584339163744.post-32847144705505701882013-02-01T16:22:00.000-07:002013-02-09T16:22:22.609-07:001 February: Cave People<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Blue sky and sun, definitely another good day for a walk out at Shelly & Steve's place. Unfortunately they couldn't make it this time, but we made the most of it (as did Cedar with the all-you-can-eat buffet of deer and coyote poo).<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View from the top, heading down to the bottom (followed by some serious climbing back up again...). Notice the lack of snow.</td></tr>
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The sun angle was perfect for some more 'cave art' shots<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cedar with super thin back legs!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cedar getting a treat from a giant alien! (aka mum)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...complete with jumping Cedar lol! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Okay people, enough pics - let's get back to this whole walking thing (guess which figure is still taking pics...).</td></tr>
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At the bottom of the hill we stopped to enjoy the scenery. Well, Cedar stopped to enjoy the 'snow spa'.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ahhh, yes, a little to the right...now the left...this hard snow does wonders for my dry skin.</td></tr>
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After finishing her little polar rub, Cedar came up to join us on the grassy knoll<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I luv you mum...wherz da treatz at?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wet willy!!! (notice the lovely mud 'gel' Cedar has applied to her coat for maximum effect)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What, do I have something on my face?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I smell coyotes...plus from this angle I look very clean.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I call it my mud makeup</td></tr>
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After soaking up a few rays it was time to saunter across the flats and make the long trek back uphill<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Slowly heading home - indistinct blobs on the coulee wall...</td></tr>
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Next post - Rocky Mountain snow fun...Hydro Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10067556046839988891noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2903623584339163744.post-20362315180142217942013-01-27T21:10:00.000-07:002013-02-03T22:31:59.846-07:0027 January: Spring?Well the sun has been shining and the wind hasn't been TOO bad - everyone around here is talking about the s-word: Spring! <br />
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We've been lucky enough to be able to walk out at our friend Shelly & Steve's place. On the weekends they come with their dogs, Bella & Fresca - the two girls are littermates and *tolerate* Cedar (just)! :)<br />
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For the first time in a very long while, we walked all the way down to the river. With all the warm weather there's been a bit of melting - which some dogs think is an invitation to get wet! I'll let you guess who took the (half) plunge - the open water near shore isn't quite deep enough for a full-on submerging & polar bear swim.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mmmmm, fresh river water. Tastes like goose poo and cold, with an undertone of dust particulates.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yeah I got wet! Isn't this great!</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bella was far more self-contained - she and Fresca declined to take the polar bear plunge...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Who you callin' silly?</td></tr>
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More to come on our lovely springlike weather - also makes for good picture-taking conditions!Hydro Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10067556046839988891noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2903623584339163744.post-89657775137374570012013-01-23T22:04:00.000-07:002013-02-03T22:32:06.459-07:0023 January: Exercise is Good For You!Our walks sometimes take the form of a calisthenics routine.<br />
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First, there's the warm up. In this case it involves 'leaving' the toy. Cedar's approach is - if I don't look directly at it, it must not be there:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking to the side....</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking up...</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Through half-closed eyes...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Haha this is easy, now that I've touched it I can leave it, no problem!</td></tr>
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After the 'leave it' stretch, there's the 'downward dog' pose: crouching low to the ground & feigning invisibility whilst waiting for the toy to be thrown. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And here we see the flat-coated retriever trying unsuccessfully to blend into a harvested lentil field...</td></tr>
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Once she gets the toy, though, all that stretching has got her revved up to DANCE:<br />
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After all the stretching and dancing, it's time for a little digging.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hmmm I smell something. Could be the single deer poo out of 10 million that I missed eating!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snoof, snoof - I know it's down here somewhere!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Particularly when you really put some muscle into it!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Helllloooooo! Anybody home? Where's that deer poo at?</td></tr>
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After all that exercise it's time for the cool down, which includes actually standing still<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">No I'm not just about to bolt down into the coulee...</td></tr>
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Secondary cool-down exercise - sitting:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Still looks like a little girl sometimes.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pondering....what's for dinner? haha</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yup, that looks like a pretty tired sit. Lots of exercise today!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Awwww, Cedar and mum...</td></tr>
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<br />Hydro Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10067556046839988891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2903623584339163744.post-15762062190238534692013-01-21T22:15:00.000-07:002013-01-21T22:35:00.978-07:0021 January: The Times They are A-Changin'The last month has been full of milestones for Cedar. Turning one year old, behaving at class once (then misbehaving the next time haha), and coming into season! Yes, she's now biologically an adult - emphasis on <i>biologically</i>. She's also 61 lbs and ~22" tall at the shoulder (give or take 2-3" since she was squirming while I measured....) - how did that happen??<br />
