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It's all about the ride. The ride of life with a dog.
Doodle on the nose and our new rescue pup behind him, six days after adoption. Doodle has his eye on a stick, as usual. Photo (c) Barb Ayers DogDiary.org
A new rescue pup, a chiweenie, adopts us on Mother's Day.. He mastered a surf board faster than all four generations of low rider rescue dogs before him.
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Kihei your uber-classy kitty, on my favorite perch. Ocean Beach, CA circa 1992. Photo: (c) Barb Ayers, DogDiary.org
Elvis, the big ol’ droopy eyed saggy basset hound, swayed around the house, scraping against the walls of the dinky beach cottage. Walking for any length of time ate up his one-big-energy-surge-of-the-whole-day, and he used it to find just the right spot in the sun to plop down for his daily nap. I guess if I carried 70 pounds and a massive square head with neck flaps bearing down on two inch legs, I’d be a super mellow stoner dude too.
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Doodle takes “Best Christmas Spirit” award in the 2002 Gaslamp Pet Parade. Photo (c): Diana Cavagnero
The Gaslamp Pet Parade was a blast this year, just days before Christmas. Doodle rode his surf wagon down the streets of San Diego, repping his home beach, Dog Beach in OB. I was his chauffeur, pulling the surf wagon. We met so many crazy dog people!
Christmas spirit is alive inside every dog, every day. My dog son Doodle. Photo: (c) Barb Ayers, DogDiary.org
We were thrilled to take 1st place in Best Christmas Spirit. But it wasn’t just us - that spirit was alive in every dog and dog person there. There were the most unbelievable floats and costumes and breeds, and creeds, and such!!!
Charlie Brown Christmas float and Mexican Food Truck floats celebrated Christmas dog spirit!
Here’s a write up in the local newspaper by Diane Cavagnero (click the button link below:
Let’s keep Christmas alive, every day of the year.