We had a little excursion to a local reservoir without Luce since he could not handle all that sun. On the far side of the reservoir, we found a Berner so we had to stop to say hello. As always is the case with Berners, he was very friendly
Stacey said hello and gave him some attention before he had to get back to his family:
Luce is generally a very relaxed kind of dog. Here he seems to be taking it to a whole other level.
We took a little walk down the beach and came across the Rosewood Miramar Beach Hotel and decided to take a little tour. Luce was on his best behavior and several people commented on what a good looking dog he is. Stacey took him inside for a picture in the lobby area.
By dog house standards its quite large with over 6 square feet of living space. It has an amazing view of the Pacific Ocean with an authentic beach vibe. The roof needs some TLC and it is in a flood plain so there are a few drawbacks. His realtor thinks he should keep looking but we think he has his heart set on this place.
It looks like Luce might be thinking “This is a really nice place and all but I have not seen a waiter all day. Whats a dog got to do to get some service around here?”.
Then he probably thought “I know, I’ll just go bother mom. She always knows what to do”.
When on vacation, Luce usually does pretty much nothing when not out on a small adventure like going to the beach or strolling around town. Here he is relaxing with the Birthday girl. Fortunately he did not try to get in the hammock.
But then Stacey had a grand idea. Maybe Luce could help her swing just a bit.
Luce found the coolest spot in the house which would be the shower. Here he is pretty tired so he was not interested in trying to smile for the camera.
After spending such a great week in the mountains, we needed to balance things out with a week at the beach. Here is Luce posing for a picture at the water’s edge.
Luce was much braver this year and actually played in the water a bit. He still wanted a little security now ant then like here.
This wraps up another great and fun trip to the mountains with our pack of Moutain Dogs. Even with the major run-ins with the hotel staff, capsizing the canoe on Donner Lake, and the car breaking down, a good time was (mostly) had by all involved. Here are Luce and Max with a stick. Luce knows it will get taken if he starts to eat it.
Alas, it had to be confiscated.
Max looks like he is thinking, “Dude, what up? , like, that was my stick, I’m not going to eat it like Luce would”. Meanwhile, Luce looks like he was thinking: “Please don’t let him see the ball, I won’t tell him so don’t you, we really don’t need any more trouble around here!”.
This is Luce’s brother Max, I mean “real brother”, as in, littermates (just in case you as new to the blog). He was hangin’ in our room for a little while and apparently decided to crash in the entry. Also… no, he is not hiding under a bear skin rug, that is all him.
