2016 Retreat

First I'm gonna show you a picture of me taking a nap after my run on Friday . . .

I was really tired.

OK, now the update on the 2016 Retreat.  First of all, we are still in the early stages BUTT there are a few things that have already become apparent so I will tell you what we know right now.  Here are the blogs interested (to varying degrees) in a retreat:

Tails Around the Ranch

Madi

Idaho Pugs

Dory

Oreo

Poodle At Play

Army of Four

Casey

Abby Lab @ Book of Barkley

Sprinkles

Finn

Yam Aunty 

Ruby (Daily Pip)

Oz 

Ruby & Otto at Rottrover

Barking at the Bayou

Cookie's Comments

leesarge

Maddie the Pug (Military Pug Wife)

Millie & Walter

KB Bear - close

OP Pack

Cowspots

Hailey & Phod 

Mara

Bertie - EU

Leah - EU

Charlie - Aussie

Cara & Crew

We had quite a number of you who were interested in a more regional retreat, meaning you did not want to travel far.  And there were some others (like mom) who are interested in meeting in the furs even if it is not nearby.  So . . . 

For those who want a regional retreat you will need to tell us what state/country you are in (you can leave it in comments) so we can put you in touch with others who are nearby.  And this other thing is the most impawtent part so listen carefully . . . someone needs to volunteer to host or coordinate that particular regional meeting.  Without someone volunteering to do that, the REGIONAL retreat will NOT happen.  Then we will forward the names of the others in the same region to the person who is hosting.  We will help advertise your regional meeting as well as refer any latecomers to you for inclusion.

For those of you willing to travel or lucky enough to live in the right spot, that is the one we will coordinate along with Oreo, Dory & Madi.  We will call it the 2016 National Retreat.  We have an initial time frame of mid to late June.  We have NOT tied down the location yet because we need more information on available hotels, RV parks, dog friendly events, etc. but it is LIKELY to be in Indiana somewhere.  We need a person close to the place who might be familiar with available options and willing to do footwork.  So for those reasons we have not made a final decision YET.

So as you can see, we still have lots of work ahead of us.  We will pin down date and location as soon as we can.  So in the meantime, we want to know who would LIKELY travel to the 2016 NATIONAL Retreat?  We need to know how large of a group we'd LIKELY be looking at.  Also let us know if you would be bringing a spouse, doggies, or an RV.  You can leave it in comments or email us at cecampbell[AT]msn[DOT]com.

Thanks to Dory & mom for the badge!  OK to copy badge & post.

Murphy, Stanley & Mom

2016 National Retreat Headquarters

Wild Is As Wild Does!

Me and Stanley were asked to review a treat from Sojos called Simply Wild.  We were not paid for our endorsement, nor were we under any obligation to give it a positive review.  We were provided the treats free of charge.

*****

We were pretty excited to get 3 packages of treats from Sojos.  The reason for that is the reputation they have for quality ingredients and high manufacturing standards. And their company is in Minnesota!

We liked the name of the treats cuz it made us think of the days when our early Goldendoodle ancestors roamed the earth wild, hunting and catching their prey.  So right away we were in touch with our wild side.  I mean, you have seen National Geographic, right?

Mom opened that first package - Free Range Wild Boar - and our senses were on fire!  We're talking about freeze dried RAW meat!  Stanley started giving dad his special smile that makes dad give him more treats.

I couldn't take it, I had to get that Wild Boar in my mouth!

So after we tried Wild Boar Stanley said we should smile special at dad and see if we could try the Salmon.

It worked! So I tried it too!

OMD!  This stuff really is insanely delicious!

So then we got to try out the Venison too!  Yup, we tried all THREE of them!!  And each one of them was fantastic!  There isn't a bunch of stuffs like colorings or preservatives added to them either, just  USDA certified meat!

Yes, mom had to remind Stanley that we weren't wild animals and that we had to remember our manners and share.

A note of caution, if you doggies try this stuff you will go wild for them and forget your sharing manners.

 We give Sojos our full endorsement of 8 paws for their Simply Wild treats!

Murphy & Stanley

Three Musketeers

We are calling ourselves the Three Musketeers!

What?  You think there are only two of us?  Look again!

Murphy & Stanley & Van Gogh

Farm Market

We went someplace fun today!  It was a really cool morning so we along with a million other people went to the Farmer's Market!

There were so many people in the other sections (not pictured) that mom couldn't even take a picture of us!  But she said it was good experience walking through the thick crowds.

It thinned out in these areas.  Good thing cuz the posse did a show and shot off guns so we thought someone was shooting US!

We smelled all kinds of critters!  I asked this fella if he wanted to be in the Blogville Rodeo next year and he said to give him a call!

We wheely, wheely, wheely had fun seeing the GIANT farm machines!

The farmers thought me and Stanley would make good helpers!

Murphy & Stanley

Missing Limbs

Seems like something is different . . . 

Murphy & Stanley

Stanley's Deaf!

Stanley can't hear but we know why . . .

Murphy & Stanley

Wordless Wednesday

Murphy & Stanley