Over Texas Hill Country with Houston Overlanders

Christmas Day with the Extended Family

Our Family celebrating the birth of the baby Jesus on Christmas Day, 2015 in Texas at beautiful warm day of 82 degrees F outside and cool air conditioner on inside.

Enjoyed delicious turkey, mashed potatoes, grits casserole, green beans, yeast rolls, cranberries, scalloped oysters, brown gravy, pecan pie, and pumpkin pie.  Accompanied by delicious Becker Vineyard Tempranillo wine.

Wild Flowers blooming in Texas

Whitley in the Texas Blue Bonnets

Back to Wimberley

So tired from that long journey

But this was mine first

Puppy Pool Party in Austin, TX

We traveled to Austin, Texas in the second weekend of October. Bud, my parents, and I swam for hours every day. We stayed in this great house with our own private heated pool near UT campus and was next to a leash-free park called Upper Shoals Green Belt. We played until we passed out.

Austin Vacation House 512.481.2816, info@austinvacationhouse.com

Mom would wake us up at 5:30 am, and we would swim and play until 8:30 am, and next breakfast, and then sleep. After the nap, we awoke and swam some more. Over 50% of my day was in the pool.

At first, Bud was scared and would not jump, but I was fearless, leaping high and long into the pool. When Bud was swimming, I leaped on top of him from the side so that he would not get the toy. Down Bud would go. Then I would be in time out for dunking Bud. I would save my mom and dad a few times when they splashed too much, and take them back to the side.

Our last day mom bathed me and blew my hair dry (which I love), and dressed me in my Texas flag Bandanna. We went down to the pool and she said that I want to stay clean a little bit longer for my photo shoot.

A car pulled up and ran to greet the photographer, Kurt, who has two goldens. He used a bunch of different cameras, and I posed and smiled. Finally I was told to jump in the pool. Hurray my favorite part of the photo shoot. I leaped and soared over the pool to get the toy. I tried to give the toy to Kurt, but mom always yelled for me to go to her. 

I had a great time, and I will be the month of June 2008 for the Gold Ribbon Rescue Calender for Austin Golden Retrievers.

Travel to Marathon and Marfa, TX for my Birthday

Gage in the daylight

Gage at night

Beautiful sunset in the TX desert

Dogs and a goat roaming the streets of Marathon

Porch watching in Marathon at Gage Hotel

Training for Animal Assisted Therapy test

I have nearly a week left to prepare for my test to go with Matriach to the hospitals. We train every day a couple of times a day. My family praises me for my progress but they are concerned that I do not choose to lie down when they ask me. I do not want to lie down and get dirty. I shall sit because it is more comfortable.

During the training session she will not even give me a treat. She just praises me and rubs on me, but if she gave me a biscuit, then I would lie down. I think if I stay strong, she will give up and give me a treat. Hope for the best for me.

Pet Partners in Galveston, Texas