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.

cool brease

1. me and whitty took another run at the weir today. it was sill cool so there wasn't too many folks down there. i did see a few dogs but some people wouldn't let them come over to play with me. there was a couple that did let me get close enough to play. some people see me and think i might get in a fight with their dog, but all i want to do is play.


2. we go to the weir quite a bit so i need to talk whitty into going somewhere else. maybe i should try to convince him to go back to the top of the dam or go back to steele creek. we only went to steele creek once so i would like to go back there again if i can talk him into it. i'm getting bored with the weir unless whitty rides his bike down there. then we get to go all the way around the island and get to see more than just the concrete path.

windy

1. there was a cold wind blowing today. the temperature wasn't that cold but when out in the wind it sure felt like it. whitty wished he had brought his jacket but after a few times across the bridge and back we started to warm up. we stayed a little over an hour at the weir.


2. although there wasn't very many people at the weir i did get to play with several other dogs. we could tell when we first got there that their was not too many cars in the parking lot to start with. a few showed up others after we did. a few brought a dog or two with them.


3. the siren went off that warns about the river starting to generate. we were close to it and it makes my ears hurt. whitty says that's the only time i howl but he would howl too if he had as good of hearing as i do. i don't really have to be that close when it goes off. it blows twice before the water starts to rise and the first one last about twice as long as the second. they are about 10 minuets apart. it takes about 20 minuets till the water comes from the dam and starts to over flow the weir.

no parking

1. wow it was the most crowded we ever seen at the weir today. we couldn't even find a parking spot. we drove through the parking lot twice and had to park along the roadside. it made getting around a bit difficult, having to weave in and out between people. i didn't care that much me and whitty still had fun as we usually do.
2. we got there earlier than usual so we didn't see of our regular buddies. although we met some new guys while skating. most of them were friendly, but there was a few that wasn't as friendly as the others.
3. we got pretty hot from exercising so i just ploped myself down in the river to cool off. the water was so cold it didn't take long to cool down. then again it don't warm up that much even in the middle of summer.

crowded

1. it was really crowded today at the weir. there must have been a prom or a dance tonight. we saw a lot of people dressed up in gowns and tuxes while we were there. they also had people there to take pics of them. the weir would be a good backdrop for some pics. so me and whitty tried to stay out of there way as not to get in there pics.


2. it was nice and sunny and a lot of dogs brought their pet human with them. i got to play with a bunch of them and made some new friends. we still didn't see that many buddies of mine that we already know. we did see a couple of them while skating across the bridge to the other side of the island. this pic is of one of my new friends roscoe he's about 4 months old. i kind of scared them a little but i was gentle. it would try to approach me while my back was turned and try to hide when i turned around.

back to the weir

1. today we went back to the weir to do some skating. it was getting a little cool cause we started out just about an hour before sunset. i was hoping to meet some of my buddies while we were there but no such luck. we still enjoyed ourselves anyhow. it had been awhile since we went for a workout 'cause whitty had been doing yard work. he has been mowing and he's been tilling his garden so he can get it ready for planting.


2. the sun did poke through a few times while we worked out, but for the most part it stayed cloudy most of the time. we figured we needed to go ahead and exercise 'cause it's supposed to rain or maybe even storm the next day or two. that was why we waited so long to go today 'cause whitty wanted to get the yard mowed and the garden worked up. therefore it took me awhile to talk him into taking me to the weir. he was a little tired but i'm pretty convincing and persistent to say the least.


3. i did see one other dog there running with it's human but it was leaving and i didn't get to play. oh well better luck next time. we usually have better luck on the weekend anyway. i'll try to talk him into going back down saturday or sunday.

family comes to visit

1. well me and whitty went to the weir friday. the weather started out sunny but when whitty checked the weather he discovered that a storm was moving into the area. so we went down to go skating earlier than usual. there were a few people but not many brought their dogs with them. we had a good day, though we could tell that the weather was changing. it soon started to sprinkle and whitty wanted to make one more trip. not a real good idea. it was raining by the time we got back to the car. after we got home it rained the rest of the day.


2. saturday whitty had some of his family came over and i got to play with the kids while they were here. the kids really kept me busy playing with them. meanwhile whitty and his cousin cooked up a meal in his dutch oven. the smell was driving me crazy


3. later on whitty's uncle came over and brought his dog maggie with him. after she showed up we got to play together. then whitty gave me a rawhide chew but every time i got distracted maggie would take the chew from me and i would have to wait on her to drop it. everybody laughed at us taking it away from each other.

fun run

1. we went back to oceola island today for a run. it was a little overcast but fairly warm to start with. by the time we left the wind started to pick up a bit. me and whitty stayed warm cause we were skating and kept burning energy while we were there.
2. we saw audi-mae when we first got down there but she was going down the trail while me and whitty stayed on the concrete path. but we were able to catch up with them on the far side of the island. audi-mae got real excited when she saw me. she rared up on her hind legs and came bounding toward me up on her back legs. she was jumping like a kangaroo.
3. it took me a while to talk whitty into goin down to the river. he said was kind of tired but i had him check the weather and it looked like it would be a few days of rain. so i kept after him and finally talked him into taking me for a run. i got him wraped around my paw. HAHAHA!

