Pooky-Roo's Terrier Tales

I love vacation!!!!!!

Hi! I just got back from a week and a half on the St. Lawrence River - the Thousand Islands region - in New York State. We were visiting Grandpa. I was a very good girl for the whole long car ride because Mommy said she would take me to my island. I love my island! It is called Morgan Island at Kring Point State Park. There is a little footbridge over the water and then I get to go off my leash and RUN! There are so many smells - deer and fox and raccoon and bunny and squirrel and beavers and FROGS - it is so exciting. Not only are there animal smells, but there are lots of birds to chase. Not just the robins like there are at home but Great Blue Herons(although they squack at me) and Canadian geese and ducks and loons. Mommy keeps talking about bald eagles and osprey, but they don't land so I can't chase them. I love running around the island - although my pads get sore sometimes from running on the rocks. I like to stand in the cool water to sooth my feet, then I can run MORE! I pulled a giant branch out of the water that was 3 times bigger than me and I was SO proud. The island is the best place to chase sticks. It is also fun watching people on the water with all these boat things - kayaks, motorboats, giant tanker ships - although jetskis are TOO loud. The most intriguing thing I found eluded me the whole time, however, there was this round red thing - it looked almost like a Kong - bobbing and moving in the water. Now, I don't swim if I can avoid it so I couldn't get to it, but it just sat there teasing me. I growled and barked and jumped at it but it didn't go away and it didn't come closer. Mommy kept saying it was something called a "buoy" but I think it looked pretty threatening. Mommy went in the water - she was splasing and in over her head and calling me and I was sure she was going to drown so I gathered my courage and jumped in and swam out to her. She held my harness and made it back to safety with me and she praised me - but then she got back in the same water again! Now, I'm willing to rescue her from one mistake, but if she's going to go back in she can save herself. Silly human. Now we are back in in the city and I have to be on a stupid leash because the mean neighbor's cat got chased once to many times. It is hot and even though I get to eat popsicles, I still miss the island. Take me back Mommy!