My family and I spent several days in Friday Harbor last weekend visiting with mama chica, auntie Kirstin, and uncle Justin. We went to Eddie and Friends Dog Park every day to play with other small dogs. I was a little scared and so I hid by Mommy and Daddy a lot, but I did come out to say once in a while. I met a lot of other dogs and I'm hoping I can go back and play with them again soon.
On Monday we took the ferry boat over to Orcas Island. We drove around and went into Eastsound. There is a nice little pet store there and I picked out a nice gift for my Mama Angi and Papa Jason. After the pet store we went to the dog park there, but it was really cold. I walked around a little bit, then Mommy picked me up to snuggle me. Next we drove up to Mt. Constitution where we wanted to hike up to the top. When we got close to the top we found out that it was closed for construction. We were sad, but it was really cold, so things worked out alright. We might go back again when it gets warmer and all the snow is melted from up there. On our way back down the mountain we made a pit stop at a place called Camp Moran. Mommy and her sister went there when they were in middle school. They told stories about some of the funny stuff that happened while they were there. Mommy seemed excited, but I really wasn't. I slept on Mommy's lap during most of this part of the trip. We drove around a little bit more and then caught the ferry back to Friday Harbor. I met a nice lady who petted me behind my ears for a long time. It was great!
The next day when I woke up Mommy and Daddy noticed that my eye was very red. They were a little bit worried even though it didn't bother me. They made an appointment to take me to the vet on the island. My appointment wasn't for a long time, though, so we went back to the dog park to play. It was fairly warm and the sun was shining, and there weren't any other dogs at the park. I felt happy and comfortable and started running around chasing Mommy and Daddy. They were so proud of me because I haven't done a lot of running since before my brain swelling in October. I really like how excited they got and it just made me run more.
After playing at the park for a while we went and had some lunch, then it was time for my appointment at the vet. The vet was very nice and gave me some snuggles before doing the exam. She looked at my eye while Mommy held me close. She put some funny, bright green dye into my eye so she could see if there were any scratches. It felt really weird and I didn't like it, but I was still a good boy. There were no scratches, so the vet rinsed my eye out and told Mommy and Daddy that I probably just popped a blood vessel. Just to be safe she gave Mommy some ointment to put in my eye until it got better.
When we left the vet, we went back to my favorite dog park to play. There were several new friends there, but I was kind of tired so I just snuggled. Moxie played and played and played with Chica. We went back to the house and relaxed for a little while. I was really tired and just wanted to sleep, but Mommy wanted to walk to meet auntie Kirstin at her work. Thankfully Mommy decided to carry me instead of making me walk. She put me in my snuggle bag, put Moxie on her leash, and off we went. (Chica took a nap with my Daddy while we were gone). By the time we met auntie Kirstin and walked to uncle Justin's office it was starting to get dark, so uncle Justin gave us a ride back in the car. After the busy day I went to sleep when we got back to the house and slept most of the night. I was tired!!!
The next day, Wednesday, was the day we were coming home. But, we woke up early enough so we could go to the dog park before having lunch and heading to the airport. It was another beautiful day and I saw a couple of my friends from the other days we went to the park. When we had to leave Mommy and Daddy made sure to tell my new friends that we would be back soon to play again.
We had a very fun, but very busy mini-vacation, and I was very tired. I went to sleep early and slept in on Thursday morning. It was great!!!
auntie Kirstin and uncle Justin had to work so Mommy and Daddy took me to the dog park again.
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