Should Chou Chou Briard Join Tindog?"

There's a new app, based on the Tinder dating app, called Tindog. Upload a photo of your dog (and maybe one of yourself) and see who matches with you... uh... your dog.

Maybe Chou Chou should try this? What would she write for her profile?

The Ventura Dog Show Continues

  

The last day of the show, I asked one of the briard friends if he would mind using my phone to take videos of Chou Chou in the ring. He was willing. So I gave him my phone and went back behind my tree. 

The Ventura Dog Show, First Day

First day of the dog show. You might wonder why I am posting a picture of a tree trunk. This was my view of Chou Chou in the ring. I had to hide.

Road Trip With a Dog in a New Car

What do people do on the Fourth of July? We go to Ventura to see our briard friends at the dog show! There are more than 2100 dogs entered. Last time, my Mini Cooper had trouble getting over the mountain. So 3 days ago, I bought a new car, a 2012 Prius C. I don't know  how to operate all of it yet -- the manual is 560 pages! But, off we went.