Will be leaving for the U.P. in a few hours...am so looking forward to going "up North" again! In January I will be making the trip alone to run in the TCSDR with my 6 dog team . This time, going up to the Midwest Sled Dog Symposium with Sebastion Schnuele as a guest speaker...as well as many other activities pertaining to dog sledding and dog training and care. My friend Karen Garvey is coming too, after she gets out of school. It's so nice to be able to spend time with people who "get" this whole dog thing.
Sounds kind of goofy I guess...but I'm gonna miss my dogs for the 2 days we're gone...seems you cannot spend much time with them without them taking over your heart, and I spend as much time with them as possible. I just like "hangin'" with them...they give me affection and companionship, make no demands (well, Fiona does sometimes) and are always happy to see me. Who wouldn't miss that?! Now that there are so many old dogs in the kennel, I feel especially drawn there to embrace every moment we have left with them...it will be very difficult when they start leaving us, but that isn't to be worried about now. Need to enjoy the time we have left, and make sure the quality of their lives is the best we can give them.
The wind is pretty fierce today...will have to take it easy in the little "toad" (Prius) so we don't fly off the Mighty Mac! If I have to drive 5 mph across I will...its a long way down, and don't think the landing would be fun at all!
The leaves are starting to change into their colors...gotta remember to take my camera with me. Although Karen is an excellent photographer, and will take better photos than I will....she has the good "eye" for it.
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