Stumpy and the Giant

Sunday's snooze #23

Brrrrrrr

Zzzzzzzz....

The Gang's (almost) all here

Most of the Dome Rock Pack arrived in Quartzsite, Arizona in early January.

Stumpy was late to the party, but it was still going strong when we arrived. And yes, we did kidnap Fenway.

Homer's here!
;

And Stella


The Dome Rock Pack would not be complete without Rain!

Tony arrived full of love and kisses for everyone!

And Mia is here, too.
 

Tori arrived safely


And Ishe, too!


Stetson was here, but left before we arrived.
Dina left early, too. But we hope to catch up with her in New Mexico.

We missed one pack member in particular, though.
Matriarch, Kelly, is running on the other side of the bridge. No doubt bossing everyone around and keeping everyone in line.
The Dome Rock Pack missed you!


Next up, the NEWBIES! And there were LOTS of them!

Stumpy's new boyfriend

Do you recognize him?




Need a hint?


You got nuthin?
How's this?

Hey! Look up here!

UP HERE!!!


Never mind. See if this helps.


OK. One more hint.


It's Big Carl!


Stumpy, Fenway and I met Kari, Tori, Mesa, Bailey and BC at one of the local dog parks. A good time was had by all!


This young man was passing out back rubs and had a constant line of hopefuls


Thanks for meeting up with us, Kari and crew!

Stumpy is wandering

That's right! We've managed to leave dirtville in the dust and will begin to live our life on the road, come Monday, hopefully.

C'mon aboard and enjoy the adventures!


You can read about our narrow escape, from dirtville, on my RVing blog, here.

The curse of the cattle guard seems to have a pretty far reach so we didn't get as far as we had hoped. We're outside of Las Vegas, now, getting a few repairs done to the moho.

On Monday, We plan on kidnapping Kuzzin' Fenway


 and we'll meet up with the Dome Rock Pack, in Quartzsite Arizona. Stumpy's posse has begun to party without her and she is NOT pleased with the delay!

Stumpy says...

Ho! Ho! Ho!



Enjoy the season!

Two Very Good Reads

"Unsaid"

written by Neil Abramson

Stumpy gives this book five out of five kitties

Veterinarian, Helena Colden, has died and left her husband to care for her menagerie of rescued critters. A tortured spirit, she is unable to move past the world she loved. She fears facing the animals which she aided in death and the truth which she hid, even from herself, will be discovered by those she loved most.

A very good read! This book was compared, by many, to Racing in the Rain. It's a book that made me laugh and cry. Definitely pick up a copy!

Pack of Two - The Intricate Bond Between People and Dogs

written by Caroline Knapp

Stumpy gives this book four out of five kitties. Only because she prefers story time to actually learning something.

This book was a real eye opener for me. I even saw myself! The author relates our life experience, and her own, to the manner in which we relate to our dogs. It's an interesting concept and one I think many can and will relate to. 

I wished I had found this book earlier, when I was training dogs professionally. I think it would have really helped me to deal with some of the human behavior!

If you question or are interested to know why your dog behaves in some ways, you might find the answer in this book.