We have "company" at the Ranch ...

[Barbara]

Looks as if a pajama partee with a bunch of little human girls could not have been more *phunn* than the Heidi stopover

Never a dull moment over there

[momoffuzzyfaces]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Cinder & Smoke





Poor Bootz looks less than enchanted with your visitor!!!

Sounds like you have your own circus act going on this weekend!
FUN FUN FUN!!!

Heidi looks a lot like the dog we had when I was growing up. Her name was Monko! She liked frogs too!

[Rachel]

Can't wait to hear more reports from the weekend. I'm sure Heidi managed to keep ebberbuddie a bit more active... well at least Dad.

Maybe this hunting frogs isn't such a bad thing. I've heard that frog legs are supposed to be a delicacy.

[Randi]

Yes Phred, when you have rested after the weekend, we'd all love to hear more of what happened - and possibly see the pics.

You must remember to warn us in good time, when you next have an exiting visitor who entice you to an outdoor pyjama party - we'll be there to get it on video!!

Hope you didn't catch a cold!

[Cinder & Smoke]

Bus Driver sez he'z **TIURD** - an So Are WE!!

URLEE Sunday AM we had anutter FROG Hunt ...
BOWSER this tyme!
Onlee stayed "out" fur an hour ...

Tooday we had a BUS TRIP!!

Dawg Park Tour #2 - Three Cleveland area Bark Parks ...
#1 = Lakewood, Ohio
#2 = Cleveland City
#3 = Mentor, Ohio

Detailz tumorrow ...

Heidi DUZ *SWIM* - she tooka Dip in da Rocky River;
ANNNND ...
Dipped a Toe in Lake Erie, too!!

Sorrie ta say - We hadda give her Back ...
Her Mom called whilst we wus still in Mentor ...
Asked iffin dey shuld "come over" ta pick her up?

Dad sed OK - iffin ya wanna go see da KAT!

Mom asked "Where IS she??"

Dad sed we'z about ta walk down ta da shore - of Lake ERIE!

Mom sed "OMG! ... Well, "stop over" when y'all get back in towne!"

We just dropped her off at her Howze ...
Dad sed she ran around sayin "HI" ...
then jumped up onna kowch an curled up wiff da Big SkinKid Brudder.

Dad told her Mom she "otta sleep purdy gud tanite ...
she's hadda kinda *bizzie* day!!

We'll do sum *snappiez* toomorrow!

[anna_66]

Oh how nice to have a houseguest! Heidi is sure a cutie pie, too bad you had to give her back

[Rachel]

Holy Moly, visitors to The Ranch sure get a dose of expeditions and activities. Heidi's folks must be thinking maybe she can stay home next time and they'll go to the Ranch!

[captain]

Phred,

Looks like a "phun" time was had by all

[Cinder & Smoke]

Wuzzint 'zaktly at da Krak-a-Dawn; but we did get onna road
affore Noon ... headed nort-west.

"Bus Trip"?? Iz dat sum kinda code fur da VET??




Heidi liked da FRUNT Seet - less gettin <*squwished*> by da
unruly mob inna back seet ...





Sine sed "Lakewood" - a western 'burb of Cleveland.
"Directions" were a bit "iffy", but we spotted a MetroParks sign,
got "close", and pointed across da "Detroit Bridge" by da Guard
atta Private Yatch Klub (who I think just wanted us OUT of his
Fancy Joint affore da "members" noticed da riff-raff!)

Across da bridge, anutter MetroParks sine, and down the hill into da Park ...
Looking fur da "Wastewater Treatment Plant" -- inna PARK??
Furst turn wuz inna combo Park, Boat Launch, an Private Klub ...
out an on we go ... cross da creek (Rocky River) an "WHOA, Dad!! -
Der it is!! Onna left - LOOKIT da Dawgz runnin! *YIPP* *YAPP*"

Turn around; wound up back at the First Park just to *park*...
across the bridge and IN we go ...
About a dozen dogs, all Freindly, greeted our Foursome and
the *Phunn* bagan ...

Heidi - by the huge trees ...





Cinder headed for the Main Entrance and the Dawggie Fountain >





Heidi goes to look for a friend HER size;
Smokey checks out a Big Buddy >





Bowser: Lookin fur
a) da "way out" or
b) someone to "pat" him onna head ...
whichever comes along furst!




After a 2-hour Visit ... We wuz *HOT* - so Dad sed we'd go *SWIMMIN*
over where we parked da Bus ...

More commin ...

[ramanth]

*chuckles* Have fun!

[Cinder & Smoke]

Back to the MetroPark Boat Launchin rampz ...

Smokey hits the Rocky River as Cinder just touches down
behind him >>>





Heidi after her first *dip* in the Rocky River ...





