Fall is Good

This is perfect weather for dogs!! I assume people must like it too? We've been busy seeing all the clients again and going on Adventures in the mountains to see the leaves. We also added a new Midday Potty Break group everyday at Redmond Ridge. I like it there. The person at the QFC at Redmond Ridge gives me cheese samples. I like cheese samples. Samples must be another word for snacks. BTW- The dogs (and cats I suppose) from Katrina still need help. You can see how to help at www.aspca.org They have lots of info. Later, Dawson.

Dawson and Tamara are home from Katrina

Cordelia Brown here. Dawson and Tamara are home from the mess in New Orleans. I am home from my stay at the V-E-T. D and T are going to be napping all day 'cause they are very tired. It's good to have them home except all their gear smells just AWFUL -like a mix of sewer treatment plant and jet fuel. I like most stinky things but that bag is too much... BTW - I am bored. I'm considering wrapping a 'Rescue Me' note around a milkbone and dropping it from the balcony so someone will come play with me today while Dawson and Tamara are napping. Tomorrow is Monday and we all go back to work. Yay. But today I am bored.

We're in New Orleans and it smells pretty bad

Greetings from New Orleans. Tamara and I are working hard. Everyone here is very dedicated and VERY busy. I am, according to everyone, exceeding expectations and learning new things everyday. However, the humans and, especially, the animals are all very very sad and upset and that makes it very hard. Plus the smells are TERRIBLE and that makes it hard for me to sniff out people so they can be saved. My eyes and nose are running all the time and I have to worry about water moccasins (these are NOT shoes to play with but SNAKES!) I wear boots and other stuff and Tamara gives me a bath every night. We are sleeping on the floor of a big retail store (with lots of other people and a few dogs). I found a HUGE shelf full of tennis balls. They SELL tennis balls. Why would they do that? You can find them for free at the dog park. You have to chew through plastic containers to get these. I chewed through several! So anyway, Cross your fingers for us. We'll be safely home soon. Please try to help all the people and their pets who can't go home for a long time. Love, Dawson

Search and Rescue in New Orleans

Cordelia Brown speaking. Dawson and Tamara have gone to Lousiana for a week to assist in Search and Rescue. I hope they help lots of people AND their dogs. I'll be staying here with my favorite human - my vet. I LOVE my vet. Love, love, love him. Love the Love, love the snacks, but hate the thermometer. Seems like they could use the ear thermometer like they do on people, don't you think? Even though Tamara isn't here right now, you can still contact us and we'll get back to you pretty quickly. Use the email, OK?

I'm Dawson!

Dawson here. I'm the one with the spots up there in the box that says rates. See me? Today we actually went to the Dog Park at Marymoor! I love the Dog Park. I can even spell park P-A-R-K. We don't go very often lately because Tamara says we get enough workout on our Adventures and Tamara says the we can't swim there anymore because the water is fenced off for the Salmon and Tamara says...well, Tamara always seems to have a lot to say. But today at the dog park we ran into several clients - including Cordy's sweet young thing who is named Dutch. That was fun --except clients always behave so strangely when they are with their people. They're always showing off and making a big deal out of seeing me and Cordy. (Which of course we secretly like a lot!). Next week we have 3 - count 'em - 3 Super Adventures. It's a record. We are going to Steven's Pass to hike and swim, and to the real beach with the ocean and everything, and up to some lake we have to hike up, up, up to get to and then the water is really really clear for swimming and drinking. After Super Adventures, we have a picnic supper which means we get to see what the Clients eat..hmmm very interesting. I'm hungry NOW. I need a cheese snack....