Mad-alina

People have been asking about the little perra and how she is doing, so this would be the "dog update".

Maddie is loving life. How could one little perra not, when you have a beach open to dogs, a grand ocean that is about 70 degrees and an owner that is home all the time? A couple of days a week she may have to stay in the trailer all day; should I be in LaPaz or out doing something not dog friendly, but besides that it is go go go.

It took her about a week to figure out the waves in the ocean, but now she pretty much jumps in and swims with her head held high. I had to teach her to, "ride the wave" and to "keep her head up". As the waves would sometimes engulf her as she was trying to get out of the water and onto the beach. So now if I say, "keep your head up" she lifts it up or will turn around so her back is to the wave and it doesn't crash down on her face.

She has also just recently begun fishing. Odd, but true. Small little feeder fish jump out of the water when something is chasing them, so she sees these splashes and runs into the water and just starts swimming around trying to catch them. I call this, self-exercise. It is beautiful.

Thus far she has remained healthy and seems to have an extra bounce in her step. Her arthritis seems to be gone, and many think she is 5-6 years old and not 9 yo.

She isn't always sure what to think about this ün-neutered male dogs, but I think she likes them. She does a dance and trys to engage play when seeing them. Thank god she is fixed, otherwise my mom might be a grandmom to a bunch of puppies...since my mom thinks my eggs are drying up, at least I could give her puppies, right? A-ha- just kidding mamacita. I think my eggs haven't quite dried up yet...nor, would I call you "grandma" to my dog or her non-existent puppies.

All in all, she is well. And I'm still glad she is with me on this trip far far away...