geo-cache

1. whitty took me to the top of south holston dam today. he was on one of his scavenger hunts called geo-caching. there was a couple over the dam he hadn't gone looking for yet. he thought i would enjoy going with him.
2. first we did some skating . we started at the observation deck up around the picnic area down and across the dam and back to the car. we just made one trip around today. while we were skating a police officer saw us and said that what we were doing was the trick. whitty catted with him as we were making our rounds. we passed him several times as while we were there. whitty commented that they should train the police dogs to do what we do. he said thier patroles would take half the time.
3. then we walked up to the pinic area. that's where the caches were located. the first one was just a few feet into the tree line. it was hidden in a good spot that wasn't too hard to find but covered by leaves. that made it hard to spot but we had good clues to find it.
4. the second cache was up a trail on top of a hill. whitty wished he had his hiking sticks with him. i have four paw drive so i wound up pulling him up the hill. whitty really liked me helping him go up hill but didn't care that much for it on the way back down. he has to use his brakes twice as much. it took about twenty minutes to get to the top of the hill where the cache was hidden. it only took ten to make it back down.
5. both of us were pretty wore out when we got back from the scavenger hunt. we made our way back to the car. then we stopped by the river on the way home so i could get a drink from the river. we stayed for a while and walked over the bridge to the othe side of the island and back before heading home.

down fall

1. we had a really nice day out today. i was able to talk whitty into taking me down to the weir for a run. whitty got his skates out and we made about six trips across the river and back. i got to play with a couple of dogs while witty chatted with their pet humans. not very many dogs out today for me to play with though.
2. we were doing pretty good untill whitty took a bit of a spill on the sidewalk. he fell as we made our way through a corner at the kiosk near the overlook. he landed on his chest and smacked his chin on the concrete. we were going too fast for him to stop. he laid on the walk for a couple of minutes and shook his head to clear the cobwebs. he took a pretty good shot to the chin and it addled him. he said that it did hurt a little bit. i bet he'll be sore tomorrow.
3. a lady whitty had been talking to a short time earlier saw him hit the ground. i think she was ready to call 911 and give them the 411. she was sitting in her car waiting on a friend that was hiking around the island. she offered to get help if whitty was hurt.whitty said that he hurt his pride more than anything. she had to use a cane to walk with but said that she could go get someone.
4. whitty said that he was ok but had a bit of a headache. he thanked her for offering to get help. whitty said no blood no foul. although he kept checking to see if he had skent the hide off his chin. the ribs on his right side took a beating when he fell. i don't think he broke anything but he might have some bruises later.

cool weather

1. it's really cooled off in the last week. the leaves should turn soon we hope. it was a really nice day out so me and whitty decided to get out and go to the weir. there were a few clouds out but mostly sunny. whitty got his skates out and we skated across to the other side of osceola island and back four or five times.
2. after we did that whitty took me for a walk around the island. this time we went all the way around. the full mile and half of the trail. it was a good workout we had today. the skating and the hike tired us both out. the trail is mostly level so it wasn't too bad of a walk.
3. i got to see some buddies i hadn't seen in a while and got to meet some new ones. whitty got to chat with a few people. one guy told us about geo caching. it's a game you play using a gps. where people hide items then others try to find them. sounds pretty cool. the guy said there were items all over osceola island. when we got back whitty went to the web site and found more than a dozen between our house and the south holston dam. one is within walking distance.
4. we'll let ya'll know how the geo caching turns out. whitty says there's a bunch at steel creek park. sounds like a good adventure is coming up as fall comes in.

dog walk

1. me and whitty heard that on sunday there was going to be a dog walk-run event at winged deer park in johnson city. at first it was going to be held on saturday but it was changed to sunday. we went down about noon on sunday. we only seen two or three people there when we arrived. none of them even heard about the dog run-walk. a few dogs showed up later with their pet humans afterwards.
2. whitty got his skates out and we made our way around the track three or for times. after a few trips whitty noticed a sign not allowing skating or bikes. so we made or way back to the car and whitty put his skates up and we walked around the track a couple of more times. i noticed a trail that went off into the woods and talked whitty into checking it out. we hiked a short way up the trail and circled around back to the parking lot.