bikin

1. today i saw whitty getting ready but he didn't put on his skating shoes. i was like what the ?????? then he got my leash and i thought alright! i really started getting excited, but he forgot my harness. that kind of confused me. we went out and i thought we were getting in the car. then we walked past it which confused me more. all of a sudden he got out his bike. we were going for a bike ride! yahoo!!! it's been over a year since we did that.
2. we went down the driveway and started to the weir. i tried to get in front of the bike but whitty says we were too close together. he wanted me to run beside him not in front. it had been a long time and i had a hard time getting used to that again. it took us a while to get back in rhythm with each other. i almost wrecked him a couple of times' but we finally were able to get together. we rode all the way to the weir' stopping once or twice along the way.
3. it was more crowded than we thought it would be especially since it was race day. that made it rough to pass in some places. since we were biking we rode all the way around the island. we don't get to do that on his skates. they don't go to well in gravel but he don't have that problem on his bike. i hadn't been all the way around the island in a while, it was nice go see some new scenery.
4. it's a mile and half all the way round and whitty had to stop for a bathroom break. whitty left me to watch his bike while he was in there but the bike fell over. then audi-mae came by and said hello and play with me. while we were playing audi-mae's pet humans picked up whitty's bike. he appreciated them taking care of me till he came back out. we stood there for a while audi-mae and i played together.
5. afterward me and whitty rode around the island one more time. i got to meet some more friends. there was one dalmatian that wasn't too friendly. we passed audi-mae a couple of more times but we were moving too fast to stop and play. before we left we sat at a bench to rest for a little bit before heading home. all in all i think we rode five or six miles. it seemed to wear us both out pretty good.

big dogs

1. today me and whitty went back down to the weir today. i didn't get to see any of my buddies but i got to meet some new guys. whitty on the other hand did see some of his buddies. there were a couple of big dogs out today but we played nice together. whitty didn't play much but he slowed down and chatted with some of his friends.


2. we noticed that someone had used some heavy equipment to move some small boulders around and placed them along the walkway. it looked pretty good but they tore up the ground around the area. we wondered if they were going to do more 'cause we kind of like it. the boulders look like the ones that run across the top of the dam just slightly smaller.


3. we ran across the bridge over to the other side a couple of times when we first got there. after we worked up a good thirst whitty took me down to the water. i probably drank a gallon of water strait away 'cause it was warm and sunny. i even laid down in the river, but not too long the sun was warm but the water is still cold. brrrrrr! whitty just waited till we got finished to get a drink. that was almost an 90 minutes later before we got back to the car.

overlook

1. whoa! guess what??? i got whitty to take me to the top of the dam overlooking South Holston lake. we took a run across the dam and by the visitor center then up and around the picnic area. we did that a couple of times. whitty kept stopping and talking to people, but i let him get away with it, because i was excited to go somewhere different.


2. i was a little disapointed because i wanted to meet some new friends, but no such luck at the dam. we did get a little parched and they don't have any running water this time of year. so we just stayed for about 30 or 45 minuets. that is when whitty decided we need a drink, so we left and stopped by the river.


3. when we got down to Oceola island whitty took me down to the river and let me get a drink. it tasted so good i think i drank a gallon, but then again i do that just about every time we go there. the water just taste better strait from the source. it's always cold and no weird chemicals added to it.


4. we kind of split up our run and did half our run at the river. we stayed about an hour and finished our work out. maybe we went a little further than usual with both runs together, but that's ok whitty didn't push me too hard. that's not to say we both weren't wore out by the time we were finished. we both might be sore tomorrow. that will teach him, then again maybe not.........HAHAHA!


5. i even seen something i thought i would never see. there was a cat walking on a leash with two people. that's like trying to push a string uphill. how that cat kept them two under control is astounding. haha! the cat seemed to be alright with me but the sound of whitty's skates was what startled it. it was a pretty cat almost solid black, except some white on it's chest.
6. here's a pic from the top of the dam looking into the river below. the pic at the top is of the lake. i'll have whitty post more pics of our adventures later.

great run

1. boy, it was crowded yesterday at the weir. we could hardly get by in some places. i didn't see any of my friends while we were there, but i did get to meet a lot of new guys while out runnin. it was really nice out and there was people walkin, runnin and some were bar-b-queing, and it smelled great. i got to meet some really cool friends while we were out, except for this one little dachshund. he thought he was bigger than he really was, i just looked at him like he was crazy.
2. i did have fun, but whitty wanted to stop and talk all the time. i had a hard time keeping his attention on running. then again i wanted to stop and play with the other dogs so i can't blame him too much. we're only human after all. hahaha! we did get to run for about an hour and a half though. it pretty much wore us both out but it was great just to be out on such a nice day.

