Showing posts with label lake tahoe. Show all posts
Showing posts with label lake tahoe. Show all posts

Saturday, March 3, 2012

Lake Tahoe (Pet Edition)

Sadly, I missed getting any shots of two Chihuahuas but trust me, there were seven dogs... if chihuahuas count as whole dogs!   =)

The Lake Tahoe water temperature stays at a constant 39 degrees, and as you can see Qori had no problem swimming for pine cones!  He also loved playing in the snow, but has sensitive paw pads since he's a "city dog", and I had to cut the fun short when I spied red blotches of snow.

He's OK now, but this is not the first time.  I've learned my lesson, and he will be sporting fashionable boots at our next great outdoor adventure.  No matter how much he protests.

 



In addition to giving Qori extra hugs and treats for his paws, I also piled on the affection because I was very proud of him.  He didn't open his can of Crazy-Qori Whoopass on the other dogs.  Mind you, I still had him behind a gate during meal times, but the rest of the time he was free to consort with the 6 other dogs, and there wasn't any drama!  I gave him lots of kisses for letting me keep the muzzle in the luggage bag the whole time...

I think he finally accepted that these other dogs are part of the pack family.


Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Lake Tahoe (Human Edition)



We're back from our road trip, and I'm still sane... or so I think!  The ride back home was a lot better. (less crying & we were able to pack our car so that Qori had more space - probably because we ate all the extra food over the weekend!)

I've sort of forced a tradition of heading east to play in the snow at least once a year.  This is something I started even before I had children.  One year, we even literally drove through a blizzard to get there (I was sans-children at the time of course).  Living in California, we're pretty much guaranteed never to witness snow unless we take a trip. 

I always make sure to invite my extended family, and we all stay in a cabin or lake house with our 7 dogs!  Here are my favorite pictures this year - human edition (although Qori snuck himself into one pic below). 

Pet edition coming soon! - Shirley

 






Soooooooo worth the stressful 4-hour car ride!