It's a Cavalier Party

First, I have to apologize for the lack of posts. I've been traveling for work - to some wonderful places like Quebec City and San Antonio, and haven't had a lot of time to take pictures and post.

I'm home again on Sunday, and I have a party planned for Kendall, her litter mates, her parents, her siblings, and some Cavalier friends at the local dog park. I've rented the private area of the local dog park so that the Cavaliers can get together and do, well, Cavalier stuff. I promise to take lots of pictures. My original plan was to put together party bags full of doggie treats for the guests, but I've been on the road for two weeks. We'll see what I get together on Sunday morning. At least I've got party hats.

I promise lots and lot of pictures.

If you live in the Portland area and would like your Cavalier to join us, please email me for details. The party starts at 2 pm at Hazeldale dog park.

Summer Concert Season is Here

One of the great things about living in the Pacific Northwest is all of the free summer concerts that take place in the communities around us. This was a picture from the first concert we attended this summer. The weather was great, and Kendall was very well behaved. It was her first concert and we weren't sure how she'd do. She did great.

We were able to go to the first Sunday concert in Lake Oswego last Sunday, but less than ideal weather has kept us from their Wednesday night concert and tonight's concert. This is the weather we were supposed to have back in June - cold and rainy. I want my summer back.

Manzanita Parade

Manzanita held a 4th of July parade that drew lots of people. I read somewhere that the small town of 500 people were expecting up to 5000 people in town for their parade and fireworks. Here are some pictures from the parade:

4th of July at the Oregon Coast

We spent the holiday weekend camping at Nehalem Bay State Park on the Oregon coast. While it was in the 90's in the valley, it was a nice cool 65 at the coast. It was really windy when we arrived on Thursday afternoon. The clouds rolled in and it cooled off. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday mornings the marine layer was present and didn't burn off until late in the day. BUT - no rain!

The park was surprisingly quiet. It was almost full every night. The interesting thing was that most people around us didn't come and stay for the whole weekend. We had a lot of one-nighters. There were some big groups camping together that had the potential for lots of noise, but nothing ever came of it. When I was talking with the ranger, he said that he made sure that they knew that the beach was available if they wanted to party. There's a huge dune between the ocean and the campground and they couldn't be heard.

We were a bit worried about the fireworks. This was Kendall's first 4th of July and we didn't know what to expect. She wasn't bothered one bit. The park was really strict about not allowing ANY fireworks in the park. The police were even camped in one of the spots. The town of Manzanita was very strict about no illegal fireworks. Overall, it was a very quiet and enjoyable holiday weekend.

Kendall met two other Blenheim Cavaliers staying in our loop. Believe it or not, they were both named Max! One was camping right next to us. We didn't see them at all on Thursday, and when we got up to go for a walk on Friday morning, there he was. He was a 10 mo. old cutie. They left on Friday and another Cavalier moved in around the loop. He was a 2 yr old Cav.

It's a Party!

As mentioned in a previous post, we were all in Manzanita for Kendall's first birthday. We rode into town on our bikes pulling Kendall in her bike trailer, and we found a dog store there that had Happy Birthday dog biscuits. Of course we had to have one.


It's not a party without party hats. Kendall was more interested in getting to the dog treat than wearing the silly party hat.



It's somewhat hard to keep a party hat on a 1-yr old puppy. Does she look like she's having fun, or what?





...and she's got it.


I can only imagine what it tasted like, but she seemed to enjoy it.

July's Yappy Hour - Update

Yappy Hour at Bridgeport


Wednesday, July 15
5pm to 8pm
Paradise Bakery & Café, Bridgeport Village
Benefiting the Oregon Humane Society


Spend a little wine time with your pup at Yappy Hour... every THIRD Wednesday of each month through October.

At Yappy Hour, you and your pooch will enjoy wine, delicious deli Yappy Hour selections and goodies from Paradise Bakery & Café, special doggie treats, activities, games, and more!

Happy Birthday, Kendall!!

Today Kendall and her litter mates turn 1. It's hard to believe she's grown into such a wonderful little dog. She's spending her birthday at the Oregon coast camping at Nehalem Bay State Park. She and her litter mates are having a birthday party on July 19th. There will be lots and lots of pictures!

Here's Kendall and her litter mates when they were really young.




Here's Kendall at 11.5 months. She's become quite the little lady.




Meanwhile, she's having fun frolicking on the beach. Happy Birthday, little girl.