Ducks, swimming, frisbee, park!

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What an awesome day I spent in the park...

Cousin Bev is visiting and mom took us to the mid-town park for the afternoon.  The sun was really bright and oh so warm.  Bev is really fun and likes to throw the round thingy for me.

The more I jumped the more she would throw it!

I don't need much encouragement!

This is also the park with a lake filled full of ducks and geese!  Perfect!

I could use a swim to cool off and get a big drink.  It is hot out today!

And waterfowl to entertain me too!

Baby ducks and geese abound.  Here are some goslings swimming with their parents.

Mama ducks with their ducklings.

So cute!

They can even walk (or run) on water.  Here they are running to dad and away from me.

I met a friend of mine, Noodles!  Sometimes I see  Noodles at the dentist office where mom gets her teeth checked.  Noodles belongs to one of the nice ladies that work there.

I made a new friend. A very pretty Bull Terrier and she likes to play Frisbee too!  Can't beat that.

What a super duper day!











awesome...solving the Wheel of Fortune puzzle before the people on the show.






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Soft seat

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Mama had a yard sale last weekend...

As usual I found the best seat in the house!

awesome...a sunny day spent at the lake!







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Dog sitting

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My mama has been dog sitting the neighbors dog Chili while they are in Europe. I never cared much for Chili. He is a rescued dog with fear aggression and attacks me. Now he is my arch enemy and I attack him too. I just hate it when mom leaves the backyard to go take care of him. I wait at the property line till she returns.  She promised me she won't do this to me again. 

He looks all sweet and innocent, but if your a dog you'd best keep your distance! 

Mom says the best way to wear him out in a good long bike ride!  Despite the look on his face he loves it.  Only dangerous for mom if she passes another dog.   She learned the hard way to stop and keep a firm grip on him or else he would pull the bike over. You should she her elbow!  All bloody and bruised from the first encounter. 



Mom here... " Chili is a the sweetest dog with people, just very afraid of other dogs.  Poor guy.  His  folks just got home and brought me the most beautiful silk and cashmere scarf from Verona Italy!  But I don't think I will put Ryker through this again, he was so very jealous of the time I spent with Chili."






awesome...being able to take an afternoon nap!






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Good or bad karma?

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Oh, a good karma day...sunshine and no heavy wind!!!

Oh, and I spot a bunny in the yard!

Uh Oh, how did that get in there?

Hey Mom, can't you help me out here??? 
Drat, she looks pretty busy in the garden.

Looks like I am gonna have to handle this myself.  I really hate getting water up my nose!

Well, I must give today a dew claw up, despite the pool incident.  Hope your having a good karma kind of day too!







Awesome, the smell of baking bread.





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This post is for George!

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Mom has been wanting to post pictures of her long passed Welsh Terriers.  She said she considered getting one instead of me...holy cow! Can you believe that? I find it hard to wrap my head around. I do think they look like they would be a ton of fun to play with though. We don't have any around here that I have met as yet.
~Ryker



My father got Corkie when I was fresh out of college and living on my own. He was totally in love with this pup.

She was a "Pet Quality" pup, not destine to be a show dog.  She was a great pet and devoted companion.

She was daddy's girl, but loving and wonderful with every one.

Dad learned to clip her himself. He did a pretty good job of it.

Corkie LOVED to open packages.  She thought every package was for her.  She had to be watched very carefully at Christmas time but once Christmas morning came she had to open them all!  We spent a lot of time wrapping many milk bones up for her.  She had such enthusiasm!

But Corkie's real love she shared with her dad...and that was duck hunting.  She put many a retriever to shame on the duck flats.  Here she is bringing in a duck.

Duffel Dog

She loved it so much that when she saw dad starting to pack the car up she would try and hide in the car so he wouldn't forget to take her!

Corkie Island

Dock Diving

She had an army sleeping bag that was her bed in camp.  I don't think there was anyplace that she and dad would rather be than roaming the duck flats.


When Corkie was about five years old dad got a second Welsh Terrier.

Skippy or Skip for short.  He was very handsome and sweet as could be.

But little Skip ad problems. He developed terrible seizures that did not respond to medication and before he reached a year of age we had to put him down.  It was heartbreaking. 

Corkie lived to the age of twelve and died of cancer of the jaw.  Welch Terriers will always have a place in my heart.  They are wonderful dogs, sweet, curious, energetic, smart and eager to please, a perfect package.






Awesome, the smell of brewing coffee as you wake.






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What I did on Memorial Weekend

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Mother Nature came through for us and we had lovely weather for the weekend.  After giving thanks to all our brave soldiers we set off for Mirror Lake with our blowup boat and Fun Island.  Mom bought me a life vest to help me out in the deep water.  I must say, I was very excited!

The swimming beach was packed!

The Boat launch was busy too.

Right off the bat I meet another blue eyed Aussie, what a good omen!

OK guys, the water is fine, lets get going, huh?

YeeHaa, were off!  This is really cool. I wonder how deep this lake is???

Hummm, gotta think about this a minute or two...

Aww, what the heck!  Bombs Away!  Look out everybody, Cannonball!

Mom got me a new floating Fris.  I think I'm in love!!  And this life jacket is pretty cool, but tighten it up a little mom.

A guy could get used to this : )

These folks look pretty comfy

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Hey Captain, my Fris is stuck under the boat!

That's it, you almost got it!  (gotta love them Butt shots!)

Whoa, check out that plane landing on the lake!  Better watch out buddy, we are down here too.  Mom says most of the people who live on the lake have float planes.

I didn't know you could swim mom.  Sure you don't need me too come save you?

Looks like your sinking, all I can see is your head!

I like it better when she is on board.  Don't want to lose my mama!

What a fun trip, I was so pooped out I slept in mama's arms all the way home.  Let's go do this again next weekend, OK?






The sound of rain on a tin roof...awesome.



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