California Aug 2012

We got so busy on the rest of the trip that I never had time to blog each night so this one will be a little long while I tell about the rest of the trip and add pictures.  We spent a day at CCI headquarters in Santa Rosa.  They let Misty and Cabo run around their play area for awhile.  There were some other dogs there but Misty had more fun just walking around the play area by herself checking things out.

The lady running the gift shop had some carrots she was eating and Misty and Cabo smelled them right away so she gave them a couple of carrots.

We got to go on a tour of the campus.  They have a bunch of Peanut character statues all around because Charles Schultz donated the money to have this campus built.  

After the tour we drove to San Francisco and spent a couple of days there.  We decided to take a tour around San Francisco.  We sat on top of the bus so we wouldn't miss anything.  Misty watched the buildings for a few minutes and then decided to lay on the floor for the rest of the tour.  We drove to the Golden Gate Bridge but it was so foggy that this picture was taken a few hundred feet from the bridge and you couldn't even see it.

When we were driving through Yosemite we stopped to find something to eat.  Misty and I stayed in the car and Misty got herself under the blanket and wouldn't come out.  I think she was trying to tell me that she was tired of riding in the truck.

After San Francisco we headed for Oceanside.  We decided to drive around Pebble Beach.

Then we got on the coast highway for a couple of hours, then we had to get back on the freeway because the road had so many curves that we were all starting to get car sick.  Once in Oceanside we met up with some of the other puppy raisers that were turning their dogs in and we went to the beach.  Misty had a BLAST! This is the most fun she has had at the beach.  I think it helped to have all of her friends there.

We had to bath the dogs in the hotel room that night so we could get all the sand off of them!

Misty and Cabo and Flower spending some last minutes together before we headed to graduation.

Here are the puppies and Misty just after graduation.

Misty was very tired the last day of the trip.

California Aug 2012 day one and two

We left on Saturday and went to Reno.  They were having a big car show that Lily and Glen wanted to see.  It was HOT!!! Misty and I found a shady spot and people watched while Lily and Glen looked at cars.  This morning we went to Lake Tahoe and then Yosemite.  It was great to see but a LONG day in the car.  Misty got a little car sick and thankfully did not throw up but I had to be ready with the plastic bag just in case.  She is definitely my baby. =).   We put her window down a little and every time we tried to close it she would sit up and put her paw on the hand rest and just look at you. Then when we stopped to find a place to eat, Misty and I stayed in the car and she climbed under the blanket and wouldn't come out.  She was very happy to get out of the truck!!!!

Goodbye party for the dogs

Tonight we had a party for 4 dogs that are going to "puppy college" next week.  They will go back to CCI in Oceanside for 6 to 9 months for training with professional trainers.  Only about 30% of the dogs graduate.  Cross your fingers that these 4 dogs make it. =)

Cabo and Forbes are on the bench and Flower and Tripoli are under the bench.  We had a potluck dinner for the humans and the puppies got to play.  We played "doggie bingo".  This was Misty's first time playing this game and she did pretty good.  She was suppose to stay sitting but she got tired and laid down so she had to leave her square.  She is the one in the middle square.

Then we let the dogs just run around and have fun with each other.  I lost Misty for a couple of minutes because she got playing with other black dogs and I couldn't tell them apart for a minute.  See if you can spot Misty.....

She is the one with the blue collar.  It is sad to see these dogs go but they are off to bigger and better things!  We leave on Saturday to spend a week taking Misty and Cabo to Reno, Yosemite, San Franciso, and Oceanside.  I will be blogging while on our trip.  Wish us luck! =)