3. the trail split and went differnt ways but we didn't go to far. we didn't have a map or know where or how far they went. we kept the hike short because we started out tired from skating and walking the track around the ball feilds. what we saw of the trails it seemed like they were really nice. we may go back and check them out and see where they lead to.

4. i did get to meet a couple of other dogs and play with them. but their pet humans hadn't heard about the dog walk either. whitty was expecting i would have a lot of new buddies to play with. i hoped that more had showed up. we had a lot of rain this week leading up to sunday. that may have kept some home thinking it still might rain. no rain but a lot of wind on sunday.

5. on the way out we stopped and saw some land marks and an old log house. whitty took a few pics i thought he should share with you. whitty wants to come back when the leaves start to change. should make for some nice  pics.

back at the weir

1. it's starting to get darker earlier in the evening and cooler at night. so we haven't staying as late as we were. me and whitty don't get as wore out like we do when it's really hot out. soon it'll be time for us to go hiking.


2. we wait till the snakes den up before we do that though. i might talk whitty into going on the appalachian trail this fall. till then we'll probably go to steel creek park. we've been on all the trails over there. whitty's uncle usually goes with us on our hikes. the hard part is going from lake level to the top of the ridges. once on top it's too bad but there are a few places with some hills.


3. today we went back to the weir again. i got to see some of my buddies while whitty was skating. i always have fun seeing my buddies and making new friends. i made friends with a german shepard today. she was a little bigger than me but she was a little shy. she was only a year and half old. i also met a couple little dogs proably six or seven pounders. i think i made them nervous.


4. it started to get dark about 7:30 and we could feel the air starting to get cooler. we figured we might as well head back home. we made one last trip across the bridge and back. then we loaded back into the car and headed home as it was getting dark.

runners

1. me and whitty stopped by the weir yesterday and saw a group of school kids running around the island. they looked like they were training for track. we were about to take a curve quite quickly and allmost wiped out a couple of runners in the process. as we started to make the turn two runners came out of the woods from the left. with me running whitty has to swing wide on his skates to make the turn. whitty saw them and cut through the grass to slow down.
2. the kids thought they had cut us off but the woods blocked the veiw. no one had good line of sight. so no blood no fowl. as soon as they went by we made the turn just fine. they ask if we were o.k. but nothing happened. we were all right.
3. the sun was out when we arrived at the weir but soon after it started to cloud up. it kind of looked like rain clouds. it had cooled off from the day before. me and whitty decided to go ahead skate any way. as we left it did start to sprinkle a bit. shortly after we got home it had quit. there wasn't enough rain to even get the ground wet.

atop the dam

1. me and whitty went to the south holston dam for a run. we went up around by the picnic area then across the dam and circled by the picnic area again. nobody had their dogs out while we were there. several people did stop us to comment on us skating.
2. one police officer was there, he stopped and said he didn't think he was coordinated enough to try what we were doing. whitty says you have to be a little crazy to even try it. the police officer just smiled and laughed.
3. a lot of people were out on the lake this weekend. we even seen a boat near the dam with flags signaling divers in the area. we didn't see anyone diving but we were just going by. we didn't stop to watch. we saw some people on floats behind some of the boats. the water seemed a little choppy from where we were.
4. we left the dam and whitty stopped by the weir to let me get a drink from the river. we did a couple quick passes to the island and back since we stopped any way. whitty took me by the river one last time for a drink. we decided we had enough and headed back home.

down by the river

1. me and whitty did some cross training yesterday at the weir. just as we got started skating who should show up? audi-may was there. we hadn't seen her in quite a while. me and her played while whitty and her humans chatted. i got to see a bunch of buddies i hadn't seen in a while.


2. while we skated there was about five deer crossed the path ahead of us. i thought that they wanted to race and i took off running with whitty in tow. if he wasn't holding me back i think i could have passed them.