nice day

1. wow, it was nice yesterday. it got almost 70 *and the sun was out all day. whitty took me down to the wier again. i got to see my friend audi may, see's a wild one i'll tell you what but i like to see her anyway. i also met some new buddies while we were there.
2. here's a pic of the bridge over the river. we run across it to the other side of the island and back. there were a few people wading in the river fishing and one or two fishing from the bridge. it looked like some people had a pretty good stringer full of trout.

steel creek park

1. well i finally talked whitty into takin me to steel creek park. they have alot more paved area to run on. the park is alot more hilly than we thought. whitty had some trouble goin uphill but he had me beat goin downhill on his skates. since the brakes are wore out on his skates i think he used me for the brakes. thank goodness they wern't big hills.
2. we also picked up bobby and tracy to go with us. they couldn't keep up with me runnin so i would run ahead then come back. they have little short legs it takes 3 or 4 steps for them just 1 or 2 for me. bobby and tracy brought one of their pet humans with them which happens to be whitty's uncle. there was alot of other dogs out walkin their human so i got to meet quite a few other dogs today. we also got to see some ducks and canadian geese. bobby tried to chace the geese even though they are 3 or 4 times bigger than him. the geese just got out in the water and bobby couldn't get them. i don't think he would know what to do with it even if he did catch one. HAHAHA!!
3. next time we go i might try to talk whitty into takin the greenway belt. it runs from steel creek to the volunteer parkway over to beaver creek. there is more flat ground on that side of the trail. steel creek does have some flat trails but it's a gravel path that winds around the lake. if you follow it all the way around it connects to rooster front park. there are several hikin trails that run between the two parks.

goin for a run

1. well it finally warmed up yesterday and whitty took me for a run at oceola island again. i tried to get him to go to steel creek park but he took me to the river instead. i still had fun gettin out and i got to meet some new friends. there were just a few dogs out walkin their pet human. i wish he would go all the way around the island but he just wants to go on the concrete path when he's using his skates. whitty says that the gravel is too hard to skate in so i'll have to wait till he gets out his bike or goes for a hike.
2. i'm tryin to talk him into goin out again today. today looks better than yesterday, the sun is out and warming up nicely. the dog whisperer just came on me and whitty really like to watch the show. i like to kind of nudge up beside whitty while the show is on. well got to go will post more later.

skatin

-----me and whitty got to go to oceola island today. i've posted a picture of me and whitty on his skates. it was a little cool but we had a lot of fun and i met up with a friend named audi-mae.

she always gets excited to see me and i get a kick out of it too. we met several other dogs out walkin their pet human. some were walkin more than one human at a time. i've got to give them credit i have enough trouble walkin one at a time but he is gettin better at it. i wanted to go on some trails but whitty don't like skatin on gravel, i guess i'll have to get him to bring his bike down. he does better hikin and bikin on gravel than when he's on his skates.

-----it was nice and sunny when we got there but just before we left it started to cloud up. the temps. were in the 50's today so it felt good out runnin. whitty started out wearin a jacket but before we left he had to unbutton it so he didn't overheat. i waded in the river and probably drank a gallon of water. whitty just used rocks as steppin stones tryin to not get his feet wet. the water was pretty cold it comes from the bottom of the lake even in the middle of summer its only about 45 or 50 degrees.

buddies

we went to visit with some friends bobby & tracy. we had fun playin out in the yard today. they showed me how to use their doggie door. tracy was a little nervous when i first got there. my size might have scared her but bobby was ok we've played together before. by the time we left she was startin to warm up to me. it helped when she got up on the couch and she could see me eye to eye.
we got to play together for about an hour and half. we ran through the yard and barked at other dogs. it was a nice day to be outside but once they showed me the doggie door we stayed inside.
while we were there whitty and his uncle were planning a hike on the Appalachian Trail. they want to go from us421 to damascus. i hope they can keep up. whitty wants to go on some short hikes to limber up before we go on that one.

Welcome to my world.

1. Hi, my name is Maxx. i was born around october 2 years ago. i live in Bristol ,TN (about 10 miles from Bristol Motor Speedway). i came to live with my new family when i was about 9 months old. i love to go on hikes, runnin with a bike, and last year i learned runnin with roller skates. i also have a pet human named Whittyman.
2. He loves to take me places, like when we go hiking he usually takes me to Steel Creek Park which also connects to Rooster Front. there is several miles of trails to hike, there is a nice lake with a waterfall at one end. when we go roller skatin or bikin he likes to take me to the South Holston Dam. there is an island in the river below the dam named Oceola Island that has a bridge over the river and a concrete path to the far side island. sometimes we see deer while we're out skatin. since it's a park the deer ain't scared and we can get pretty close.
3. When we're not out havin fun i have a big yard to play in, lots of toys and get spoiled by pet human Whittyman (but don't tell him that) HA!HA!HA!HA! he's even got a bucket chock full of treats for me. stay tuned for new post of our adventures. the stories will be told as i see them , but whittyman will write and post as my translater.