Well, this morning -- cooler, cloudy, and damp from rain overnight -- Travis was back under his dog house in his hole, but in an entirely new way: face first, looking out. This hole is obviously bigger than I first thought (maybe I should get in there myself?) because he can fit his entire body in it. Today he clearly isn't shade-seeking ... this is simply denning. But at least he's got a better view of the world this way.
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Quite the playful adventurer!
Posted by: Lisa K. - San Diego | July 28, 2011 at 03:05 PM
I like this view of Travis & I'm sure he likes his view better too. Of course, he has the look of...no one can see me! I am a secret agent!!!
Posted by: MsFitzTX | July 28, 2011 at 12:04 PM
That Travis is SO cute! I guess I have a crush on him. Hugs Trav! Quite the den!
Posted by: Margaret | July 28, 2011 at 11:26 AM
Hey, maybe we've got comfort and rest and refreshment all wrong. Perhaps it involves a little secrecy, some damp dirt on our bellies, the smell of earth in our nostrils, and a place we designed ourselves with a perfect fit. Perhaps, best of all, it will involve a human rubbing you down to remove the dirt before you get to come in the house.
We have a Samoyed mix who has dug a den in our very flat dog enclosure. Loves to work on it after it rains, then dances around so happy with the extra attention, as we get her into the garage dog tub to rinse off the clay from her entire head and front two feet. Then she smiles at the other two dogs like, "See, it gets me more than just a place to hide."
Posted by: Diane Borden, Chehalis, WA | July 28, 2011 at 11:04 AM
Travis is so photogenic! I love all the ways he's utilizing his special hole. Way to go, Travis!
Hugs all around,
ginger, Tobias & Tlingit
Posted by: ginger young | July 27, 2011 at 05:28 PM
There he is, with those baby blues. Ah Travis, you're one of my favorites!!
Thank you, Steve and Alayne, for taking care of Travis. I hope all of your readers who don't know Travis do a search and read about him. I think he's pretty special.
Posted by: Lynn (in Louisiana) | July 27, 2011 at 12:15 PM
Travis has his hidey hole and Dusty has his under the big fir tree...clasic dogs, well adjusted dogs, HAPPY dogs. You and Alayne do that for them. Be proud of your little boy, he dug himself a whole new world under there. You have to wonder what kind of imaginary things dogs dream up for themselves.
Posted by: Anne in FL | July 27, 2011 at 08:38 AM
That certainly is a large hole. It was very hard to tell what size it was in yesterday's picture with Travis' cute hind end sticking out! I wonder if he crawled in there hind end first or is that hole so big that he came in through the other side? I'm glad he has his comfy and secure spot :)
I think my post from yesterday ended up in cyber space lol. I was saying that it is so hot here that my dogs won't even lie in the shade of the big trees I have in the backyard. They want in as soon as they're done with their business and if I don't get to the door fast enough, I get the "2-dog stare"!
Posted by: Ann | July 27, 2011 at 01:34 AM
Travis is playing "Secret Agent Dog".... woof.... I'm undercover....I'm invisible....I'm checking it allllll out and no one can see me.. cuz I'm "Secret Agent Dog"
Posted by: Penny | July 27, 2011 at 12:34 AM
And all this time we thought you were in New Hampshire - Not Italy! Who knows what he sees out there...........
Posted by: Linda | July 26, 2011 at 11:38 PM
Better dig a "cool" hole! The temperature is high enough to actually fuse him (no pun intended, of course).
Posted by: Mauro Salles | July 26, 2011 at 10:26 PM
I have a dog that does the exact same thing. As well trained as mine is (yeah right!); sometimes she ignores me when I call for her and I can always find her in the exact deep hole as Travis(under the shed though).
Posted by: Cora Hellings | July 26, 2011 at 10:15 PM
I like this view of Travis much more than I do the view of his OTHER end!!!
Posted by: Marla from KC | July 26, 2011 at 08:35 PM