3. we also saw some squirrels and canadian geese while we skated. whitty was able to get pics of them but he keeps missing pics of the deer. one of these days he'll get some pics we hope.
4. we also went for a walk around oceola island after whitty got done skating.this time whitty took his camera with him. he wont take it while we skate so he won't break it. we did the lower half of the island but decided that was enough. the sun was starting to set and we were both getting tired so we headed back to the house.
   

sore foot

1. it's been a while since me and my pet human whitty went for a workout. whitty injured his foot while mowing the yard. it wasn't anything serious but whitty says it was painful. he did limp arround for a few days. even wearing shoes put pressure on it. i let him get away with not taking me out for a while but i got tired of waiting.
2. i finally talked him into going skating, well really i just stared at him till he gave in. yesterday he broke to my will and took me to the weir. their were a lot of people down there. we think some were having a family reunion or something like that. some were surprised when me and whitty went rolling by.
3. i was hoping to see some of my buddies down there but none showed up. i did get to meet some new buddies and one that wasn't all that friendly. thats ok we just let them go on by and i played with the others.
4. i got a lot of petting yesterday. thier were a lot of people that wanted to pet me. some had seen me and whitty down at the weir before and came up to chat with whitty or just to pet me. some were just curious when they saw what we were doing. kids really like to come over to pet me.

hot and muggy

1. it was hot today and i made the mistake of talking whitty into taking me down to the weir. fog was rising up off the river by the time we got down there. that made the humidity really high and really muggy. whitty's glasses kept fogging up and he had to keep wiping them so he could see.


2. me and whitty spent most of the day inside so we didn't think it was that humid out. it turned out to be a lot different than we thought. we toughed it out and went ahead and did our skating. we still had a good time as usual.
3. there were a bunch of dogs at the weir today but most people wouldn't let me play with their dogs. although i did get to play with one dog while whitty stopped and chatted for a while. the dog was a little jumpy but friendly.
4. whitty stopped on the bridge and chatted with one guy while he was fishing. he landed a few small trout but they weren't big enough to be keepers. he tossed them back and tried again. small fish kept stealing his bait off his hook. we moved on after a while but passed by him several more times as we were skating. we stayed till it started to get dark then we headed back home.

across town

1. today i was able to talk whitty into taking me out for a run. we decided that we should go to across town to steel creek park. whitty skated while i ran along side. but when we go down hill whitty gets going to fast for me and i wind up working as a brake. i'll have to talk to him about that.
2. whitty did walk me down to the lake so i could get a drink after working up a thirst. there were a lot of geese and ducks along the banks. they stayed back a few yards out in the water as we approached. i think that whitty scares them, he's not as cute as i am. HAHAHA!
3. there is a path that leads from steel creek that runs over to the volunteer parkway called the wes davis greenway. me and whitty followed it for about a half mile or little bit more give or take. i like it better because its pretty much level but there's nowhere for me to get a drink.
4. there is a creek that flows along the path but it's mostly over grown with weeds. whitty did find one spot to get to the creek but we had to jump on to some rocks that were slick and not real easy for me to walk on. i kind of slipped and hurt my back foot while trying to get a drink. i was able to walk it off but it might be sore for a few days.
5. i think whitty was a bit worried that i got hurt. i did limp a few times as we made our way back to the car. by the time we got back i was walking better. he worries about me a lot when i might be hurt. i thought he was going to carry me back to the car. i told him if he did i would bite his ear. (just kidding--- but don't tell him that).

runnin loose

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2. me and whitty finally got to go down to the weir today. we haven't had much luck lately because it's been raining almost for a solid week. it rained a little this morning but cleared up by this evening.
3. today we did some cross training. first we skated back and forth across the weir about six or seven times. then whitty took me for walk around the island. we probably walked a little over a mile around the island.
4. there was a lot of dog out for me to play with while we exercised. there was one dog running loose about my size. i might have had a couple of pounds on him. we didn't have any problems with him most of the time. just as we were leaving he tried to start a fight with me but whitty wouldn't have any of that.
5. all the other dogs we met up with today were friendly and we played nice together. of course while we played whitty would stand around and chat with their humans. some people wanted to pet me especially the kids but i just wanted to play with the dogs. the kids were nice and gentle while they were petting me. i tried to run after some squirrels but i can't climb trees. i wouldn't know what to do if i caught them but it's the chase i like.

