Cam & Oski's Blog (4)

Spring is in the air & doodles are hitting the road. Took Doodle #1 and Doodle #2 up to Seattle to visit some old friends & deal with the vagaries of life (le sigh).

Oski was a happy pooch & got to play with his old buddies from Seattle. Yes, these dogs are not only supersmart and goofy, they also have great memories & keep a soft gooey spot in their hearts for their puppyhood buddies. BFF!! They went berserk as soon… Continue

While snowshoeing in Mt Shasta this weekend we had sightings of the infamous Abominable Snowdoodle. This rare & goofy creature sneaks up on your from behind, clips a knee or two, then does his patented snow zoomies around trees, snowy lumps, or even hapless clunky humans on plodding snowshoes. Fortunately for us, we were able to appease the arctic beast with salmon treats & belly… Continue

I never thought I would say this but, yes, I've become a cult member. There's no mass weddings nor relinquishing of all worldly goods but I'm hooked. As the weather remains cold (not that Oski seems to notice!) we've held off on dropping the pooch off at the groomers to chop off his golden tresses. We've been taking him snowshoeing & swimming & so in the spirit of sympathetic anthropomorphizing, have allowed his hair to grow out till the weather gets a little warmer. Needless to say, at… Continue

Oski had his first visit with the vet today. In his usual form, he snuffled his way happily into the clinic & charmed everyone. Still waiting on his routine blood work & the ever so fun "so fresh it's steaming stool test" but otherwise got a clean bill of health including bright pearly whites...EXCEPT that he's 79lb, a whopping 4lbs overweight! Now, don't get me wrong. I should only be so grateful that he's eaten enough to be considered… Continue