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Turtle!

Olivia and Griffin found a turtle. This actually happened a few weeks ago and I am just getting around to uploading photos and video. I didn't get video of when we first found the turtle and it was walking around. Griffin was very unsure of it and possibly even afraid. I don't think his eye sight is great, so I'm never sure what he can see and what he thinks when he sees something. The turtle went into its shell as soon as they both started bowing and jumping at it. They wanted to play, but the turtle wasn't interested. I can't blame the poor thing I suppose, but I wanted to get some more cute video of the bulldogs interacting with it. 

Eventually, after it was in its shell for a while, they lost interest and we went inside. The turtle was gone a few hours later, so I think it wisely moved on to a quieter, dog-free area of camp...

Stickers!

Olivia and Griffin have been so busy! I have tons of photos and video of them hanging out with kids, being hilarious and adorable, and I will update soon! 

In the meantime... hot off the press... just arrived to the camp store... CAMP DOG STICKERS!! 

25 cents or 5 for $1!!! 

A bargain for cuteness! 

Yes please! 

UPS arrived after the camp store had closed for the day, but several staff members were wearing them this afternoon and I am positive that tomorrow, when the store re-opens, there will be a mad rush! Luckily I have 4800 of them so I think we will be well stocked for awhile. 

Reunited!

The Bulldog Brigade were back together this weekend! Buddha came to visit his cousins at camp and they had quite a day of fun! They played at the beach, played with the ball, relaxed in the sun and Buddha took home a big bag of bones from our 35 pound stash. Overall, a great day!

The Bulldog Brigade go to the beach...

Buddha playing in the sand

Griffin (after rolling in the sand)

Buddha is joyous after playing at the beach

The beach was exhausting for Griffin...

After a long day of playing with Buddha and Grif

Happy Campers

I'm not sure how I am ever going to move back to my lovely city home in the fall, because the bulldogs are in heaven and by the time summer ends, we will have been here 5 full months. September is going to be a rough transition...

The first week of camp was last week and it rained every single day. My dogs will roll in a puddle, jump in a lake, and splash in their pool, but if there is even a tiny bit of rain coming from the sky, I can't drag them out of the house. This week, it's been much nicer weather, and aside from the 2 hours a day that sports is on the field with a ball (which both Olivia and Griffin will steal and pop at the first opportunity), they are free to roam around camp freely.

Today was sweltering and they were stuck in the house most of the day, except for swimming. They were very unhappy with me, and I felt bad, but the house is cool and I knew that even in my office or outside, they would overheat. Some dogs live in a kennel for hours and hours every day or live on the street. My dogs have a pile of bones, the couch they lounge on all day, treats, freezie pops Nurse Julie gives them every day, visits from staff, and yet, today they were feeling very mistreated. They were brave and managed to suffer through the hardships...

Walk?! Not these bulldogs!!
They ride shotgun and are driven door to door...

Being the boss means that the staff have to be nice, even when
 the activity they are teaching gets interrupted by a sassy puppy...

Loving the beach on a hot day.

At the beach...

Griffin is quite the swimmer

Also loving the beach...

Olivia's favorite time of the day is when she
gets attention from a field full of campers 

Griffin's favorite time of the day is when he is the center of attention

Exhausted Bulldogs

On Friday, we completed our 10 day staff training. Training was 8am-9pm every day and by the time we were finished, everyone was pretty exhausted, including the Camp Dogs. 

About halfway through the week, I went into my room to grab my pajamas before taking a shower and didn't realize, until I turned on the light, that at some point, Griffin had gotten into bed, under the covers, head on the pillow and tucked himself in for the night. When I turned on the light, he looked up at me like, "turn that off! I'm sleeping!" We have the same routine every night, including a potty break outside and then me lifting both dogs into bed, so I was really surprised and amused. Apparently staff training was wearing him out.

Last night I was finishing up some work, talking on the phone and realized neither dog was anywhere in sight. I walked down the hall and heard snoring. Earlier in the day, I'd washed all of my bedding and when it was clean, I had just thrown it all in a big heap onto my bed, planning to make it later.

Apparently they both decided to go to bed, couldn't get onto my bed and so they went into the empty spare room and I found them, totally asleep, in the dark, snoring. I often wonder what goes on in their minds...

Crabby Camp Dog

This is a photo of Olivia during lifeguard training today. Because my house is one of two tvs at camp, I rearrange my living room for CPR and lifeguard training. I turned the couch around so the dogs could still lay down, and also to make a wall between us and them (it's difficult to practice CPR when a bulldog is licking your face and the mannequin).

This arrangement was NOT pleasing to Olivia. She screeched and barked and jumped off the back of the couch twice, so completely unhappy about her life one might have thought she was being tortured.

After several hours (and being sent outside for time out several times), she calmed down. She had to be touching someone at all times, but she eventually calmed down.

Oh the difficult life of a camp dog...