Bob is a Border Collie, a breed known for their, um, quirks. She is paranoid about water and over the years has come to associate certain types of structures with water -- whether there is water involved or not. She is suspicious of anything made of boards and refuses to walk on them. You know, because there might be water.
After the wooden boat show we walked out to Morgan Point on Winyah Bay. Like most hikes where we live, it involves crossing a (waterless) boardwalk.
This is how Bob hikes.
Back on terra firma and all is well in Bob-World. This is a peaceful,secluded little sandy beach and so tempting. You can't swim here though. Alligators get first dibs.
My daughter sent these photos this past weekend. Mason, a boy with three basketball- playing big brothers, is playing in the YMCA youth program for the first time this year. Here he is explaining to his dog Annabelle why she can't come along like she did to soccer.
Looks like he's going to do well -- if the eagle mascot doesn't eat him!
The Writer has been busy, too -- getting the seeds out of the pumpkin for his favorite snack. This guy had some giant seeds, too. And they were delicious roasted.
We're calling her Wanda.
Would have thought he'd love water, is he part cat?
ReplyDeleteMaybe that's it!
DeleteI enjoyed this post and seeing the pictures. Your grandson is cute as can be, and is so cute trying to make that basket. Bob reminds me of myself, Really! There used to be an old wooden bridge, a very short bridge, that crossed a little creek on a dirt road to grandma's house. I would start crying before we ever got to the bridge so daddy would stop the car and let mama walk me across. I was afraid the car would fall off. I like Wanda!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely photo and text of your grandson and his little dog. Poor old Bob...water can be scary.
ReplyDeleteMason has grown so much. I imagine he has been desperate to play basketball like his brothers. Cute dog despite his anxieties.
ReplyDeleteI had a dog in my New Guinea days which was terrified of water and had a built in sixth sense
ReplyDeletewhen I decided to give him a wash. He'd just disappear when he saw "dog washing about to begin
activities" start.
Unfortunately I lost poor little Monty due to his fear of water, Funny how some dogs love water
and others do not, and it really isn't all down to certain breeds.
Mason's basketball skills may need a bit of stretching - body-wise!!!!
Great photo of his head in the eagle's mouth.........you know he just might
not enjoy seeing that in later years - ha ha.
Paul certainly has great sculpture skills with pumpkins!
That pumpkin does not look like a fish - WANDA????
Cheers
Colin
...and border collies like you to go where they want you to go.Great dogs.
ReplyDeleteWanda looks lovely, nicely done.
ReplyDeleteNever had roasted pumpkin seed, can't imagine what they would taste like.
Lovely photo of you and your dog on the beach - and know what it's like to be on a beach where you can't swim, in our case it's the crocs.
Oh poor dog, he looks so afraid and glad he is carried over the bridge! You hubby made a wonderful haloween pumpkin.
ReplyDeleteI would love to walk along the shore.. :)
ReplyDeleteHappy Halloween..
Bob is pretty smart and probably doesn't want to get her paws wet. She sure is cute! :)
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