Our Boston Terrier

There was a big dog day in a local park this past weekend. It was a walk for charity and a Boston meet-up group was going to gather beforehand. We weren't taking Tug on the walk but we met up with the others anyway. I have never seen such a sight! Four or five Bostons at a time (most in sweaters or coats) pulling on leashes and trying to convince each other who was tougher! Tug was a weenie for most of the time, as expected, but he did sniff noses with a few of them. We stayed for over an hour and he had a great time just being out in the sunshine. He was the only floppy eared Boston and some of the others had long (4-5") tails! I'd never seen that before!

Afterwards, we took the long way home. Tug's usually interested in the ride for about 5 minutes and then he just heaves a sigh and lies down to doze. We need to get him used to longer drives as we've just made reservations for an historic bed&breakfast for Christmas and it's a little over 2 hours from here. They have a dog-friendly room so Tug gets to go on his first vacation. The deal is they have to be crated when you're gone and you have to leave a cell phone and promise to return ASAP if they call to report a barking problem. Not a real issue for us since we'll always be within a mile or so. We have no idea how the boy will respond to being left alone in his crate in a strange place. At least it should be cold enough to cover his crate with the blankets so he should be calmed by that. We've stayed at this inn before in the annex (a house across the street they bought and refurbished) so we're kinda stoked. They have a killer breakfast and there's fresh cookies in the afternoon (so I'm all about the food!). I plan to take a big book and spend most of my days reading on the porch with Tug in my lap if the weather's good. Mama and my sister can go play. My sister's found a dog-friendly beach nearby so he may get to see the ocean for the first time. How cool will that be?