Years and years ago my dad bought a little boat with a trolling motor so he and Edward could go fishing. They used it only 3 times. And there it sat, lonely, behind the barn in Livermore ever since. With a new set of tires and new deep-cycle car battery for the motor it made its way up to our house in Davis for an exciting new life of regular use. Well, that's the plan anyway.
I got to work super early on Tuesday so we could go to boating at Lake Berryessa in the afternoon. We were on the water by 4:15pm, which was perfect because it was still hot enough in the full sun to make you want to swim, but not too cool in the shade. We took the dogs along, not sure if they'd stay put in the boat. Potatoes is like me in moving vehicles: he falls asleep pretty much instantly (unless he's sticking his head out the window). Ruby had me worried. She gets nervous and excited and was liable to jump ship. Just in case, we kept them on short leashes and brought seat cushions for them to lay on at the bottom of the boat. When we pulled up into some shade to apply sunscreen, Ruby jumped overboard, leash and all. She swam around for a bit then went ashore to go potty. I was freaking out that she would poop on her leash since it was between her hind legs. After a lot of convincing she finally swam back to the boat and I hauled her back up into it by her collar. She didn't get out because she was nervous, she just wanted to swim and potty.
We trolled around for a while (not that we went very far...it just takes forever to get anywhere with a trolling motor) and finally found a not-too-steep shore to stop at for swimming and eating. We ate our yummy Nugget market deli sandwiches and ginger soda, swam for a bit, and then threw sticks for the dogs. Potatoes isn't much of a swimmer but when we were out in the water he swam with us. He looks ridiculous swimming around with his huge nose high in the air. I was so happy when he actually fetched sticks that we through out into the water--I now have two dogs who love the water!
Years and years ago my dad bought a little boat with a trolling motor so he and Edward could go fishing. They used it only 3 times. And there it sat, lonely, behind the barn in Livermore ever since. With a new set of tires and new deep-cycle car battery for the motor it made its way up to our house in Davis for an exciting new life of regular use. Well, that's the plan anyway.
I got to work super early on Tuesday so we could go to boating at Lake Berryessa in the afternoon. We were on the water by 4:15pm, which was perfect because it was still hot enough in the full sun to make you want to swim, but not too cool in the shade. We took the dogs along, not sure if they'd stay put in the boat. Potatoes is like me in moving vehicles: he falls asleep pretty much instantly (unless he's sticking his head out the window). Ruby had me worried. She gets nervous and excited and was liable to jump ship. Just in case, we kept them on short leashes and brought seat cushions for them to lay on at the bottom of the boat. When we pulled up into some shade to apply sunscreen, Ruby jumped overboard, leash and all. She swam around for a bit then went ashore to go potty. I was freaking out that she would poop on her leash since it was between her hind legs. After a lot of convincing she finally swam back to the boat and I hauled her back up into it by her collar. She didn't get out because she was nervous, she just wanted to swim and potty.
We trolled around for a while (not that we went very far...it just takes forever to get anywhere with a trolling motor) and finally found a not-too-steep shore to stop at for swimming and eating. We ate our yummy Nugget market deli sandwiches and ginger soda, swam for a bit, and then threw sticks for the dogs. Potatoes isn't much of a swimmer but when we were out in the water he swam with us. He looks ridiculous swimming around with his huge nose high in the air. I was so happy when he actually fetched sticks that we through out into the water--I now have two dogs who love the water!
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