I admit I wasn’t very organized in my preparations this time but boxes got flung and clothes got stuffed. About 3 days before leaving I realized Tess needed her rabies shots before we left, so in a panic I called Dr. Bates and managed to get in that day (he is open from 2:30 to 4 – 3 days a week). Greg and I rushed down with Tess in tow around the corner straight into a Sheppard that decided to try and put Tess under its paw, of course Tess wasn’t having it and a small squabble erupted before I could reverse direction and pick her up. After calming her down we opened the door to the vet and Tess immediately started to whimper. We were told that her rabies was good till 2011 so she just needed her boosters, all is good! Dr. Bates looked at her and she started to scream... he hadn’t even touched her yet!........
We crossed the border late in the afternoon, right after my chemo on Tuesday. There were no worries about the crossing, we have had enough experience with this that we just don’t bother to bring any food items whatsoever and do a shop soon after getting in to the states. The only thing we didn’t get was the papers for Tess’s rabies shot because I thought the old papers were out of date and didn’t bring them, I did have a really old rabies tag in the trailer. My mom tisked me about it before we left but we have been bringing our dog across the border for years and no one has ever asked for them and it was too late to get copies. Hmm, yes they did ask...of course. Lucky for us when Greg told the boarder guard they were in the trailer (he thought they were) and went to get them the fellow told us not to worry but make sure they were in the cab next time........
We spent the first night at Tulalip casino and the next night at 7 feathers casino just before Grants Pass. We have stayed there a number of times now, the first time was in the parking lot but since then they have built a really nice RV park. The people there are super friendly and the landscaping is on its way to being beautiful. When we arrived the lady asked where we would like to be in the park and we said we didn’t care. She noticed we had a dog so asked if we would like to be next to the fenced in dog park. Thinking this would be really nice for Tess to be able to be off leash (as long as there were no other dogs in sight) we took the spot right next to it.
Sure enough, right outside our front door was a gate to the small but grassy dog run. As Greg set up the RV I took Tess over and took her off her leash so she could run and jump and chase her ball like a real dog......... for those of you who do not know our Tess this next bit explains her perfectly, we should have known. I released the leash with an air of anticipation and she stood there and looked at me. Thinking she just wasn’t use to the off leash experience I tossed her ball for her to chase, she took three steps then headed to the fence and very gingerly walked all along the fence line trying to keep her feet in the air. The ball was forgotten as the smell of other dogs poop offended her nose. After realizing that there was no way to retrieve the ball without leaving the safety of the edge she turned and carefully retraced her steps to the gate and looked at me like I had lost my mind. Yes my dog is prissy.
Later, Greg apparently didn’t think I had tried hard enough to show her the joys of freedom and decided to try again. He also removed her leash in the park, this time she didn’t even budge so Greg opened the gate to put the leash back on and she found her own freedom, and she was happy to run and run.. until I offered her a treat in the RV and she just couldn’t resist.........
Thursday night we spent at Rolling Hills casino in Corning, California and friday we stopped for the night at a rest stop in Lebec, it was cold windy and noisy with truckers, reminded us why we stay at Casinos even if we don’t spend a dime on gambling!!
Saturday around noon we arrived at our first destination – Ehrenberg, Arizona. The sun was shining and the temperature was 25 degrees, it was a good day.... for us. Poor Tess. It seems they were re-enacting the civil war across the river that day... complete with guns and cannons! Tess was already not happy with the whole trip, and loud noises are not her favourite thing. The rest of the day was spent hiding under the table..........
We woke this morning to a downpour, I don’t think you could find more mud anywhere than a desert in a rain storm. Now rain is something Tess doesn’t mind at all... being from Hope she is use to it. This morning she got to play in the river and got lots of walks. We spent most of the day with her and she was just starting to think this wasn’t so bad, until Greg was putting away groceries and left the cupboard door open next to the couch. After figuring out that Greg hadn’t brought anything good back from the store for her she managed to jump head first into the corner... I am amazed the whole park did not come to see who was killing their dog, after half an hour of crying she skulked under the table to stay, well at least until we offered her a treat......
So here we are, enjoying a nice relaxing day in the rainy desert :). We are happy but I’m thinking it’s a good thing Tess doesn’t have a thumb or she would be using it to get herself a ride home without us!
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