Hi. We just got back from a very wet camping trip. But Old Fella had the time of his life. Gerald and Bonnie were there to greet Old Fella and tell how Bonnie would fix breakfast for him. If he showed up at super time she would always throw something extra in the pot for him. There were others , sorry I did not get their names but they all had something to say about how Old Fella had touched their hearts. There was even an effort by some to catch him but he would always slip away.
He was excited when we first got there and started barking when we pulled in at the gate house. Then once we set up camp we took Fella for a walk. When we got to the beach area he wanted to go down to the water. I took a chance and took him off the leash. He looked at me with that puzzled look on his face, it was if he thought I was setting him free. He stood by my side and didn't move until I started toward the water. He then decided it was alright so he went in and began lapping it up. He then laid down in the water and just looked for the longest time at all of the scenery. When he had enough he came out and stood by my side as if to say "Lets go."
Later that day we went to the playground where he would hang out and sleep under the slide. Once again I took him off the leash and let him do whatever he wanted. Once again I got that look of, "Okay what's going on." He was a bit uneasy off the leash until he decided I wasn't going to leave him. Then he began to sniff around, but never going too far from me.
I decided at that point he was not going to leave under any circumstances so I would allow him to be off the leash more and more. At the campsite I found out he didn't need the rope on him as he wasn't interested in going anywhere without me.
One of his old girlfriends showed up with her folks and they had the best time together. Once Fella was sure he was not going to be left behind he enjoyed his return to his old home place. Not once during our stay did I ever get the feeling that Fella would prefer to stay without us. Sue and I could sense that Fella enjoyed himself being in familiar surroundings, but he let us know that he wasn't going to stay on his own.
I will post pictures in a little while once I get some chores done for everyone to see.
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Wife Sue
Pets: Rainbow Bridge: Bart, Old Fella, Levi, Charlie, Mama, Hobo, Izzie, Peaches. Others Suzie, Dixie.
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