Happy 7th Birthday, Joe

Happy 7th Birthday Joe

 

Joe, our birthday boy lives a nomad life. He travels and enjoys his siestas and trotting in circles. Each evening he takes a walk with his sister, Cleo while she zooms after their friend, Harley.

And Joe, what did you do today?

“I like sleeping late. Silly Cleo began trying to wake me and get huMom to take us outside in the dark. There are dangerous things in the dark.  Last night a skunk came through our campsite. I hid my nose, his fragrance stunk.” Joe closed his eyes as if bored.

Did anything else exciting happen?

“Cleo began singing and she hums.  I added additional bark to the choir practice. Sometimes I actually harmonize. Harley, the big girl dog from next door came out and I’d like to becomes friends but her huMom said she doesn’t like little dogs. I am anything but little. I weigh in at 7 lbs 1 oz.” He raised his head and crossed his front legs.

That does sound fun and frustrating.  How long have you been able to sing?

“Cleo taught me after I was adopted as her brother. It took a while, I wasn’t really sure how she was able to howl. I like to yap in time with her singing.” He got up from his pillow and turned around to get into a better position.

Do you bark a lot?

“Cleo and I are on guard a lot. There are so many things that try to get my huMom.  Not all people have good intentions. It’s Cleo and my responsibility to scare those people away. My huMom tells me to use my inside voice a lot.  She wants me to growl instead of actually bark. That’s so annoying.  I would have to growl twenty-four seven to keep her notified of all things.” He rolled to his  side.

What adventures have you been on this winter?

“Cleo told you the highlights yesterday. After the New Year’s Eve bash. we headed to the hot springs with two of her new friends. One was Harley’s huMom and they continued to caravan with us for the rest of the winter.  HuMom was in a party mode and we headed to the Par T R next. That’s where she met a prospector and his friends. We headed to north of Kingman to the prospector claim. And Cleo and I met, Wiley Coyote. He wasn’t a real coyote, those are dangerous. Wiley is a good friend of mine. HuMom’s furnace died and we condensed to a small area to sleep in the RV and heat it with a small heater. Mike the prospector gave huMom a tank to run it or we would have had to leave early.  When Wiley’s huMom had to visit her mom, the packing to travel again began.  I’m pretty content in my own little world of guarding huMom and sleeping. Our uneventful return to Quartzsite became interesting when I saw my huMan friend Don along with Harley and her huMom.  Harley’s huMom helped my huMom to tear the bunk over the cab apart. It was yucky due to it being wet. The huMan didn’t fix it correctly and huMom had to re-do it herself. Then my world changed. I didn’t think Cleo and I were going to get fed ever again.” Joe’s eyes were as big as saucers.

Do tell what happened?

“huMom fell through the plastic step we used to get into the RV and fell to the ground.  She didn’t jump back up and joke about being a clutz.  My huMan friend Don came running over to keep Cleo and me from jumping on her to wake her up.  She may not have been asleep but she wasn’t moving which was unlike her. We wanted to get to her face and make sure she was alright. Harley’s huMom held on to his kitty, Lilith and Harley stood by watching too.  It was a good thing huMan Don was there to help huMom into our RV.  She couldn’t walk.  The humans packed her in ice, elevated her foot, gave her food and visited several times a day. It was exhausting.  I had to growl to let them know she was still injured and needed rest. Nine days later she was able to go to the Veterans hospital to get x-rayed.  The humans were happy. She was gone all day and it was stressful. What if she didn’t come back? Who would feed us, or walk us, or let us run outside? Her friends gave her many gifts that allowed her to walk, they were funny she was 4-legged too.   Now, we are happy and feel secure again.  She can feed us, walk us, hold and pet us, chase Cleo with a brush. Eww I don’t like the brush either. We are on another adventure. But there are no campers around us.  Cleo and I like that. We can watch the bunnies, maybe chase them if our leads are long enough. And we go trick or treating every night. Each evening it’s Halloween and we get treats from Harley’s huMom.

“Here’s a video of me doing my thing …

 

Happy 8th Birthday Cleo

Happy 8th Birthday!

Cleo - Roaming Raven RV - life on the road

Cleo, our birthday gal lives the life of a nomad. She travels and enjoys romping and zoomies. At dusk, she and her friends go trick or treating to the various campsites that offer evening treats to the trio.

So Cleo, what did you do today?

“I wanted Harley, my new best romping buddy, to come out and zoom with me before the sun came up. My huMom told me no.  Can you believe it?  Here I am celebrating my eight birthday and she won’t just let me run loose in the desert.  Of course, Harley and I would have chased that large rabbit that lurks around in the morning hours.” Cleo ran in circles barking.

Did anything else exciting happen?

“Joe, my younger brother, and I had choir practice.  I wanted it to wake Harley so her huMom would allow her outside to run and play.  We finally got too. Harley came zooming at me and rolled me over. I got up and shook it off, ready to zoom again.” She laid down and scratched her ear.

That does sound fun and exhausting.  How long have you been able to sing?

“I’ve howled and crooned since I was a puppy.  Joe still has trouble but he gives it a good go every day about 10:00 a.m. I am trying to teach Harley, but she’s a boxer-boston terrier mix and so far she barks real deep.” Laid at the front door and watched for Harley to look out her front door.

Do you bark a lot?

“I am on guard a lot. There are so many things that try to get my huMom.  Sometimes it is other dogs with a leash attached to their huMan or huMom’s, or bicycles, motorcycles, and some times silly kitties that wear a harness and attached to a huMan.  My huMom tells me to use my inside voice a lot.  She wants me to growl instead of actually bark.” She rolled over to her side.

What adventures have you been on this winter?

“Let’s see, We’ve been to the Great Tetons with Jazzman and her sidekick, Sherbert. After seeing the buffalo, paint pots, and geysers, we headed to Pocatello. We stayed at a couple of casinos along the way and met my huMom’s best friend from her time in San Fransico. She had a fun daughter that took us for a walk around the parking lot while the huMom’s visited. Then we were off to Oregon. There were many fun camping areas and one very peculiar one.  We parked with cars so close to us we had to be careful opening our door. In the evening, they put more cars around us and closed this big gate and locked it. Each morning, they pulled the cars out and worked on them and we would take a walk while they raised our home up on a rack to work on. Very peculiar. Oh, and then we camped by the ocean, and in the mountains, at a winery and traveled on up into Washington. After traveling throughout the northwest, we headed south through Nevada and landed in Quartzsite, Arizona.  I had been there before, but this time my friend Teddy didn’t show up nor his huMom and I made new friends.

“Did I tell you, Harley, Joe and I go trick or treating?  Each evening it is Halloween and we get treats from the neighbor aka Harley’s huMom.  There are no other campers around us anymore.  I gotta go, it’s trick or treating time.”  Woof woof, Cleo

Here’s me chasing Rooster and NO! I am not showing you him chasing me…geez