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It's all about the ride. The ride of life with a dog.
Looking south to Mount Hood. Photo: (c) Barb Ayers, DogDiary.org
Doxie Doodle, Surf Dog Diaries reporter, takes a walk on the wild side- a hike up past spectacular Mount Hood, past wild bad eagles, wildflowers, towering cliffs, and writes his own dog blog about life in the Columbia River Gorge.
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Howdy Doody and my mom, Bartb Ayers, windsurf San Diego's Mission Bay, 1991-2003. Photo: (c) Barb Ayers, DogDiary.org
Howdy Doody, a runaway rescue dog finds himself through surfing - becomes Chair Dog of Dog Beach in San Diego - and "Windsurfing's Top Dog." His surf dog legacy lives on at Dog Beach, through the Surf Dog Diaries and 4 generations of surfing rescue dogs.
Read MoreGolden's have the big name. They're glamorous, flashy and blonde. They're gold medal swimmers.
They get instant cred for chasing balls and sticks. And of course, it's in their name - retriever. Not just any retriever - gold ones.
But this funny golden just can't make it work. He's an underachiever. A gold un-retriever.
Doodle here - with my golden doxie retriever gig - at Dog Beach. Photo: (c) Barb Ayers, DogDiary.org
We doxies catch and fetch just fine. We'd never let it slip, especially not food!
And we're great swimmers. Don't be fooled by little legs and the whole lap dog thing.
My bff- my favorite fetch buddy-- is... Ball! Once I start with Ball!, I just can't stop.
You might think of goldens as water dogs and surf dogs - and they are amazing - they walk on water.
But you can't live your whole life on good looks.... or legacies.
Never underestimate the power of.... underdogs.
