River Dogs

The humid New England Summer hasn't been as brutal as we feared and gives us a good reason to seek out water with the pups. The past couple weekends we've hit a river and enjoyed some great play time with the monsters. Yes, they can swim but the float coats help them enjoy a long day- especially the big guy who's joints need a break after years of adventures. The newly redesigned K9 Float Coat from Ruffwear provides comfort and great flotation for these active monsters and will be great to help them in the canoe when we return to flat water.

the return of the river dogs and climbing adventures

It's still on the chilly side here in telluride but the boys are enjoying the San Miguel River with their friend Stella. Chaos loves swimming more then Mayhem but they both enjoy the time outside.

Dave's been scouting out new places to climb and we went up to a wall overlooking town this weekend. The weather turned south but it was good to go for a hike with the monsters and get back on the rock.

We put a pack on Mayhem with a small amount of weight in hopes of tiring the little man out. Chaos also has a pack but we're giving him a break since he's the big guy.

We even caught sight of this little guy in the tree... thankfully the boys didn't see or meet up with any of these quills.

The boys had fun and learned to stay off our climbing rope. It's important to not let it get too dirty since little rocks or grains of sand can break a rope down.

Also new on the homefront this week is the grumpy kitty's attitude towards Mayhem. She still yells at him for no reason but has been sighted hanging out near him.

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A big river man.... Google it and see it! This is why I love mountainfilm!
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river dog

We took the monster on an excursion today. We drove around the area and stopped by the river to let the monster play. He lives for this stuff- whenever we tell him to get in the truck you know he just hopes that we're doing something cool. Sometimes he ends up disappointed when we run to town or the store but days like today keep him jumping in the truck.

We let him wade in the water, chew sticks and be a monster. The water was chilly but Chaos didn't seem phased at all. He's just happy to be a water dog again.

Dave just finished his first week painting in Telluride. He likes the crew and it's been a good change for him.

The mountain closes in two weeks. Telluride will clear out and it will be a ghost town for a few weeks. That was our first view of Telluride when we did our road trip last spring. It will be nice to have things quiet around here. We're hoping to get away during this time. We may head to Moab for the weekend to camp and enjoy the desert. We'll see what ends up happening...