What's in the name

Nothing like fresh air and walking by the beach to start my morning.  The waves, the sand, the smell of the ocean, and the goodies I find makes me a happy camper.  Sometimes I meet other dogs but mostly joggers and walkers.  I like saying "hi" to passerby and watching the cars go by.  I met two small dogs named Guppy and Spork.  Mom thought Spork was a funny name.  Then there's Maybe.  She was named Maybe because the human's kids couldn't decide what to call her..."maybe we should name her Callie, or maybe we should call her Ruby."  So they settled on Maybe.  I played with Gibbs who was named after an NCIS character.  Then Alibi came in and Mom didn't bother to ask why he was called Alibi.  I'm sure there's an interesting story behind it.  

 

  

  

 

 

 

 

 

Spork

Spork and Guppy ganging up on me

 

Maybe

Gibbs resting after our play

Alibi

 A few days later as we were walking towards the parking lot, I decided to rest by the grass.  Then, a car passing by drove slowly into the lot and asked Mom if I was shiba inu.  He parked the car and out came Suki, a black and tan I met months ago.  Suki's dad asked Mom if I was friendly.  Of course I am!  Suki and I greeted each other but I was more interested in her dad.  I smell a treat.  lol   

 

 

Stickers

Yay!  Mom received her shiba stickers and 2 charms that she ordered from a friend in Japan.  Too cool.  My name is also written in Japanese (Katakana) characters.  Isn't that cool? Thanks Yuki! 

 

I met Shyla at the park.  Stacks was there too.  Shyla can play a bit rough sometimes.  She likes to grab dogs by the neck.  Mom was worried at first.  But Shyla's human was vigilant and kept an eye out on his dog.  I played with Stacks too.  He has grown bigger since the last time I met him.  He can easily knock me down with his body weight.  Still, I gave it my all: ninja back move, nip in the leg, and my scary fang attack. LOL   One on one, I have a chance, but when they gang up on me, I am done.  Have to look for Mommy for cover. :)

 

After an hour at the park, my old buddy Rasta arrived with his big sister Aggie.  It took a few minutes then we played like old pals.  I haven't seen him in awhile because his mom has been taking him to another dog park.   It was really nice seeing him.  We can play without being too rough and he is just the right size for me.  

  

Contemplating stealing Aggie's frisbee

First time meeting Lassen, a Bouvier.

A few days earlier, we went to our park and I met Lucy.  She was too busy chasing squirrels.  I joined in the fun for a few minutes but lost interest.  I met an old pal of mine from way back when.  It was good to see Pepe but we didn't get to play because he was on the other side of the fence.  His human said he can only handle one on one.

 

 

Pepe inviting me to play with him.

Downtown

   

   

Mom found me early in the morning after having a destuffing party.  Don't worry folks, ladybug is ok. Mom fixed it after another go around with ladybug that same night.

                                                                                    

                                                                                

      

Waiting for Godot

                     

I met a Chow--Zito at our local pet store and got to play with the store owner's dog Brandel.  At one point, I tried to steal her pig's ear.  lol  

  

    

 

 

 

 

Rough housing with Dad