perspective from a pigeon and a dog
July 5, 2007 at 6:52 am · Filed under living with people, dog's eye view, out and about
ah, it’ that time again - the 4th of july.
ripi spends the day giving off his one time warnings when he hears the little stuff go off. but i know what today is. i am no fool.
today is the day when i hear the booms and hisses around my block. tonight i will see the crazy fireworks show. some of it on my block, and some from the show on the bay. i like the homey feel of the local show, but the one on the bay is the one to see.
my favorite part, of course, is the people. i have noticed that not many dogs go, so i get more of the love. i like the fireworks fine, as i have been going since i was little, except for the ones that come down over your head and spread out. when those happen, my people cover my eyes. thank you people.
when we lived near duboce park and in the western addition, my people used to take me on the 22 fillmore to the marina. yes, dogs can ride the bus if they have a muzzle. i wear it to get on, but i move it to the side when i am in my seat and riding. i am very chill, so of course, i get lots of love from the people around me.
after the show, we would walk through north beach and i would in sit with my people and get a late night dinner, as there are are lots of tables outside. then we might walk to market and take the underground or walk home.
it’s a long night, but always a good adventure.
some dogs like the 4th of july.
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July 3, 2007 at 3:40 am · Filed under pet travel, living with people, dog's eye view, out and about
i love being on the road, seeing new things, smelling all the great smells and driving with my head out the window.
i have been all around the southwest and west coast - new mexico, arizona, colorado, utah, nevada, california, oregon, washington and even vancouver. yes, i have stayed in a hotel in vancouver, british columbia. let me tell you, they have some great parks there.
one of my favorite things is staying in motels, hotels and b + b’s. i love the special attention on the elevators and in the lobby. once we stayed in a hotel in ely, nevada that had taxidermy and slot machines all over the place. that freaked me out.
i really get a bark out of surprising the room service people. i never get to surprise the housekeepers as i am usually out when they come. however, i do get to surprise the room service attendants on a regular basis. my people don’t let me answer the door, but i can still get one quick bark in to let them know i am there. by their looks, i don’t think a lot of dogs order room service.
the most love i get is at bed and breakfasts. since they are very homey, i can roam around a bit and hang out to maximize my belly rub potential. my favorite bed and breakfast is cinnamon morning in albuquerque, new mexico. they had dogs and some parrots there to hang out with. too bad my parents aren’t morning people - i missed some key breakfast tidbits.
so yes, dogs do like to stay in nice digs on the road.
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July 1, 2007 at 9:53 pm · Filed under pet travel, living with people, dog's eye view, bird's eye view
we were away for a bit.
didn’t mention it before we left, because frankly we had no warning either.
see the way it works when we don’t actually get to go on the vactation, is this - one day everything is groovy and we are hanging out around the house. suddenly there is a flurry of laundry being done, our people running errands and talking on the phone a lot, our beds and cages get washed, we get bathed in haste, our food and toys being packed up and suddenly we are being whisked away. sometimes we go to the same place. sometimes not.
it’s a constant, crazed acceleration to our departure. our people don’t give us any warning or hints until the craziness begins and wait until the last moment to finally own up to the fact that we are staying behind. they think this will cause us less stress and angst about the fact that we can’t go.
people logic, i just don’t know.
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