Super Dash for Halloween

My friend Olivia is 9 years old and I've known her since the day she was born. When Olivia was a baby she really bonded with Maxine,  her family's basset hound.  We called Olivia "the dog whisperer" because one of her first spoken words was "woof".  Until she learned more words Olivia used "woof" to say hello, goodbye and to express her contentment in general. It was so sweet and made my heart melt when Olivia would look at me, smile and say "woof". I felt so honored.

Olivia still loves dogs. She lives a few blocks away and drops in on us with her sister for a visit every so often. I think she comes to visit Dash more than me, but whatever gets her there is great. I'll drop what I'm doing and we'll go across the street and play in the park with Dash.  Olivia loves to pet Dash and give him treats.  Dash loves Olivia too.

Just before we left for Southern California, Olivia and her sister came by on their bikes for a visit and to say goodbye.  We were happy to see them as always, but I didn't have time to play so we just sat around the living room talking for a few minutes and the girls petted Dash.

Out of the blue Olivia asked "what is Dash going to be for Halloween?" Well, I have to say the topic had never entered my mind and I was stumped. So I asked her what she thought Dash should be and Olivia replied, without a moment's hesitation ..... "Superman".  So Olivia - thanks for the inspiration and this one's for you.

Here is Superman Dash with the X-Ray eyes.

This side view shows off his cape and belt.

Here is a good look at the cape. Also, notice how his tail is on the right side?

Dash and I went trick or treating to our friends house. They loved his costume and had great treats for the both of us.  After we snapped a few pictures I took Dash's costume off and I think he was relieved.  I'm kind of on the fence about dogs in costumes - the humans think it's cute but the dogs don't always look so happy. But since Olivia suggested it I decided to give it a try. 

We spent a lovely evening with our friends and their dogs Sunny and Jack.  At the end of the night Dash was worn out. Me too.

That is the latest from Dash Land.

See Dash Run. Run Dash Run.

The other day I was feeling lucky so I bought three raffle tickets for this really cool Electra Beach Cruiser bicycle. Turns out, it was my lucky day and my number came up.  So now I have a nice new blue bike. As a friend once described her bike "it is a sweet ride".  Sweet indeed.

Dash is thrilled because he loves to run.  He can go for miles.  Here is a little snippet.

All for now from Dash Land

We're Here

Dash is in Southern California hanging out with family and friends.  Here he is relaxing by the pool.

Dash likes to be comfortable and there are many spots around the pool that he finds to nestle in.

Dash is very careful around the water - he won't get too close and he never jumps in.  But I do.

We're here in So Cal and enjoying life. That is all the news from Dash Land for today. 

More Adventures

Dash likes the Beach.

Here he is hanging with the girls playing Bocce Ball

Dash just stopped running - he is catching his breath.  Notice how his tail is on his left side?

ALL FOR NOW FROM DASH LAND

On the Road

Dash is headed to Southern California.  Dash is a great traveler - he is fine on the airplane in his soft sided carrier tucked under the seat in front of me. In the car he is not as comfortable but he is getting there. We are driving down and here is Dash in his kennel in the front seat of the car.

We stopped to visit a friend along the way.  Dash is a very good houseguest I am told and our friend thinks he is very intelligent too. We had a great visit, including a trip to the coast yesterday.  Here is Dash at the beach.

I took some video too but I haven't figured out how to upload video from my smart phone to the computer.  I'll publish it once I figure it out.


All for now from Dash land.

Meet Dash

He is a 10 pound bundle of love and joy.  Dash is agile, fast and really really smart.  We rescued him two years ago from a puppy mill where he spent the first 8 months of his life in a cage.  They told us he is a Chihuahua/Papillon mix but we think he must have some Rat Terrier or Min Pin in him because his legs are so long.  What do you think?

The last picture above is from a sailing trip. Dash is adventurous. He is great on the boat and of course he wears a life jacket whenever he is on deck.  Here are a couple more pictures from that trip.

A couple of years ago we had three snow storms in a row in December which is quite unusual for our neck of the woods.  By the end of the third storm, most humans in our city were sick and tired of slogging around, if you could even get through the unplowed streets.  Dash, on the other hand, loved it. Check out this video.

Sometimes we seem to forget Dash is a dog but he always finds a way to remind us.  In this picture he is snuggled up in our closet in some dirty laundry at the bottom.

Dash is a traveling dog.  He loves it at our place in Southern California.  Every morning we meet up with other  dogs and their humans in the neighborhood park for some play time and conversation. Check it out.

Dash is headed back down to Southern California in a few days.  I'll update this blog along the way with his adventures.  Until then, all for now from Dash land.