mammoth lakes takes dogs!

August 5, 2007 at 10:48 pm · Filed under environment, pet travel, dog's eye view, out and about

tell your people. tell your friends at the park. dogs can go to mammoth lakes.

i never heard of mammoth lakes, but my people are talking about an article in the sf chronicle that says they take dogs. not just take dogs, but allow them to go everywhere with their people! i have lived in california for 12 years. how did i not know this?

we do a lot of camping and have gone on a lot of road trips, but never to mammoth lakes. a lot of parks do not take dogs. but at mammoth, you can go hiking with your people, stay in nice cabins and check out the local scene. they even have freshly baked treats there! this is blowing my mind. you can ride in a car that goes through the air and takes you to the top of the mountain - for free.

where’s my backpack?

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hoover dam

July 21, 2007 at 1:42 am · Filed under pet travel, living with people, dog's eye view, out and about

summer always reminds me of vacations and road trips, which reminds me of visiting places dogs aren’t always supposed to go.

we moved to san francisco about 14 years ago near the end of summer. we moved in a u-haul truck pulling my first car. honestly, i would have rather been riding in the car, but i was really glad to be with my stuff and not be left behind.

my people made a bit of a vacation out of the whole thing and stopped in many places along the way. one of those places was the hoover dam. if you have never been there, i highly recommend it, although i really shouldn’t as they don’t take dogs.

when we got there there were signs posted that said that had a picture of a dog with a line through it. i have since learned in my life that this means they don’t take dogs. so, my people parked the truck and my dad went to look at the dam. my mom waited with me in the truck. when he finished walking on the dam he came back so that we could go. they saw the signs, but it was hot and i needed to stretch my legs, so my mom and i decided to make it a quick walk on the dam. my dad would meet us in the truck at the other end.

i was so happy to hear the water and walk on the dam. it is very, very, very big. as we were walking briskly a big voice came over a loudspeaker and said, ‘you with the dog on the dam.’ then the big voice said it again. only this time he said, ‘you with the dog on the dam, get the dog off the dam.’ we started walking faster. and the voice said again, ‘get the dog off the dam.’

we had to turn and walk quickly to my dad in the u-haul truck which was driving by to pick us up. my dad was laughing so hard he almost couldn’t drive. my mom was laughing too, although she was a little embarrassed because everyone on the dam was looking at us.

i still can’t believe they noticed my on that big dam.

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birdy dude ranch

July 13, 2007 at 2:20 am · Filed under pet travel, bird's eye view, out and about

birds like to get away, every now and then.

when my people have to leave town for more than a couple of days, they take me up north to ukiah to stay with gary and his other birds. gary used to live in the city with his 50 pigeons, give or take a few. we first met him when he was referred to us by animal care and control as the pigeon guru of the pacific. gary turned my people on to lots of good stuff for me and has let me stay in one of his pigeon lofts from time to time.

i have met a lot of different pigeons at gary’s place. he has a diverse crowd, from carneaus to jacobins to rock doves like me. i usually stay in the loft with the more seasoned pigeons. they have seen it all and are not nearly as feisty as the other birds. all together, they are a very chill crowd to hang with. we don’t get to fly like the other birds in the other lofts, but with all of the hawks around, that’s fine by me.

i did have to learn a few things when i first came here. at home i have my own cage and eat as i please. my people say that i am picky, but i just know what i like. i can’t help it if i have taste. at gary’s place we eat at set times and it is every bird for himself. if you don’t get in right away, you may be left with nothing but corn. of course, the best safflower and peas go first. however, if you are the new guy, you must not overstep your bounds. i learned that the hard way. ouch.

the other thing about gary’s place is that we all share the loft and it is outside. it’s well protected, but i had never really slept anywhere that wasn’t vacuumed every week and temperature controlled. also, there are no comforters or hardwood floors here. oh yeah - there are no lights. you get up and go to bed with the sun.

my people say it is has taught me how to be a bird. i am not sure what they mean, because it has really only taught me about roughing it in the country.

that’s why i call it ‘birdy dude ranch’

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