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Max the Golden Retriever Visits the Lake

Published by Max April 11th, 2008

… stretchhhhhhhhh… looks like I must have dozed off a minute…. I wonder if I missed anything….

Sniff, sniff….. check, tennis ball where I left it….. slurp, slurp, slurp…. check, water bowl still in working order…

…. hey… where did my people go? Run… Run… yeah, they’re still here… Happy! Happy! Lick, Lick…. Jump! Jump!…. okay, I know, down…..

Hey, what’s that in his hand? Looks like my travel water bowl…. hum…. could it be? What… is it? Yes, it’s the leash… YEAHHHHHHHHH!!!

Circle, circle…. need to jump up… whole body says ‘Jump up!’ … I know it’s wrong, but it feels so good…. circle, circle…. to the door… okay, I’m ready… let’s go…. come on…. bark, bark… let’s go for a ride… come on….. Commmeeee ONNNNNNNNNNNN!

Boy, I hope we’re not going to the vet again…. I sure like Dr. Jon but come on….. Hey! Casey… look at me… I’m getting ready to go for a ride…. how’s the chewing going? Oh, decided to work on peeing on the carpet… good move…. they really, really like that trick…. oh, you had to go outside afterwards… well, that’s what you wanted anyway right? …Where am I going? I’m not sure, but I’ve got my water bowl so it must be somewhere outside…. sure, you can come too…. hold on, I’ll tell my people…. Stop the Car!… bark, bark…. uh, oh, still going… sorry, Casey…. maybe next time…..

Sniff… Sniff… flap, flap…. look, my tongue is waving…. what’s that I strange smell? Definitely not cat…. smells better than a cat. I think I smelled the same thing in the country…. what did Bo call it? Oh, yeah… Deer poop… … smell better than a cat…. get it? HA, HA, HA! Where do I come up with these? Cats smell worse than deer poop. Man… oh, I crack myself up sometimes…. I’ll have to remember to tell Rambo that one…

…how far have we driven? Seemed like only a couple of minutes but we must be back in the county… looks of strang smells…. sniff, sniff… I sure hope we don’t run into any of those giant Cow things… I’m still a little shaken up over that whole thing… and that evil clanging sound they made… kind of reminded me of that tv show… ”I got a fever! And the only prescription.. is more cowbell!” (note to people readers: If you don’t get the cowbell reference you may be too young to read this blog)

Let’s go… so much to see…. so much to smell… I think I hear water… I wonder if there’s water here like at the nature park? Okay… sit…. sit… COME ON! Let’s hit the trail…. pulllllll, pullllll come on people you’ve got to keep up… sniff, sniff…. sniff, sniff…. I don’t smell any of my pee…. that just won’t do…. how we find our way back… and what if another dog is out here… he won’t know this is MY trail… better mark this spot….. ahhhhhhhh…. Not too much though…. might need some for later….

Okay, time to cover the maximum amount of ground possible…. ZIG… sniff, sniff…. okay, Zag…. sniff, sniff…. ZIG…. ZAG… STOP! what is that smell…. nose closer… SNIFFFFF SNIFFFFF SNIFFFF…. most intense smell I’ve ever smelled…. SNIFFFFF, SNIFFFFF… no idea, oh well, let’s keep going. ZIG… ZAG… ahhh the smells of the lake… I’m sure a rabbit was just here…. the track is fresh… I’m on the track… run, run… PULLLLLLL, PULLLLLL… come on man… we’ll never catch it if we don’t go faster… ACK… didn’t expect that fork in the trail… how come they went the other way…. didn’t they smell the rabbit? what’s that smelll over there?

Oh, there’s the water…. why is it all yellow? sniff, sniff… AhhChooo! Oh, tree pollen from overhead…. that stuff is everywhere this time of year… Whew… I thought for a second there was a ‘mark your spot’ contest here…. lucky for me it’s pollen since I already marked my spot at the first of the trail…. I never would have been able to compete with whichever dog left THIS much..

okay, into the water… run, run, get ready to jump, one, two, three… ACK…. man, end of the leash again… why can’t I go in? Come on…. I’ll shake off real good when I get out…. come on… pollen’s good for my fur… okay… at least let me get a drink…. come on… no really… I like yellow water… go for digestion… PULLLL… PULLLLL… let me have some… oh, my travel bowl…. that will work… SLURP, SLURP….