lots of dogs

1. i tried to talk whitty into taking me to the south holston dam today. i thought he was going to but as we passed the weir he changed his mind. whitty figured that getting to the water was easier at the weir than at the dam. up there we would have to try to get down to the level of the lake for me to get a drink. where as at the river it's a lot less hassle to get to.
2. while we were there we came upon a chuch group and they had about a dozen or more little kids. a bunch of them wanted to come over and meet me. i got quite a bit of petting which i enjoyed. it's a good thing i like kids. they all got a kick out of seeing me pulling whitty on his skates.
3. there was one guy that had a couple of retreivers and he had a decoy launcher. he would fire the decoy over half way across the river then send one of the dogs out to retrieve it. they took turns going after it to bring it back.
4. i got to play with the other dogs while down there. i even got to play with some little puppies, there was one that would try to jump on me and run in circles. it was hillarius we thought it was really cute the way it carried on. we really had a lot of fun today.

almost dark

1. today was awfully humid when me and whitty decided to go down to the weir and do some skating. we thought that it was going to rain earlier but it only sprinkled for a couple of minuets. it didn't even get the ground wet so after it started to clear up we drove down to oceola island.
2. we skated across the bridge and back about five or six times. after we got done skating whitty wanted to walk around the island. whitty got his camera out of his car and we hiked around the upper half of the island. we hoped that we might see some deer but no such luck. i enjoyed it because we hadn't been through there in a while.
3. i got to see my buddy tucker while whitty was skating. i got whitty to stop so me and tucker could play for a short time. i also got to play with some dogs i hadn't met before. there was a 4 mo. old female bull mastiff i got to play with. whitty liked the color of her coat and i did too it was brendel. she almost looked like there were tiger stripes along her sides.
4. we stayed at the weir till it started to get dark. between it getting dark and the fog rolling in it was kind of spooky looking. we could hardly see people standing out in the river fishing. sometimes all you could see was a dark shadow out in fog bank. it really set the mood with the sunset fading in the background.

tucker

1. sorry but over the holidays whitty missed one of my postings. he skipped july 1st because he said he had to get ready for a family reunion and that he had to be the photographer. i might let him off this time but he better watch it next time i'll put him in the dog house. that threat might mean more if he didn't build me such a nice dog house. ROFL. last tuesday me and whitty went to oceola island at the weir. there was only a few folks out and fewer had their dog with them. just before we left i did get to see my buddy tucker for just a minuet or two.


2. today whitty took me back down to the weir again. there was quite a few dogs out running around with their pet humans. i went up to two small weiner dogs while we ran around and one of them took off running and yelping like i bit it's tail. i wouldn't hurt them but i don't think they knew that. every time i turned my back it would try to sneek up on me but he would take off yelping when i turned back around.
   
3. we skated to the far side of the island and took a break to catch our breath. when we started back across me and whitty saw a doe standing in the middle of the trail. we took our time going back across and the deer stood there and watched us for a couple of minutes. the doe gently turned around and went back into the woods. we were able to get pretty close before it walked off.
4. there was a bunch of little kids down at the weir playing in the water as we arrived. when they saw me a bunch of those kids wanted to come over and pet me. i guess it's a good thing i like kids. the kids were nice and gental with me so i let them pet me.
5. just before we left to go home just who did i get to see. my buddy tucker showed up but he was getting there and we were leaving. mabey i'll get to play longer next time we see each other. oh well thats the way it goes i guess.

not so hot

1. its been awfully hot lately but the temperature dipped from upper 90's to mid 80's. since it had cooled a bit i was able to talk whitty into taking me down to the weir. it was still pretty warm so we waited till after 6:00 before going down. we stayed for about an hour and skated back and forth across the bridge.


2. there was a bunch of new buddies out with their pet humans for me to play with today. i met about 7 or 8 other dogs while we exercised. we came across two nice boxers and a little yorkie. the boxers wanted to play but the yorkie was a little timid. after a couple of minutes the yorkie kind of got used to me but was still jumpy.


3. just before it starts to get dark a fog rolls on top of the water. the fog comes down from the dam and makes its way along the river. it seems a little eerie at times even when the sun is still up. it really makes for some freaky looking silhouettes along the fog bank.

any festival 09

1. whitty took me over to the any festival again this year. this is the second time we've gone over to the festival. it was an all weekend (concert, camping, and party) all in one. some people just came in for the day some camped all weekend. me and whitty were there for friday and saturday. we didn't stay over night we just came over and stayed awhile with friends that were camping out.


