Katie is sleeping, still, after two days at home. I’d let her tell the story, but she’s snoring and you know what happens when you wake a sleeping dog. Nothing good.
So let me fill you in on our latest camping adventure. We had company this time, Karen and her cocker spaniel Deuce spent the weekend with us at a state park. Deuce had never camped before so we were all curious how he’d feel about the whole experience.
Turns out he’s a natural.
NOW WAIT JUST ONE MINUTE MAMA! Katie here! What are you doing? This is my story to tell! I can’t believe you’re doing this while I was laying right next to you, upside down and snoring! You are one sneaky mama!
So anyway…I, Princess Katie, wasn’t sure I wanted to share mama with anyone else so I was skeptical of the whole ‘camping with a friend’ concept. But I figured the only way it was going to work out was if I showed Deuce the ropes. Which mainly revolve around sleeping in the dirt and begging for good treats and going for long walks in the woods.
He caught on right away.
Now, before the love of my life, Reilly Cowspot Dog, gets upset that I had a boy with me for an entire weekend, let me assure you that we had separate tents. Mama and I stayed in our tent and Deuce and his mama had their own. It worked out great.
And each day we went on long long walks in the nice cool, green woods. Mama and her friend were very careful to make sure I got lots and rest breaks and drinks of water whenever I asked. Which to be honest was frequently. I wasn’t always thirsty, you know. Mostly I liked to make them stop and look at me.
But the woods sure was pretty! At the end of this blog I’ll have mama put in a slide show of us exploring. There were so many beautiful places!
Deuce and I got along pretty good. In the beginning we didn’t want to sit too close to each other, but by the end of the weekend we were fine sitting next to each other. We figured it was easier just to do what the moms asked. The sooner they got their stupid pictures the sooner we got our treats. Deuce let me in on that concept, and he’s definitely right.
One time we were sitting next to each other and they took their pictures, and then Deuce’s mom said “OK!” and Deuce took off to run to her. Since it wasn’t my mama saying anything I wasn’t sure if I was allowed to move…but I didn’t like that Deuce left without me!
Mama laughed and said “OK sweetie, you can come too.” I was relieved. I didn’t want to be left behind when there were treats!
Mama took a lot of pictures (so what else is new, right?) and she was messing with her settings in the deep dark woods. A lot of them ended up blurry because Deuce and I just didn’t want to sit still and the light was so low. But this one was blurry because she totally messed up, nothing to do with us at all! She thinks it’s cool though, so humor her, OK?
As long as we got treats we didn’t care if the pictures came out or not.
We sure had a lot of fun! By Sunday afternoon we were dirty and exhausted, true signs of a successful adventure! We were both sorry to see the tent come down, but we think we’ll probably get to go camping together again next summer.
Here’s a few more images of us having a grand time in the woods, I hope you enjoy the slide show!
And really, if you’re a doggie out there reading my blog, ask your folks to take you camping! It’s an amazing experience and one you don’t want to miss!
See you guys later,
Katie, camping tour guide extraordinaire.
August 10, 2017 at 7:20 am
It looks like you found a beautiful place for a camping adventure, Katie. You and your mama are inspiring me to buy a tent and try camping again. It’s been a long, long time…
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August 10, 2017 at 10:20 pm
Wish we lived closer, we’d just take you along on one of our adventures!
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August 10, 2017 at 7:55 am
I’ve gotta hand it to you two…rent camping in Michigan. You are quite the pair! What a beautiful place you found!
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August 10, 2017 at 10:21 pm
It’s a nice park, mostly because there are all these great trails through the woods. And a lot of the sites have some vegetation around them so you’re not right on top of your neighbors, but other than that it’s a pretty standard state park. Older though, so no pull through sites, you’d have to back into them.
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August 10, 2017 at 7:56 am
Oops. Tent camping!
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August 10, 2017 at 10:21 pm
LOL. I knew what you meant!
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August 10, 2017 at 8:28 am
Haha! Oh, Katie–I wondered if you would notice your mama writing YOUR story?! You sure are fast–the ‘faster than light’ photo is pretty cool. Instead of ‘blurry photo’ I think you might cut mama some slack and call it “Princess in Flight.” She might give you an extra treat for that.
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August 10, 2017 at 10:21 pm
I like the Princess in Flight idea!
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August 10, 2017 at 1:21 pm
I think you’re onto a great idea, camping with a friend. I Dallas wouldn’t want to share my mama, but no way is she brave enough to spend the night by herself in the dark, scary woods!
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August 10, 2017 at 10:22 pm
Trust me…in a state park on a weekend you are never alone! The place was packed, which is a whole other blog.
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August 10, 2017 at 10:31 pm
I absolutely LOVED the slide show! What a good time you had with Deuce! Loved that photo of you both on the log and Deuce was sitting up top and you were beneath. So darling!
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August 10, 2017 at 10:37 pm
Glad you enjoyed the slide show! It’s a pretty woods, and very near where I live. We still need to get together in the fall when it’s cooler!
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