… hey, cool music…. Sniff, sniff, circle, circle… Nope, I’m not from around here…. Sniff, sniff, circle, circle, sniff, sniff… I’m Max, what’s your name? Boo? That’s an odd name…. oh, “Bo,” sorry about that… sniff, sniff, circle, circle … short for Bocehpus? Oh, I think I had that once when I was a puppy… awful itch from it… had to take these pills everyday … but it was okay because they hid them in cheese…

Oh, he’s a singer…. sorry about that… Country boy can survive… Rowdy Friends…. Nope, sorry, can say that I’ve heard them…. Me? Mostly hip hop, little old school rap… Snoop Dog… you know… dat shiznit be off da chizzle fo shizzle…

Yep, you reckon correctly, I am from the city, what makes you think that? … Where? I’m not exactly sure but it’s past the vet, past the lake and past the dog park… sniff, sniff, circle…. easy with the nose back there… circle, circle, my turn… sniff, sniff… hey… look at that, you found yours…. I knew if we licked long enough we’d find them…. I can’t wait to tell Rambo about this…

… what’s a dog park? You’re kidding right? You’ve never been to the dog park? … that’s the coolest place…. the dog park is where I get to run around and play with my friends like my buddy Rambo… yeah, I think it was after the movie… you saw it? I think I missed it… I don’t think it’s shown on Animal Planet…. Oh, on the Outdoor channel? ….I’ll check it out when I get home ….

… anyway, get this…. at the dog park…NO LEASH!… what’s a leash? Seriously, you’re kidding. You don’t have to wear a leash? How do you go to the nature park without a leash… oh, woods, fields, pond… okay that sounds like fun too… sniff, sniff, circle, circle… I could get used to the country… no leashes… everywhere is like the nature park….

So what do “you’ll” country dogs do for fun? … “you’ll…” you know like, you guys… I heard it on TV once…. Ohhhhhh…. “ya’ll” … man, is my tail between my legs… okay, what do ya’ll do for fun? “Huntin” what’s that? … No way, you don’t say… how do you pull the trigger with your paws? Oh, the people pull it… yeah, that makes more sense…. Deer? Is that like a squirrel? Oh, that big, huh? By the way, have you seen those cows next door? Huge… I think the people were a little scared of ‘em…. Oh, you saw me running behind the barn… okay, there goes my tail between my legs again…

Sure, we hunt in the city but I guess we just call it chasing… once I almost caught a rabbit…. Nah… it got away… beat me to the fence… and there’s the tabby cat a couple doors down… sometimes it sneaks into the fence… yeah… you should see it run… HA! HA! … run it up a tree? I’ve never tried that… thanks for the suggestion… And did I mention tennis balls?

We chase… I mean “hunt” tennis balls all the time… what do we do with them when we catch them? Duh… we give ‘em back to the people so they can throw them again… what else? The next time? Sure we give ‘em back again, so they can throw them again… I don’t know how long it could go on…. I’ve never tried to stop….

So have you got any friends in the country? Blue…. hound dog… uh, huh… good sniffer you say? Scooter… yeah, sounds like a nice dog… and… Oh… sorry to hear that… so Scooter actually caught the car…. Ouch.  I always wondered what would happen if you ever caught one.  I better let my friend Mogley know about this when I get back…

what’s that smell… sniff, sniff … I think the people are “fixin” to eat… come on, let’s go inside and hang around the table so we can grab whatever the boy drops… What? You don’t go inside? Where do you live? … A dog house… you’re kidding me… Does it have AC? … no carpet either? … maybe this whole country thing might not exactly be my cup of tea after all…. no, it’s just a saying…. I’d be afraid the caffine would make me miss a nap…

… well, Bo it was nice meeting you but I gotta run…. yeah, tell Blue I’m sorry I missed him… if you’re ever in the city look me up… I’ll introduce you to Molly… yep, poodle… not many of them around here?

…It’s a crazy mixed up world, it’s a Doggy Dogg World… It’s a Doggy Dogg… World, it’s a Doggy Dogg World… The Dogg’s World…


8 Barks to “Max the Golden Retriever Visits the Country - Part 2”

  1. 1 Sam and Bud

    Hi Max! We hope you enjoyed your visit in the country. Just thought we’d let you know that our owner added your blog and the golden retriever giftshop to his blogroll at http://www.homemadehealthypetfood.com

  2. 2 JoAnne Klein

    Thanks Max, you do a great job! I would like to invite you to join our club…The Tarheel Golden Retriever Club. We have lots of interesting dogs - just like you. Check us out at
    tarheelgrc.org. We wil also be at Bark Around the Park on April 26. Look for us and come see your friends. We do lots of neat stuff with our furry and non-furry friends. Give a call if I can help you with your blogs:)

  3. 3 Libby

    Hi Max,

    I wish there was a dog park around where I live. all we have is regular parks where little humans play…and I have to stay on my leash. I hope you get to visit your new friends every year from now on.

    Take care,
    Libby

  4. 4 Cooper

    Just stopped in to say ‘hi’ and read about your dog park. Sounds like you have a good life with your human. Cooper

  5. 5 Icon Baxter Bentley

    Hey Max, it sounds like those country dawgs are a lot of FUN. Hunting tennis balls sounds a little bit like hunting feather-butt mousies (ya know, the kind with the bells) I chase them all over the place!

    Purrs & Headbutts,
    Icon the Cat

  6. 6 John

    I love Max!! I ‘ve been reading about him for awhile now…he’s totally adorable. I entered my pup in The Honest Kitchen’s new photo contest.. Max, you should enter!! If my little guy cant win than you should!

    http://www.thehonestkitchen.com/photo-contest.shtml

  7. 7 Mogley G. Retriever

    Hello Max. When are we going to set up a play date? We need to run. With my two step-sister dogs visiting it has been exciting for the last 7 days. I am trying to send you a picture but I am not having any luck with getting it through.

    Mogley G. Retriever

  8. 8 Jaime

    Max you are a lucky boy that you got to go to the country. So many new and exciting smells! We would be surrendering to our noses if we were there!

    Love Benson and Gibson

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