2. it was really too hot out in the sun when it was high overhead. it felt a lot better later in the evening. we had a few storms roll through over night and lots of lightning. it stayed humid all weekend with temps in the upper 90's. the camp ground we were at was just across a creek from the bristol motor speedway.i'd say we were a couple hundred feet from the track it's self. they were having drag racing over there this weekend.


3. i got to meet some new friends while at the festival. i probably made friends with half a dozen or so this weekend. we all played nice together and having fun running around the camp site.


4. me and whitty walked up to where they was having the bands play both days. the speakers were jammin' very loud. we couldn't stand to close to the stage while they played. about all the music was like punk or heavy metal. neither me or whitty could understand what they sang. we like classic rock, country, or bluegrass personally.
   
   
   
   


5. me and whitty mostly went over there for the camping beside the creek than for the concert. we were having a good time till we walked back to whitty's car and saw that someone had backed into the drivers side door on his car.
6. whitty started to flip when he seen it. he started asking around if anyone saw it happen. luckily the person responsible came back and whitty got all their info so he can get it fixed. whitty was kind of bummed after that and was about ready to go home.
   
   
   
   

fog

1. it was hot and humid outside and i told whitty we better go before it starts to rain. well i was able to talk whitty into going down to the weir today. after we were there for about half an hour fog started rolling down the river. i made whitty go back to the car and get his camera.
2. it was pretty hot so we only stayed for an hour or so. me and whitty were panting after our workout. whitty said he could get a couple gallon just out of his shirt. of course i just go and wade out in the river but that only works for a little while.
3. we saw some geese out in the river and the young were just getting their adult plummage. whenever we came across the island they all would swim out in river. they don't know that i don't want anything to do with them anyhow. sometimes the adults hiss at me and i don't like when they do that. they didn't swim to far and we got to watch them pretty close up.
4. we were right about the rain. after we got back it stormed, we had lightning and the rain was coming in sheets. neither me or whitty wouldn't want to be out in all that. the thunder makes me nervous so whitty came over and sat beside me to make me feel better.

wheels

1. well whitty had to changed the wheels on his skates. he had all-terrain wheels on it and switched them out for urethane wheels. the urethane wheels are better for paved and concrete surfaces and roll a lot easier. the all-terrain do better when whitty has to go off the path onto dirt or grass. whitty did seem to have a little trouble getting used to the different set of wheels, but he adjusted pretty quick. whitty says it got a little slick when we hit some wet concrete but got good traction on dry surfaces. the skates roll a lot easier and i didn't have to pull him as hard or as much. he was actually rolling faster than me on the downhill run.


2. we went to the weir again today. we met a couple new buddies, one was a boxer he's about my size. the other was a little female that i got to meet. at one point we stopped and watched a couple of squirels chasing each other around a tree trunk. we watched them play while we took a break. it was funny seeing them make laps around and around the tree. every now and then they would stop and chatter at each other.


3. the large picture is of some storm clouds that came through yesterday. the storm left some leaves, gravel and twigs scattered all over the path we were on today. whitty had to watch he didn't hit any with his wheels. the smaller picture is of the two ways whittys skates can be configured. the small wheels are better for a smooth path and the larger ones are for all-terrain. whitty says i wore out the big ones but i told him i don't wear the skates. he told me that it's from me slinging him around corners. when i cut a corner short it works like a slingshot. i've had him sliding sideways trying to make a corner. HAHAHA!!!! now thats funny.

promise

1. well whitty kept his promise and took me back down to the weir sunday. he was right there were a lot more dogs down there to meet and play with. i didn't see any of my regular buddies but there were a bunch of new dogs out walking their pet humans. whitty would let me visit with other dogs after i would drag him over there. then i would let him chat with the people while i made friends. HAHAHA!!! now that's funny.


2. i was a little bit on the warm side yesterday and we got hot after a couple laps. i think it bothers whitty more than me, because i just wade out into the river and cool off. so we stayed a little over an hour and we both were ready to go back to the air conditioner.

clearing up

1. well when we started out yesterday me and whitty thought we might get caught in a bit of rain. but we went ahead and stopped by the weir and hoped for the best. it was a little bit humid and hazy but there was a nice breeze coming up the river. we were glad to see that it was starting to clear up after we got there. the sun was out and shining just before we left.


