Surf Dogs!

What CAN'T our dogs do! In a journey to find more and more ways to enrich our lives and that of our dogs, we decided to get them involved in surfing. Seeing as Brian and I surf so much, embarking on this activity with our dogs would seem like a no brainer. In actuality, with cold water and frightening waves, we wanted to make sure our dogs were excellent swimmers before getting them into the surf. Things could not have gone better on our first outing. Brian rented a large longboard and accompanied with the one I currently had, we were off. Both Coop and Raglan came out into the water immediately and were excited to be at the beach. Brian had a pretty good ride going until some kook longboarder freaked Coop out and he jumped off the nose. Raglan had a great performance, locking in some decent rides with all the guys, and even pulling off a solo cruiser at the end of the session. Snow, Forests, Beaches, Surf..... stay tuned, there's nothing our dogs can't do.

Hunt Em' Up

Raglan's a gun dog. No doubt about it. After 5 months of solid training, he proved himself in the field this last weekend. He worked hard, found us birds, and retrieved every single one to hand. On some occasions he chased down the birds and caught them. I couldn't be more proud of this guy. As Pat and I were hunting him, he definitely got winded along the way, but endurance and 8 month old don't go side by side. Give him time, experience and he'll be an awesome gun dog.

Snow Dogs

Dogs love snow, they love eating it, running on it wrestling around it. Anything snow is just amazing to them. A couple weeks ago, we took Raglan and Coop up to Tahoe. It was Raglans first time and he flipped out. Cooper being a seasoned snow dog showed him the ropes, and they were soon running around having a blast in the stuff. The crew scored super close parking, so we had a chance to check up on the dogs every so often. It was a great day of boarding for us, and snow play for the pups.

Relentlessly Wrestling

Watching our dogs play, we've seen more head bashing, body slams mixed in with Mike Tyson ear bites in the last month, than ANY MMA bout. They don't stop, they won't stop, and just when you think they're about to stop, they start again. It truly is relentless. This dog play behavior can go on for 30-40 minutes at a time. It's just nuts.

One thing that we've learned in this last month is, without any uncertainty Cooper and Raglan are bound to be lifelong friends. If one is in the front yard and the other in the house, they anxiously whine and bark until they get to tackle one another. Running trails together, they tag along after each other, sniffing the same things, exploring this new world to them.

Pictures of camping, beaches and the overall good life are on the horizon. So stay tuned. Once Coop gets his last set of shots, the world is their dog bowl. Eat it up.

Our 6 Legged Journey Begins

We are 2 friends with 2 dogs. Our goal is simple. To open up the endless posibilities of what humans and dogs are capable of. Our adventures will take us anywhere from the local dog park, to the beaches of California and to the highest peaks in Yosemite. With two puppies, it's bound to be a handful, but a challenge we are ready to take head on. On the horizon is a hill with a bone and a beer, and so the journey begins.

David & Raglan

Brian & Cooper