"The Island"

Last week Mom told me that if I'm lucky I may be going for an island vacation. I kept my "fingers" crossed and was so thrilled to find out that we were finally setting off for the trip on Saturday!

Mom and Dad packed a lot of stuff, loaded my crate and drove for an hour to the ferry terminal. After a short wait, we drove the car onto the ferry and it was really exciting. This was the first time I've ever gone on a ferry and I can smell the ocean! Mom also lifted me up to see the beautiful scenery and I can hardly wait to get to the island!

It was only a short drive after getting off the ferry, and we arrived at a seaside. I can smell the ocean again and I was really eager to get off to check out our vacation home...

I thought we were staying at some over-water bungalow, but... all we got was a small cedar log cottage. I hurried in to check out the place, and...

I was a bit disappointed but I thought, oh well, it's the adventure that truely counts, so I took it easy and enjoyed my stroll along the seawalk with Mom and Dad. By the time we finished dinner, I was quite exhausted (mostly from the excitement) and we all went to bed early. Then, just as I was enjoying myself in my dream vacation resort, I was waken by Mom who tried to feed me lunch. It was only 6:30 am in the morning! All I wanted to do was go back to sleep and continue my dream! And as if that's not enough, I was then dragged to this huge barn that was filled with a bunch of people and their dogs. What the --??

It was only then that I realized what Mom meant by vacation was actually "doggie boot camp".

Mom actually signed me and herself up for a training seminar in Vancouer Island and I was one of the working dogs!

*Sigh*

To make things short, I had no choice but to participate that day and was very tired when we got back to the cottage. I had a nice long stroll along the seawalk again and that was basically the best part of my day. I can hardly wait till I finished dinner and hurried back to dream of my luxurious resort vacation again...

Exploring Life

It's been a while since I last updated my blog and Mom says I'm being too lazy about it. But you just gotta understand, I'm a big city girl now so I have quite a busy lifestyle!

First, there are Spa sessions...

then there's Yoga...

Wild, wild parties...

....and, not to forget, weekly hikes...

On top of all that, we've just moved from our home in Kerrisdale (aka "the retirement neighborhood") to a funky little loft in Gastown, and I have been having loads of fun exploring my new surroundings.

There is a huge off-leash park right across and I get to go there everyday, meeting new friends and learning new things. I even got to play at the beach and, once I actually went swimming in the sea... well...by accident... and almost drowned myself. I had no idea that it's so different from the little creeks at the national park, so I just jumped off a rock and dived into the water, thinking that it will only reach my belly. Next thing I knew, I was totally submerged and didn't know what to do. Luckilly I wasn't off leash at the time so Mom pulled me back with the leash. Now that was REALLY scary! And as if that's not enough, the water was a bit murky and my coat got really yucky, so Mom had to give me a long, hot bath right away. Yikes!

I mean, with all that going on, it's kindda hard just to keep up with my daily chores, not to mention blogging! But I promise I will keep up with it and will update my blog more often from now on.

Anyway,it's getting late now and I guess I'd better catch some sleep. Mom says it's gonna be another busy day tomorrow.

See ya later, alligator!