2. there was only 5 or 6 cars in the parking lot when we first got to the weir. so i didn't get to see any of my usual buddies while we were there. i did get to meet a couple of new friends while i ran and whitty skated. we made about 6 laps to the other side of the island and back.


3. whitty told me that if it wasn't raining he might take me back down to the weir sunday. i hope that their are more of my buddies when we go back. just as we were leaving i did get to see one of my buddies. he's a little chiuaua, he don't know that he only weighs about 4 pounds. whitty keeps warning me that he might gnaw my ankles off. it don't bother me when he does that. i know that he's just bluffing and i let him think he's got a good hand.

steel creek

1. wouldn't you know it! yesterday i finally talked whitty into taking me to steel creek park. about a mile from the park it started to sprinkle. just as we got out of the car it really started to rain. since we drove all the way over there whitty said we should wait and see if it was just a quick shower. about 20 min. later it did quit and the sun popped out.





2. whitty put on his skates and we took off. he did ok on the paved areas but when he tried to cross wet planking of the bridges and a few walk ways he would lose traction. so i had to pull more to get him across. when we got to the pavement he would do most of it himself.




3. nobody was out walking with their pet human. the only other dogs there were sitting in their car waiting for their pet human to get back. they just barked a lot as we passed by.




4. pic #1 is me on a foot bridge looking out at the fountain at one end of the lake. pic #2 is me standing at one of the hiking trail heads that leads off the trail going around the lake. pic #3 is a family of ducks on the lake that we saw. pic #4 is the fountain that sits out in the lake.pic #5 is me at the train that runs through part of the park.




5. we got to see a few ducks, some with little ones. there was lots of geese all around the lake. as we were going along the path we even seen a baby rabbit. it was too fast and whitty didn't get a picture of it.
6. it was really warm and humid. the pavement was steaming as soon as it quit raining.the sun stayed out for an hour or so. then it started to cloud up so we made our way back to the car.

rain

1. me and whitty tried to go for a hike around osceola island today. when we left the house the weather was fine. when we got to the weir it started to sprinkle. we decided to go ahead with our hike. whitty put my backpack on me and we started hiking around the island. as we made our way along the path it started to rain. we got half way around the island and me and whitty were pretty soaked. so we made a short day of it.
2. it's been a while since we been hiking. it sort of through me off a bit cause we hadn't been hiking in so long. whitty got out my backpack and put it on me. i haven't wore the pack in about a year or better. it didn't take long to get back in rhythm. as long as we stayed under the tree canopy we didn't get too wet. so whitty would want to sprint from dry spot to dry spot. the longer we were there the more it rained, so dry spots were getting harder to find.
3. of coarse about a half hour after we got home it quit raining and the sun popped out. go figure that out. we'll have to try hiking again another day. i tried to tell whitty that we're supposed to go hiking when the weather is colder. but he wouldn't listen to me. i'll let him off the hook this time after all he's only human.

sunny

1. i got lucky today and saw two of my buddies at the weir. both audi-mae and tucker were there today when me and whitty went skating. we got down there late in the day about an hour before it started getting dark. i wanted to go earlier but whitty's been working in the garden. so we made a few quick laps to the other side of the island.
2. i haven't seen tucker since last year. it was good to see him again. audi-mae was fiesty as usual. she really is fun though i don't know if i could keep up with her for long. she will still jump up and come bouncing on her hind legs as soon as she sees me. whitty and audi-mae's pet humans get a kick out of us playing together. they just stand there laughing at audi-mae jumping all over me.
3. i droped a couple of pictures on here i thought you might enjoy. these are from the top of the dam whitty took a couple of weeks ago.

closed

1. yesterday me and whitty were going to go to the dam for some skating. when we got there the gate was locked. we never figured out why. there was a parking area just outside the gate so we stopped and went ahead and skated across the dam and up around the picnic area. we made one lap around and back to the car. then whitty decided we should stop by osceola island and skate around by the weir.



