Charles Rocheville's Blog – October 2010 Archive (2)

Volunteered for some overtime with a Sunday run to Kennewick, Wa. from Portland. With a line rig ( three axle ) tractor/trailer. It was a very long day. Bought a small Costco bed, sorta a small oval deep set bed. Perfect for a seat of car/truck. I threw him up in the bed positioned in co-pilot seat of the big rig. His first time in the noisy and different riding vehicle. He shivered for the first few minutes, but settled down. It was a 10 hour run. We made one stop after 5 hours, he drained his… Continue

Called my sister in law (my groomer) to come over and remove an egg sized mat in Riley's tail. I had tried to brush it out, the more I worked at it the larger it got. Also to cut his large plumed bushy tail down to size while she was at it. Her initial response was, "You got to be kidding"!! She told me in no uncertain terms, that all I have to really brush are his ears and tail. Now you want me to do away with his the bushy tail. What can I say, I am used to a Labrador with no grooming. I… Continue