… ZIG, ZAG…. yep, remember that smell… ZIG… and that one…. Zag… definitely headed back the same way…. ZIG, ZAG… this is a long trail back …. Wow, I’m beat…. had to pull my person the whole way… that was a fun place…. maybe next time I can get in the water…. and, oh so many smells…. a little disappointed I didn’t find any tennis balls though… I wonder what the deer play with? Maybe they just chase rabbits…

I think I’m going to need a quick nap when I get……..ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

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1 tanya kristine Apr 11th, 2008 at 2:43 pm

Hi Max!!! Congrats on the CNN article. I was very jealous because my dog has a blog too. course he’s not a big writer like you…he’s more the silent comedian type.

but, certainly like you, he LOVES his tennis balls
2 queenie Apr 12th, 2008 at 5:01 pm

i like dogs. they are fun to play with
3 Mayra Calvani Apr 14th, 2008 at 2:57 pm

Dear Max,

I love your blog and your fun pictures! I’m an author and I’m donating 50% of my royalties to a golden retriever rescue and sanctuary. Would you help me spread the word?

Here’s the press release. Thanks, Max!
Best,
Mayra

April 15, 2007
For Immediate Release: not time sensitive

Author Donates 50% Royalties to Golden Retriever Rescue and Sanctuary
(Saint Louis, MO – April 15, 2008) — We are pleased to announce that one of our authors, Mayra Calvani, is donating 50% of her royalties from her latest book, CRASH! to Almost Heaven Golden Retriever Rescue and Sanctuary, a non-profit organization in Delray, WV.
CRASH! is a children’s picture book for ages 2-6 about a little boy and his golden retriever puppy.
Blurb:
Marcelo is thrilled when he gets a golden retriever puppy for his birthday, but now he faces one of the toughest jobs of his life, not only because owning a pet is a huge responsibility, but because he has to find the perfect name for it—and that’s hard!
“As the proud owner of a golden retriever myself, I know how special these sensitive and amazingly intelligent dogs can be,” says the author. “I wanted to do something about those poor goldens in need who have been abandoned or are in some way ‘unadoptable’ by ordinary standards. At Almost Heaven no golden retriever is turned away, no matter its age or condition. I think what this organization is doing is admirable, and I want to be a part of it. The money donated will be used for food, medications, bedding, toys, etc.. One little kind act at a time, that’s all it takes to make a difference.”
The author first came acquainted with Almost Heaven after reading Dean Koontz’s novel, The Darkest Evening of the Year and subsequently doing a search online for dog rescue organizations. “Koontz’s novel, whose protagonist runs one of these rescues, touched me at a deep emotional level,” says Calvani. “When I stumbled across Almost Heaven, I felt an immediate, almost preternatural connection. Not to mention the interesting coincidence that my book is published under Guardian Angel’s ‘Littlest Angels’ imprint, and Almost Heaven’s logo sports a golden retriever with an angel’s halo. That’s too many angels!”
For more information about CRASH! and Almost Heaven Golden Retriever Rescue and Sanctuary, visit: http://www.guardianangelpublishing.com/crash.htm and http://www.almostheaven-golden-retriever-rescue.org/index.html
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Author info:
Multi-genre author and reviewer Mayra Calvani hails from Puerto Rico but resides in Belgium. When she’s not writing, she enjoys reading, playing the violin, interviewing other authors for her blogs and newsletters, watching too many reruns of Gilmore Girls, and walking her beloved golden retriever, Amigo. She’s a regular contributor to Blogcritics Magazine and American Chronicle.
Author website: http://www.mayrassecretbookcase.com, http://www.mayrassecretbookcase.blogspot.com
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Media Contact:
Lynda Burch
Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc.
12430 Tesson Ferry Rd #186
Saint Louis, MO 63128
Tel: 314 276 8482
publisher@GuardianAngelPublishing.com
http://www.guardianangelpublishing.com
4 Ripley Apr 14th, 2008 at 11:07 pm