2. as me and whitty were skating around osceola island we spotted at least two deer. i wanted whitty to take a picture but he left the camera in the car so we missed that opportunity. that was his fault but i'll let him get away with it this time. we got pretty close to the deer we got about forty or fifty feet from them. they just stood there for a minuet or two before they finally took off.
3. here's a picture taken from the top of south holston dam.

whitty's birthday

1. well today was whitty's birthday and he decided we should go skating at the weir. it's been a few days since we went out because it's been raining and storming. so while we had a break in the weather he figured we had better go while we had a chance. good thing we did there was some bad storms roll through this evening. possibly a tornado touched down in the next county or two away.
2. we saw some canadian geese while we were skating. a couple of them had a few small goslings. i wouldn't let whitty my pet human get too close. i didn't know how they would react. they might come toward us lower their head and hiss at me and whitty. plus i didn't want to scare the little ones. the little ones were cute as they strolled around with the parents right behind them watching over them.
3. the river was already generating when we got down to the weir about 3 o'clock. whitty didn't think they would start that till about 5 o'clock but since it's been raining almost every day the lake is full. they might need to drop the water level down just a bit. last year we didn't get enough rain and this year just the opposite. whitty can't even get in his garden it's been so wet lately.

long time no see

1. i saw one of my buddies (audi-mae) today that i hadn't seen in a while. she still gets excited as soon as she sees me. she reared up on her hind legs and came bouncing towards me. she might be too much for me to handle. i still like to play with her even though she's a wild one. she is a little smaller than me but she climbs all over me. whitty (my pet human) just stands there and talks with her two pet humans.


2. it was pretty warm when we went to the weir so we didn't work out too hard. though whitty was sweating after a couple of laps. i waded in the river to cool off a bit. it's been sunny the last couple of days but a few clouds started to move in today. whitty thought that some rain might move in tomorrow so he wanted to get out this afternoon.


3. here's a picture of me at home we thought you might like. come back for more of my adventures.

warming up

1. the sun popped out today. it warmed up a lot since yesterday and the wind had settled down. me and whitty got out again today and did some more skating together. we went back to the weir and more people were out and some had their dogs with them.


2. i got to meet a lot more new buddies while we were there. of course whitty found some people to chat with and that involved a lot of standing around. i don't mind so much when i got a buddy to pal around with. i just drives me crazy to just stand still when i could be running.


3. whitty tried to get a good picture of a heron but we didn't get that close. at least whitty thinks it's a heron. i don't care what he calls it. i ain't getting that close to it. last summer there was an ugly red headed goose down here and it would lower it's head hiss at me. i wouldn't let it get too close. because something that ugly has to be dangerous. HAHAHA!!!

breezy

1. 1. well it's been a while since my last posting. me and witty put our adventures on hold for a while because of medical reasons. whitty's mom was in the hospital so i don't blame him because i was worried too. she's doing much better now.



2. 2. we went up to the top of south holston dam today. it was pretty windy out today when we got started. first we went up and around the picnic area back down then we crossed the dam. the wind was coming up the valley and across the dam. as we crossed the dam we thought the wind would blow us over the other side. it may not have been that bad but it was really a strong breeze. we doubled back across the dam and went around the picnic area once more.



3. i was glad we went to the dam instead of the weir. we get tired of going to the same spot. the weir is just below the dam on the river so we had to go right by it on our way to the dam. bedsides as we passed the weir we could see that there wasn't that many folks out and i didn't see any other dogs out and about today. hopefully next time we'll see some of my buddies. i usually see more of them out on the weekend.

easter

1. it's easter and two days in a row we have gone to the weir. i wasn't able to talk whitty into going somewhere different. it was a little crowded and i got to meet some new buddies while we were there. whitty just stood there and talked while i played and to keep whitty on his toes i would jump and pull in different directions. that'll teach him not to pay attention to me. HAHAHA!
2. it really warmed up since yesterday and the wind settled down. it did start to get cool when the sun wasn't as high in the sky. by then we had been there about an hour and a half. we crossed the bridge to the island and back about 6 or 7 times. me and whitty were pretty tired by the time we left. but it's all good anyway.
3. a lot of pepole were having a picnic today and you could smell the grills goin for a good distance. i didn't pay much attention to that i was there to see meet buddies. a lot of dogs brought their pet human with them and walk around the island. i tried to get whitty to go around the island but he wanted to stay on the concrete as usual.