"I *think* that wuz *phunn* ...
but I mite need anudder lil >shove< ta do it agin!"





Heidi: "4-Paw Drive" engaged ... next stop - Dry Land!




She kept *prancing* back out on the dock, so Dad jest

kept *tossin* her in ... we gots us anudder lil **PHISH**
!

"The Ole Swimmin Hole" at MetroParks - Lakewood -
on the Rocky River near it's discharge into Lake Erie >>>




Lookin north towards Lake Erie - the launch ramps and a Private
Klub in the background >>>



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Uhhh-Ohhhh ...

Thunder-BOOMER storm blowin in - FAST -
We're shuttin down fur a while...

Cleveland - commin up ...

[Rachel]

Looks like a great swimming hole. Seems the kids approve whole heartedly of your selection for the day trip. Can't wait to see the next batch. Send that thunder boomer storm back this way. We need the rain bad.

[NoahsMommy]

Wow! Looks like fun!!

[Cinder & Smoke]

Next stop onna Dawg Park Tour wuz da brandy New wun at
the City of Cleveland's Clark Fields Park in the South Tremont area ...

Crushed Stone Surface, 4 groups of 2 Benches on concrete pads,
security lights on tall poles, *pooh* baggies,
an a bunch of very Young not-so-shady-yet Trees ...
but not a Dawggie in site - cept us 4 ...







Smokey "crashes" onna bench, in Dad'z shadow,
using Dad's leg for a pillow ...






Mentor, Ohio - (East of Cleveland at rte 44) -
the Trail from the parking lot back to the Dog Park area ...





Gud GRIEF!!
Wunder iffin *Runnin* & *Barkin* are OK ??
Surface is 80% Bark and ground-up tree mulch wiffa few baldez
of grass here an there ...




Big Dog Side - Wun Picnik Tabul anna Bench;
Porta-Poddy fur da 2-Leggerz visible beside the entrance walk;
Lil Dog Side about half as large, wiffa bench ...




Mentor did a lot nicer job of Landscaping out by the road sign ...
but Hey - they HAVE a Dog Park!! More than some of us have! >







Off to "find" Lake Erie ...
Dad figgered she wuz diss klose; Heidi mite az well *dip a paw*
inna BIG Water! We headed north ...

Anna Phone ... "Herrow ..."
Heidi - it'z yur MOM!
Mom hadda hard tyme *buyin* we wuz about ta in Lake Erie ...
but den she "knowz" Dad ... she sed ta "stop by" wiff Heidi
when we gotz back in towne!

FOUND da Lake ... outta da Bus an walk down to da wadder ...
Heidi kept >a close eye< az da wadder came IN and went OUT ... ??





FAST Back-Up after she "followed" a wave out -
and it *chased her* back IN!





Smokey: "Where's the DOCK!??
I needa DOCK ta jump/dive off of - I don't DO just *wadin in*!





And that's just about when the BIG Rainy Dropz started fallin!
We all beet-feet back to da Bus, piled in ... anna rain quit!

Well, it wuz startin ta turn dusky; an we hadda hour anna half drive
ta get da Lil FurKid home ...
We sed G-Bye to da Lake anna durn *skeeterz* ...
an headed South ...

Heidi spent a kupple minnitz "fluffin" Dad's sweat shirt into a bed;
then spent mosta da trip home makin lil "Zzzzzz" noizez
beside Dad.

Lil while later we woke up to a Terribul <*Grrrowlin*> Noize!
Whut'z dat NOIZE??

Dad: "My tummy - wanna stop for a MickyD Burger??"

We *polished off* da furst Dubbil Cheeze affore we hit da street ...
Dad passed out half da sekund wun affore he realized he shudda gotz
THREE of em. He made do wiffa big Chawklit Shake!

We stopped atta Ranch fur a poddy break whilst Dad went in ta fetch
Heidi's Wicker Basket lil Bed an Buckit of Krunch ...
den it wuz over to Heidi's Howze!!

BIG FruKid Brudder Amos met us inna drive - He an Heidi seemed
REEL HAPPIE ta see each udder ...
Den it wuz INside ta see da Fambily!!

Mom *laffed* an sed "Oh Heidi - you're a Phred Dog now -
with your Bandanna on!!"

Heidi jumped up on Dad'z Lappie an gave a buncha "Thank-yew"
**KISSEZ**,
an then curled up wiff Big Skin-Brudder onna kowch an started
makin more "Zzzzzzzz" Noisez!!

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Durn-It ~ We'z ALL *missin* dat lil Shrimp-Dawg!!

[captain]

Gorgeous Pics and story Phred.

Doggie Heaven on earth = Phred house!!!