best buddies

So Mu-nee Kitty is happy to be back to a one dog house. Tipsy is really gentle but Mu-nee would never let her get close enough to learn that. Today I worked from home in our newly claimed office/guest room and the critters curled up beside me on the bed. Chaos is used to sleeping by me as I work but it's new for Mu-nee Kitty.

I was also suprised to see the funny little kitty jump on the bed beside the monster and hang out. At times she seemed to even be copying him. When we brought Chaos home 2.5 years ago I thought it would take her a month to adjust to her new playmate- now all this time and a cross country move later she's almost friends with him... maybe by his 3rd birthday I'll be able to post pics of them cuddling!

chaos's friends

Chaos has had a big October. We've been dog sitting for his friend Tipsy who is a St Bernard mix who used to work next door. We got to watch her for a little over 3 weeks and Chaos loved it. Today her mom came home and was very excited to see her baby again. Chaos seems a bit lonely tonight and misses his partner in crime. The two did very well together and I know Chaos will miss his friend as she moves to California.

Chaos and Tipsy playing stick games.

Chaos may be the charm!

So as many of you know I am not much into sports- however Dave is and since we are pure New Englander's Camp Chaos is going to support the Red Sox in this World Series.

In fact I believe that Chaos helped them out the last two nights.... we were hanging out here at camp chaos watching the game tonight while the score was 3-2 and I mentioned to Dave that Chaos was naked (no collar) last night when they won. Dave laughed but took the "life is good" collar off and let Chaos be naked. Within minutes the Sox had cushioned the lead and continued to rock it.... Looks like Chaos will have a lot of naked time in the next week or so.

Chaos sporting his colors in Mass, summer 2007.

doggie time

We've been watching one of chaos's friends for a couple of weeks and been enjoying doggie time. Tipsy is a big St Bernard & Labrador mix and although she's a big monster of a dog she's super gentle. Chaos loves his friend and is happy to have a playmate at his disposal 24 hours a day.

Mu-nee kitty is not a thrilled but has become much more stealth and found some new places to hide. We've all come to an understanding that although Tipsy is obsessed by Mu-nee she is not going to eat her. What can I say- it's a dog's life here at Camp Chaos.

Both dogs go to work- Tipsy's mom used to work in the office next door to us so Tipsy is very familiar with the office. The walk home is the best part. We find the trail and the puppies run off leash and play the whole way home. They run ahead and somehow manage to find a stream or muck hole. We've had one bath night after a very big muck hole and found that 2 doggie bath time really is twice the fun.

GONDOLAS!

Chaos's favorite thing about Telluride is most certainly the gondola. The first time he rode it he was apprehensive but now he is downright obsessive. I know- Caesar Milan would tell me a few things about this and tell me to be the pack leader and show Chaos how to act but I first had to make a video to show everyone his level of crazy. This is a section under a ski trail- we were unable to do this in the village area as he would be unsafe to himself and others.

Chaos and his gondola chase... he almost got it!

It's funny... after these sesssions the monster gets an obsessive look and can't chill out for a while... his tougue hangs out and he looks wild!

my high of the day

The high temperature today was 47 degrees according to my weather channel desktop icon. It had a certain bite to the air as I walked Chaos today and even on the walk home I was glad to have worn a fleece and non-chaco's. At this time last year we had already seen a foot of snow!

Chaos 2006

Now it caps the peaks but has stayed off the ground. I'm still not ready for that much snow. I need some Fall and have even gone so far as to purchase some yankee candles to remind us of new england falls. if someone wanted to send an apple pie, squash soup with a side of fresh cut pine logs I know one home that would be pretty excited for it!

and the final festival of the season...

This weekend was the Blues and Brews Festival here in Telluride. This is the last big festival of the season and we're closing in on one full year in Telluride. Last year we came on the day after the festival was over with the caravan of the subaru, the tacoma and the u-haul with chaos and mu-nee kitty.

Dave worked with some folks from Summit county at a beer booth and was busy all weekend. I got a Saturday pass and hung out. This festival brings around 8,000 people to town park so there were lots of people to run into and chat with. It also has some incredible people watching.

a little bit of rain...

double rainbows from our deck...

new shoes from birthday monies... which didn't get used today

because of said rain