The Greatest American Dog

In case you haven't seen the TV show there is a realty show out there that the princesses are totally into, The Greatest American Dog. So on this weeks show the dogs and owners were doing an obstacle course. Princess #1 and Titleist were not to be out done and after the show was over they made their own course to master. Danika brought up from downstairs her circular tunnel that they have to crawl in and out of as part of the course. She tried a couple of time to get Titleist to go through the tunnel but it was too small, he couldn't fit. We told her that the tunnel was to small for such a big dog, but this did not deter her. She went and got a treat for the dog and for those of you that know our dog, he will do anything for food. So she throughs the dog treat down to the middle of the tunnel and in goes the dog. After eating his treat he realizes that he is stuck in the tunnel. Picture it a small toddler size tunnel with a 100 pound lab stuck in side. Needless to say we thought we were going to have to cut him out but after a few minutes (that felt like years) he worked his way out. Here is hoping that the future shows of The Greatest American Dog are simple tasks, because we have learned. NO more obstacle courses.

Ever Seen a Dog Smile

Today we piled up the royal family (including the dog) and headed to the lake. We did take Pepper with us too as this was Titleist's first time boating. We weren't sure if we would need an extra hand. We got the boat launched into the water and life jackets on (including one for the dog) without problem and then we were off to find a cove and swim. Titleist jumped right in and Pepper even remarked that he has never seen a dog actually smile until now. Talk about your happy family. The princesses were jumping off the swim deck and playing in the water, the dog was swimming laps around the boat and Burke and I were just taking in the sun and happiness. Not sure if Titlesit will get to again this weekend as there aren't too many weekends where there aren't people volunteering to goat boating with us. Needless to say on the way home that day all the kids slept, including one very exhausted dog.