Puppies like a nice bed too

What a softy I've turned out to be. When I got Bud, it was all about rules and discipline, but now I'm just as happy as he is to have him up on the bed. This morning he put his paw on my face and moaned a contented 'good morning,' Following it with a long, low bellowing that I understood to mean: I much prefer this mattress to the hard ground.'

Then again, it was probably just me transferring my own thoughts to a dog.
Thanks again for that shampoo, Cindy. He's a lot nicer to sleep by when not reeking of sewage and carrion.

The wanderer

Cross off one more state for Buddy. He's successfully made it across the Dakotas and now looks forward to the new scents of Iowa. Already in the first couple of hours, he's spotted several rabbits and a deer. Not sure when he's gonna be up to the task of pushing me around, but there's always hope.

Crossing into Iowa

Buddy's life would make a good children's book

As I was going through pictures today, it occurred to me that Buddy's typical routines would make a great ESL reading book for young learners:

Buddy can swim

And Buddy can run.

Buddy likes to blow bubbles

And have lots of fun.

Though this probably isn't his idea of it.

Deer valley

Seems like everywhere you turn out here there's some kind of John Deer equipment. We took a break next to this tractor and Bud crawled right in.