finally!

Since moving to Arizona, I don't get to do much swimming. There's a dog park that for some strange reason people around here think is the "world's best" dog park (they clearly haven't been to the Minnehaha dog park on the mighty Mississippi) with a man made lake. Mom and Dad have taken me there a few times, but that water is so yucky I always end up with an ear infection. Last summer when the rest of the family went to Minnesota, I stayed with Mom's friend, Sarah, and she took me swimming to a lake but since then there's been a drought, literally ... until this past weekend!

Mom has been missing the cabin and the lake. She told Dad that we were going to the lake on Sunday and she said they were taking ME! It was kind of a long drive, but I snoozed in the back with Little Miss J. When we finally made it there, it turned out we needed a pass for the Tonto National Forest and they didn't sell them at the lake. We had to turn around and drive 7 miles back to Fort McDowell to pick one up at the Chevron. Dad said it was absurd that they didn't sell them at the lake, and I could only bark loudly in agreement.

We drove around a bit to try to find the best place for me to swim. We settled on a picnic area by the boat landing. Little Miss J got to ride in a sweet backpack and we hiked a little trail until we found a nice little spot for a swim. Dad had Little Miss J on his back and he had to be very careful as he scrambled down the hill. Mom just let me off the leash and I. took. off. I really wasn't supposed to be off-leash so Dad was a bit nervous the whole time - but I was really good and didn't swim too far away or anything.

Here I am having an awesome time -

Even Little Miss J had a good time. She cried when Dad made us get out of the water. I'm kind of jealous that she gets to go to the cabin, but I guess I'll have a good time at the pet resort this summer.