Monty's Dog Blog

Here's Monty after his Christmas Eve bath.

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We took Monty for a swim again today (two days in a row! Lucky dog!).

Here are some photos:

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Monty and I went searching for spring yesterday afternoon. We think it's on its way!

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It's two days for Christmas and Monty went for a swim in the lake today!

I don't think any of my Golden Retrievers ever got to enjoy a swim this close to Christmas before, especially when we lived in Ontario, but out here in tropical, wet, soggy, muddy, Nova Scotia, it became a possibility today!

I take Monty to a big closed in baseball diamond to get exercise. Even though it was pouring, Monty was due for some exercise.

I brought that plastic arm that wings ...

Monty went to dog camp for a week recently (aka boarding kennel).

We've boarded him about once a year. I had several things I wanted to do different with this dog, and one of them was keeping him well adjusted to he wasn't overly attached to me, so I could board him if necessary without too much stress. When he was just a puppy he went for an afternoon at a boarding kennel for a try out, and then a few nights here and there every year.

Before this year's "doggie vacation", ...