Hi Max!
I love going to the lake!! My humies take me to a vrry cool puppy park in Burrnsville MN that has a little pond that i can swim in before it gets too gooey and full of duck weed in the summer- but my most favorite place to go when i am there is beyond the back gate of the park. There is a nice big lake back there that i can swim in for hours almost as long as my m-o-m can chuck a ball. One time she chucked a ball for me and it landed on a pontoon boat!! i almost tried to swim after it but the nice people threw it back and laughed. We met them again when we were there another time. The pontoon people will throw the ball back to me if they see me. My boy and grrls get to swim with me there, too! It is certainly alot nicer than going to “the beach” and having to swim with my leash on. Plus, my m-o-m says i am a vrry social grrl and sometimes i get in trouble when i romp around the “No Dogs Allowed” area ( how would i know what the sign says?!?! I am a dog- dogs do not read!) and say Howdy do Neighbor. Some people don’t like that. Oh well… ooh ooh one more month and i get a dogblog too– is that a good thing? I hope it comes with a treat dispenser.

Love and licks
Rippi RoOo

PS i saw squirrel again- he is vrry anti social and should not be allowed on a beach either! Hmph!
5 Turbo the Sibe Apr 15th, 2008 at 1:38 pm

It’s always good to smell things!
6 Djembe the Dog Apr 15th, 2008 at 2:49 pm

Hey Max,
So you live in Raleigh. I am glad you live close by. next time your people come to watch football (I myself prefer futbol) read my post why(http://djembethedog.com/?p=8) maybe they’ll bring you and we’ll go chase squirells and pee on stuff.

Smell you later buddy.

Heeey when are you going to add me as your friend?
7 max Apr 15th, 2008 at 3:33 pm

Djembe,

Man is my face red… well, okay, I know my face really can’t turn red, but hopefully you get the point. Somehow I (actually my person) overlooked your photo. Never fear though, it’s there now and I even added you to my Friends’ links.

Maybe my people will let me go to the next football game… as for futbol? I’ve eaten two of the boy’s futbols (although he calls them soccer balls) so I know all about that game…

Keep Wagging!

Max
8 Rekh Apr 16th, 2008 at 10:58 am

Hey Max!
You just visited a lake. I ,on the other hand,am in a train with my friends and I’m going for my yearly vacation!Now, tell me how many dogs actually get to go on a vacation(too many you say ?!!)I am travelling between states in a closed compartment with my Sapien friends who sleep on their pristine berths.Well, they are kind enough to put paper all over the floor so I stay clean. But I end up having chewed up all the news by the end of my journey(keeps me up to date!).And then in my vacation home ,there is this really country kinda dog(doesn’t know how we city folks live).He is a mix between a fox and a donkey!!Believe me!And BTW, the donkey part is between his ears.he could use some training or the sapien species would put all of us in the same mould.
Anyway,Max,it’s good to be able to tell someone about my life.I miss conversations(Bow Wow).
C Ya.
9 Foolsday Apr 17th, 2008 at 12:18 am

Hello Just wanted to let you know about my video

it’s called ‘Feels so good’ and it features Brian the sphynx
and being completely covered in golden retriever puppies!!!

All things that feel so good but may be slightly wrong
Go and have a look I would be honored if you would link to it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TAtNjdQ9fM

Many smiles
Hera
http://www.herasings.com
10 Cara Apr 17th, 2008 at 1:25 pm

Hello Max,

Hope you are having a great day.

x

Cara and her cat (Baby)
11 Gus Apr 17th, 2008 at 1:36 pm

Hey Max!

Love your blog. Its truly a unique perspective, and coming from someone who sits in an office all day, a life I am envious of (minus the deer poop thing). Hope you have another great week and finally find that rabbit.
12 Mittens Apr 18th, 2008 at 11:26 am

Dear Max,

I’m watching you! Your dog days are numbered!

Mittens (the cat)

P.S.

MEOW!
13 max Apr 18th, 2008 at 2:51 pm

Dear Mittens,

Thanks for stopping by. I should tell you though that I have a chew toy that looks like a cat… and it only has two legs left… I’m just saying….

(Sorry if that scares or offends any of my cat friends… I really wouldn’t eat you… well, okay, if I could catch you I might take just a LITTLE nibble… just to see what all the fuss is about. You’d Probably just taste like chicken anyway :>)–

Keep Wagging!
14 Retriever Trainer Apr 22nd, 2008 at 3:42 am

Congrats Max…Done well…
I think like Tanya Kristine said, I’m getting jealous too…
Hope my dog do same as you are…