Coming soon I will have fall photo’s of Sundog Ranch but the colors have not quite peaked yet so I thought I’d first share some photo’s of Sasha and Maisie on one of my little work vacations to “The Lake” last November. I LOVE this time of year at the lake. Some of the fall colors are still hanging around but the icy cold weather starts to make a presence which makes for that heavenly mountain smell. Pulling out my Irish wool never felt so good. Maisie and Sasha did not mind the cold one bit. Sasha is seen here in one of her favorite places on the deck.
The closer she can get to the top of the tree the better since that is where to coveted ground squirrels hang out. I am convinced the squirrels torture my dogs on purpose making their little squirrel sounds while they are up there.
Enough of the tortuous squirrels! So off we go for our afternoon jaunt to the pier. Along the way Sasha and Maisie find a patch of snow. Sasha starts to do the Rabbit run or the “Zoomies” as noted in the blog We Live in a Flat
Why is it when dogs find a patch of snow they suddenly go berserk?
Once we hit the pier the coast is clear. The beauty of this time of year is no one is on the pier. Leashes not needed. I can let the dogs run berserk. As long as I have plastic bags for you know what. The pier has laxative effects. 
You see I am not the only one who knows this. Sasha has to check out that leaf which looks like it could be something else.
Have you ever been on a pier this wide? It makes for great photographs. I did not ask Sasha to pose for this photo.
Nor did I ask Maisie to pose for this photo. Being out in the cool air in the mountains makes the Sundogs love life. Being in Tahoe make me love life too. It is one of my favorite places in the world. I think the large body of water makes me feel good. Especially when it is starting to get cold.
There are lots of things for Sasha and Maisie to look at in the water. Even though seemingly nothing is going on to me. 
Puddles need to be investigated.
And things floating down below need investigating. I looked over the edge and saw nothing.
But there was something there. No kidding.
“Oh boy something is going on at the other end of the pier. We better check it out mom.”
“I’m looking but I don’t see anything….or smell anything.”
I know all dogs have a good sense of smell but Maisie has an extrordinary sense of smell and sight. I know she would find something if it was there. How about that Golden coat on the aqua blue water? I like shorter coats. When you have five dogs the grooming goes quicker.
It ‘s time to go back home but who’s complaining? Leaves are falling, snow on the ground, what more could a dog want?
A chase is what a dog would want. Mom in front baby behind.
Life is good.
Adios Amigos
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When we go to Tahoe it is all about the water. I can’t even begin to relax until I’ve taken the Sundogs to the Lake. Why are my beautiful Golden’s retrieving trash you ask? Because somebody forgot proper retrieving implements … Continue reading
This is actually “Part Two” of Mountain Dogs: At It Again But I had to name this post “The Precious”. Because anybody that has a retriever or any dog that likes to retrieve you know what I mean.
When we go to Tahoe the Sundogs become “Mountain Dogs” Close by the condo cabin we have the Truckee River or “The Lake” We did not take “The Precious” to the river because it may end up downstream if somebody does not do their job to recover it. And we don’t want to litter the river beds with “The Precious”
So today we take “The Precious” to the lake.
But first we started out by having Rockin’ Roy get the dogs focused on “The Precious” on the lawn. Notice who are the best students. Lassen the noncompetitive one has other things to investigate.
Sasha’s focus is unbeatable.
At two years old she’s in her prime. Sorry Yolo.
After the warm up it’s time to head down to the pier. As you can see someone got a little too warmed up and is already cooling off at the shore. Normally at the condo cabin we have to have the mountain dogs leashed up in the common areas and the pier. But since it is off season and no one is around the COAST IS CLEAR!
We HAVE to make sure we bring plenty of bags (for you know what) and the leashes out on the big long pier. Because sometimes guests come walking out and want more peace and solitude than the Mountain Dogs are willing to offer. 
Human rules don’t apply to the Mountain Dogs.
Even though Sasha’s in top form these days Yolo will not give up on owning the “The Precious”. Lassen on the other hand has other things to investigate.
You see, Yolo is addicted to “The Precious”. His addiction gets a little annoying at times and we have to put “The Precious away”. Right now Roy is trying to teach Yolo a little patience.
Yolo tries to maintain his cool.
“Will you PLEASE throw that thing for me!”
“Finally he is lifting his arm a little”.
“I thought it would never happen. And look….. all five Mountain Dogs are competing with me now. Darn”
Their off!
Miss perfect beats Yolo again by two body lengths at least. 
Watch out for Sasha. MONSTER MOUTH.
ESCAPE ROUTE PLEASE!!
Amazingly Sasha makes it back to Rocking Roy with “The Precious”. 
Did you ever wonder if “The Precious” ever goes over the edge? Well it does. As you can see Yolo still has his eye on “The Precious” but I have to be truthful and admit, it took quite sometime for him to put two and two together and figure out how to get to it.
He finally figured to go over to and then down the stairs that lead into the human swimming section which is where “The Precious” fell. He looked and looked at the water and at me. “Where is The Precious?”
Sasha was looking for “The Precious” too.
Finally they both were on track and getting near “The Precious”.
When suddenly Sasha gave up and turned back. I think she just wanted to give her big brother a chance. But in reality Yolo is “still the man” He kept his eye on the ball (I mean “The Precious”) and did not give up for anything. I guess his “Precious” addiction is good thing…….sometimes.
Sasha not being quite as addicted the “The Precious” said “I gotta get back to dry land”.
While Lassen is off investigating again. Not giving a hoot about “The Precious”
Until next post.
Adios Amigo’s!
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