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Cedar will be spayed after this single season based on <a href="http://www.naiaonline.org/pdfs/LongTermHealthEffectsOfSpayNeuterInDogs.pdf">veterinary research</a><a href="http://www.naiaonline.org/pdfs/LongTermHealthEffectsOfSpayNeuterInDogs.pdf"></a>. Lots of pros and cons to balance when making spay/neuter decisions! Lucky girl will only have to wear diapers once... :)<br />
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Surprisingly she doesn't mind them - she's a natural model haha. Unfortunately she likes to wear them gangsta style, down around her hips, which sometimes defeats the purpose... <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm not looking now, but I think something's following me...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Unobtrusive yellow haha - she also has navy blue & pheasant feather (thanks Christine!)</td></tr>
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To celebrate her newfound maturity (trying not to laugh here), we went out to visit Liz at <a href="http://www.blazingstarflatcoats.ca/">Blazingstar</a> for an ear trim. Long overdue according to Liz lol! Today was the first good photo day since Friday's trim, so I present to you the Mature Cedar!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Who you lookin' at? Typical adolescent 'tude</td></tr>
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We're lucky that we're able to walk our friend's property (thanks Shelly) - having a dog in season in the city is not the easiest thing!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The view across Shelly's property</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Setting out into the flatness</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">But we quickly get some topography - Oldman River in the background</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Surveying the landscape</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pensive along the fenceline</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Running as per usual - no more flying ear hair! :( </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The last of the snow patches - gotta make the most of them, including eating & rolling in them of course.</td></tr>
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And of course the obligatory head shots - apparently she has a nice flat-coat head, but we think she's pretty great all around!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A view of the right side</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The left side</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Look at that jawline lol!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Add some grass blades for effect...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tee hee, nice lip caught on her tooth</td></tr>
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Growing up also means learning some manners - we practised a few down-stays and she didn't do too badly. But imagine if a deer had run by just at that moment... :)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yes, I'm learning to behave...</td></tr>
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It's been a great first year, she sure is a character - more good years to come!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking out over the river...</td></tr>
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Hydro Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10067556046839988891noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2903623584339163744.post-139010587388224652013-01-18T13:50:00.000-07:002013-01-18T13:50:15.843-07:00January: Snowstorm Day 2The past few days we've had our usual 90 km/h winds, which have stripped away the majority of last week's snowfall and turned any remaining snow into ice. But we can still enjoy second day of last week's snowfall vicariously through pictures!<br>
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We'd tried for a 'forest' walk. Ha, a forest on the prairie, good one. Basically we stuck to the narrow band of willows and dead cottonwoods along the edge of the Oldman River in Popson Park. It just so happens to be a great place for burrs, unfortunately - Cedar had a serious combing session after this walk!<br>
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Today was Cedar's first birthday - hard to believe she's been with us for 10 months already! We decided to visit a regional park that other dog people have talked about. Of course we chose the day with hurricane force winds and blowing snow on the highway to head up there, very smart of us.<br>
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Park Lake is about 20 mins drive north of town, and isn't really a 'lake' by non-Alberta standards. It's an irrigation pond, and a popular (?) hangout in summer. In winter it's completely deserted.<br>
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The last two Christmases have been pretty hard for our little family. Last year was the first without Jasper, to whom we said goodbye in June 2011 after a fight with cancer. In November of the same year, Tsuga was diagnosed with lymphoma. He made it through 2011 Christmas, but didn't last long after.</div>
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This year was the first without Tsuga - but also Cedar's very exciting first Christmas. Bittersweet, as Tsuga would have been a great mentor for Cedar. Heartbreaking that he passed away only a few weeks before she arrived in our lives.<br>
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Cedar, however, has a personality the size of a mammoth. It fills a house - and our hearts, too - and we enjoyed seeing her get completely overstimulated this Christmas morning.<br>
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One of our favourite walks nearby is Todd Inlet, which is close to Butchart Gardens. There are lots of old building foundations that look vaguely like a coastal Angkor Wat.<br>
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We were happy to make it out to the Island in what has definitely been the snowiest winter of the past few years. It snowed so much that all the mountain passes pretty much looked the same. Nice to see trees though after being on the baldass prairie for so long!</div>
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Dec 9th and another Blazingstar Breakfast! I like the way they roll out here, however, I may need to ask Santa for a new liver after this!</div>
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Holy carp it's cold today! Having the dog kennel waaaaay over on the other side of the garage may have been a great idea when originally designed in July or August, but in Dec when it's 20-something below with 2097 km/hr winds of sheer ice and I haven't had coffee yet, that 50m walk to take the dogs out for a pee and put them in the kennel for their breakfast is NOT fun. Perhaps I should wear pants...</div>
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Anyhow, the day started pretty much on cue - Cava dragging Cedar across the prairie landscape by whatever dead 'stuffy' Cedar digs up:<br>
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