I'm Back!

here I was posing for mom after I got my new spring 'do a few weeks ago.  My spa is Indogneeto in Oshawa...

but then I got sick.  I pulled my dad's huge hollow milk chocolate easter bunny (from Williams Chocolatiers in Whitby) off the counter and ate what was left of it.  That was likely about a pound of milk chocolate.  In future, mom is never gonna leave the house without locking me inside my crate :(  

After I ate all that milk chocolate I was really lethargic for 2 days or so.  My energy returned for a few days but then last week I just couldn't stay awake.  I was sleeping and sleeping, not eating much and barely drinking water too. 

Mom and dad have been worried sick about me.  I was a bit warm, coughing and gagging and my neck was a bit sore too. Then my bark deepened a bit too and just as soon as all those symptoms became apparent I started to get my energy back.  Go figure!  That was 2 days ago. 

Yesterday there was a spring in my step again.  I'm beginning to bounce around as per usual.  I'm eating again too. 

Mom and dad just don't know what to do with me.  They say I'm a worry.  And if I have any more weird symptoms I get to visit the doctor.  whooo hooo!  I just love the Doctor's office :)  there is so much to see and do there... and so many new friends to meet there!

The Sun Is Back!

Here I was on my walk today trying my best to hide from the camera for some reason. The weather has been so mild and we're happy to have lots of sunshine again. There was almost no snow here in Toronto all winter, but maybe we'll still get a bit more of the white stuff. I sure hope so! I love to play in the snow :)

If the weather stays this mild I'll be going for grooming soon! YAY! but today my coat is fluffy. I've been trimmed around the face, but it's definitely time for a new hairdo.

There's not much new going on with me. Everyday I try my best to be a good girl and everyday I still get barked at by mom, but she says I'm growing up a wee bit. I help mom with her work and she's opening a studio and gallery right here in the house so that will mean lots of new visitors. YAY!

Mom says I've been remarkably sane this past 6 months and that living with me has become almost tolerable. Here's another picture of my fluffy look. This photo was taken in September when I thought we were going on vacation (so I am smiling) but apparently I was going to the country club and they got to go to Block Island.

Cool Dog Blogs

I've been back from Newfoundland for weeks but couldn't post here because it took me days to catch up on my sleep! The weather here in Toronto is like 95 degrees AND it's way too humid to even sit outside, so I'm happy to be in air conditioning this afternoon...

Mom says she's behind with work now too. So that's why she hasn't sorted through our vacation pics and finished my posts on Newfoundland.

Okay so today I found some cool dog blogs to follow! and we've posted a blog list on the left. If you want to be added there, please just email me, eh? :) And of course, we'll follow you too!
hugs,
~Amy

Gros Morne National Park and Trout River

For three days we stayed at the Crocker Cabins in Trout River where we met Suzanne and Jeff from Vancouver. The cabins were very nice with great cable TV. I love to watch TV with mom!

Trout River is located within Gros Morne National Park on the west coast of Newfoundland. Here I am at Trout River Pond:

Gros Morne park is a UNESCO world heritage site. We learned that the earth’s mantle is exposed here and that makes this a very special spot. The mountains here are called the Tablelands because they are flat on top.

Here I am at Woody Point on Bonne Bay.

We stopped at the Seaside Restaurant because it has one of the area's few wifi cafés! And they have good milkshakes here too. Everything here smells really good!

Tonight we had local cod sandwiches from the Tablelands Restaurant in Trout River. Daddy took lots of pictures of the cute fishing port in Trout River.

Here I am on the boardwalk by the ocean in downtown Trout River. The sunsets here are gorgeous.

I'm having the best time ever!!! But mom still hasn’t found labradorite in its natural state :) I found lots of yummy moose poop deposits though...

We heard there are good deposits of high grade labradorite over on the Labrador coast near Nain, but we can’t get there. Over there native artisans carve stone statuary from locally gathered rock materials like anorthocite that they gather near Nain too. Mom wants to fly to Nain right now... but dad says that will have to be another trip.

Tomorrow we’re heading back around Bonne Bay to resume our northward Viking Trail explorations. It should be fun!

Newfoundland's Southwest Shore

This morning we got on the Trans Canada Highway and headed northward up the southwest shore of Newfoundland. We saw this young female moose crossing the highway and the photograph was taken through the front window of our van.

Now we know why Newfoundland is called ‘the rock’. Rock outcroppings are everywhere. The entire island appears to be one large rock formation.

Mom is looking for labradorite stones and other mineral specimens that she can make into her handmade jewelry so she makes dad stop the car quite a bit but I don’t mind because I love to get out of the car!

There are alpine flowers, wild grasses and lichen for ground cover. Wild strawberries are everywhere too. There are blueberry bushes along the highways and we’re hoping to learn about the partridge berries and cloudberries (bakeapple) that we were told grow here.

Here I am at the Cornerbrook, Nfld tourist information center.

And mom took this picture at the Captain Cook historical site overlooking Cornerbrook, Nfld.

Now we’re headed up the Viking Trail!

I'm on the Island of Newfoundland!

A few days ago (June 29th) we stayed at the Beacon Hotel in Sydney, Nova Scotia. It was a nice place! This morning we drove to North Sydney to ride on a very big boat. While we were in the lineup waiting to board the M.V. Caribou ferry mom realized that she had left her purse in a Tim Horton’s restaurantlocated in Sydney! But daddy called them and they promised to hold on to it until we get back.

I had some timbits and new liver flavoured chews (“Pet-EZE” with chamomile, dried hops, ginger root extract, L-tourine and L-tryptophan in a base of brewer’s yeast, dried whey, liver meal etc.). Those yummy treats helped me sleep on the boat.

Crossing the Cabot Strait from North Sydney, NS to Port-aux-Basques, Nfld is at least a seven hour trip by ferry. The weather was overcast, cold and very windy. The ferry crossing was choppy but none of us were sick at all. Mom and dad watched inboard movies, drank hot tea and got to know some nice folks.

Because it was such a long boat trip mom & dad were worried whether I would be okay down in the ship’s hold. But I just slept in my kennel inside the van and was quite happy to see mom and dad when they got back.

Here I am at the Hotel Port-aux-Basques where the Heritage Center is beside a real train! So we've made it safe and sound to the Island of Newfoundland!!