Visited and was visited by numerous dogs this past summer ….

Sunny (pandemic puppy #1) Had the pleasure of observing Sunny get her first taste of salmon skin. Yummm!

Riley (pandemic puppy #2)

At the end of a hike in Nisene Marks State Park in Aptos, as we were getting in the car to leave, this Great Pyrenees came up to play with Riley. While chatting with the dogs owners, they noticed my Glacier National Park sweatshirt and asked if I had been to the park.

“I live near the park in West Glacier”, I replied. “My mom lives in West Glacier!”, one of the owners said.

Further conversation led to the discovery of the absolutely incredible coincidence that her mom not only lives around the corner from us, but is a good friend who Sandy plays cards with twice a week. We just happened to be at the right place & time in Aptos to encounter our neighbor’s daughter!! What a doggone coincidence!

Jackie lives around the corner from us. The absolute nicest, friendliest dog. She frequently stops by on her daily walks.

Hey, that’s not a dog! That’s Ollie, Nadine and Mo’s cat at his new home in Fairbanks this summer.

Thistle, Sally’s dog. This is in Fairbanks, I think at the top of Murphy Dome. And yes, she is a stick dog!

Mickey, who bike-jored (pulled the bike) when we went riding in Denali National Park.

Sammy, one of the guests for Nadine and Mo’s wedding.

Lucy (pandemic puppy #3), who I actually saw a few times this summer when in Seattle.

Troy is a new neighbor who moved in recently, and is now twice as big as in this photo.

Ruby is Dorothy’s dog, who has really good taste in people.

Thistle and Beth in Fairbanks. Sadly no photos of Bran that were not blurred.

Saving the best for last, we had Jasper stay with us for a night. Jasper (and owner) were on a road trip, moving from Fairbanks AK to San Diego CA. He was Thistle’s best buddy up in Alaska, and is sadly moving away. He is an adorable hoot of a dog!