At The End of My Rope

Yes, I am at the end of my rope over this travel thing. Yesterday I tried ti dig my way out of the camp ground and despite all of the nice sandy soil, the numerous tree roots foiled my plan. I want to be home so I can be free to run in the meadow. My mom and dad and committed to fencing some of the meadow so I can run and play as much as I want. I did get to graduate to the "big" dog crate today so I have more room...ahhhh, now I can stretch out and even stand up when I want.

The Travels of Super Kallie

Hi friends! Boy oh boy have I been busy. This travel thing can wear a puppy out. I must confess however that my old addition is still with me and I had a couple of bad days where my mom and dad were about ready to tie me to a tree and leave me (but I knew they would never do that in a million years). But even when I was really bad my mom would hold me in her lap as long as I didn't try to wash her face for her.

I have had so much fun playing in the snow for the last four days. Here in Yellowstone National Park the snow in the camp ground is two to three feet deep in spots. It is a whole lot taller than I am and I have had so much fun digging and burying my face in the hole I dig. Sometimes I just ran and dove into a pile of it and rolled or ate a big mouthful of those little icy crystals. My big sister is not as crazy about it as I am...she says the cold makes her joints ache.

Today we had to move on and leave the snow area and I am afraid that places without it won't be as much fun for me as this has been. Oh, I forgot to tell you I met a really nice boy at our campground. His name is Max and he is a fellow Golden Retriever, just 7 months old. He is so handsome with his shiny dark copper fur. Max was real nice to me and very much of a gentlemen. He never got angry with my biting and barking. He even let me stand on top of a snow bank so I was nose to nose with him. Ah the fond memories of that first summer romance. Maybe someday I will get to go to Las Vegas and try to find Max.

Another Day In The Box

Another day down and another 265 miles mostly spent in my crate. Mom and dad say I am a great traveler because I pretty much sleep and don't make a fuss.

I want to thank my fans that have added comments but dad said to tell Molly I don't need any encouragement, I am doing quite well on my own.

Yes I Am Addicted!

Well, I've gone and done it today. My mom and dad are really upset with me. They took me for a walk along with my big sister. We walked through the grounds of the Sister's Rodeo Grounds and my big sister found something dead. My dad yelled at her and she came and sat like a good dog should. I of course ran right to it and chowed down on it. Both mom and dad were yelling like crazy. Then just to drive them a little more crazy, I found some goose droppings, yum.

After that adventure, mom and dad made me pledge to join DTCPA (Dead Things and Critter Poop Anonymous). It is sort of like Al-Anon for dogs. My mom just keeps saying it is because I am still so young. My dad says "Yes, young and stupid!"

Road Trips...Yuck!

So tell me what is all of this hype about road trips. I got to spend 265 miles in my crate all to play in the snow for 20 minutes. I think road trips are grossly over rated.

A Lesson of Life

Yesterday I learned one of those hard lessons of life. Just because I find something and I think it smells interesting doesn't mean that I should eat it. I have eaten sticks and pine cones, grass and flowers, dug up roots and all sorts of interesting things in my mom's flowerbeds (she really gets upset with me). But yesterday, I found some wild turkey droppings and I don't mean spilled Kentucky sippin' whiskey. Well, I'm here to tell you it is BAAADDD STUFF. And the good news is that I am here to tell you that because I spent all day yesterday throwing up and being sick...reallllly sick. I was supposed to go to the vet for some more shots but they wouldn't give them to me because I was sick. My mom says she hopes I learned my lesson. My dad told her that like most kids I probably didn't learn anything. We will see!

But that was yesterday and today I am back and raring to go. We went back to the vet and got the rest of my booster shots so I am ready to go on this long adventure with my folks. We are going to go see all kinds of interesting things and places. The thing I am not sure about is that I will have to spend so much time in that crate thing that they call a "doggie taxi". Who are they kidding? Everyone knows that a taxi has two seats and windows that roll down and even a trunk where you can put your luggage. We had a test run last weekend when I got to stay in the motor home overnight. It went pretty well but I prefer grass to asphalt. My dad says I will gets lots of new experiences on this trip so I need to go start packing my favorite toys since I can't take them all. He also says that we will try to write to everyone during the trip but he gets pretty busy some times and forgets.

Have a great remainder of the Spring! I love my big sister!!