So I have been busy lately. I went up to Master chew sits to Mango's estate to hang with the other judges then was whisked off for a flyball tournament with Dennis. I was having a ball (ha ha) when Momma calls me home to handle an emergency. Apparently she woke up to this headline in the paper and thought I'd better be home for this.
So I get back to the Moose lodge and yep, look what I saw out the Window in the office, Sugar, Buddy, Radar, Homer and Dennis. Dennis is probably here to get me to come back to fly ball... Rut Roh!
And the window next to Momma's desk, Charlie, Tank, Lucy, Shingo, Zack, Sassy, Jeannie, Teal'c, Latte and Stella!
And out the Kitchen window there was Jasmine (a goat dog!), Tommy, Charlie, Murphy and hoards of the hounds from Bumpass (Abby, Jubal, J.E.B., Sophie, Shelby Belle, and Jack)!
I told momma to hurry up and let them in but she said no way! After Mango and Dexter's visit she said that the dog capacity of the Moose Lodge is definitely less than 400lbs.
Since Jasmine is not technically a doggie I got momma to let her in to see what was going on!
Fenris and Storm were put in charge of picking a place to go and it looks like Storm has made a decision... tune in for the next installment to see where we went!
-----------------------------------------------------------------If you missed part one of our adventure, you can read it here. When we left off I had asked Fenris and Storm to pick a place to go....
And they picked Key West! Since the Moose mobile can barely fit 3 doggies we decided to hoof it the whole 100 miles!
In Islamorada we made a pit stop to see Betsey the Lobster. Phew! 80 miles to go!
Then we stopped at Holiday Isle for some R & R. Teal'c and some others saw a sign for parasailing and thought that would be a good way to show me how sporty they are!
We pooled our cash but only had enough for Jeannie and Shingo to go so Tank, Cody and Teal'c splashed around in the waves instead showing that they were very good sports about it all.
Meanwhile, up at the Tiki bar there was all sorts of carrying on! All of the sudden Dennis comes tearing around the corner telling me I am desperately needed back at fly ball! I am not sure what he thinks I can do about ninja hedgehogs (I guess momma didn't tell him about the time I saw that mouse...) but I don't want to leave my fellow judges hangin'!
So I told all the sporty dogs to hang out at Holiday Isle and I will be back in a few days and we will continue south. I sure hope they don't get into too much trouble!
And they picked Key West! Since the Moose mobile can barely fit 3 doggies we decided to hoof it the whole 100 miles!
In Islamorada we made a pit stop to see Betsey the Lobster. Phew! 80 miles to go!
Then we stopped at Holiday Isle for some R & R. Teal'c and some others saw a sign for parasailing and thought that would be a good way to show me how sporty they are!
We pooled our cash but only had enough for Jeannie and Shingo to go so Tank, Cody and Teal'c splashed around in the waves instead showing that they were very good sports about it all.
Meanwhile, up at the Tiki bar there was all sorts of carrying on! All of the sudden Dennis comes tearing around the corner telling me I am desperately needed back at fly ball! I am not sure what he thinks I can do about ninja hedgehogs (I guess momma didn't tell him about the time I saw that mouse...) but I don't want to leave my fellow judges hangin'!
So I told all the sporty dogs to hang out at Holiday Isle and I will be back in a few days and we will continue south. I sure hope they don't get into too much trouble!
---------------------------------------------------------After the Flyball tourney was over I got a most disturbing call from Murphy. Apparently the Sporty dogs ran up a huge bar tab and were kicked out out of Holiday Isle!
I told them to head south and wait for me at the seven mile bridge.
So I get there and see a bunch of Sporty dogs waiting. Phew! Glad I found them! Oh and there are some new arrivals!
Where are the rest of the sporty dogs? Where is Sassy? Did Twinkie get lost?
What? They are down on the beach? Sheesh! I guess these doggies are the patient good sports and the other sporty dogs got too restless up here by the side of the road! Wait here while I go round them up...
So I get down to the beach and Holy cow! The sporty dogs have like tripled in number since I left! And are there really three black pugs or am I seeing things?
Ok, We gotta get movin! Only 40 miles to Key West...
When we were almost to Big Pine Key we ran into a strange beast...
OMD! That is not a new sporty dog, that is an endangered Key Deer! Momma told me we might see some of them and that we should not approach them because they are endangered. If I were in danger I would definitely want someone to approach me!
So while we were in Big Pine Key we decided to go check on them and see if they were ok.
Holy cow they look just like Twinkie! Twinkie, Go stand over there next to one!
Yep... spitting image! Ok pups, we gotta keep moving! Another 20 miles to Key West!
So being the good host that I am, I took them to the tourist favorites. After the Southernmost point I thought they might like to go see the Cat Man at Mallory Square. It was almost sunset and that is when the cat circus starts!
Ok... that was starting to get a little intense so I decided we should head off for some libations at a local watering hole.
When I get there I noticed that there are 999 golden retrievers (not to be confused with 1000 Goldens our 1st place sponsor!) in the sporty dog group and they appear to be organizing. Yikes!
Sadly it was time for me to get to Master chew sits to get started on the judging. I don't know how I am ever going to pick the winners so I had better get up there and get to work!
Have fun in Key West sporty dogs! Try to stay out of trouble!
I told them to head south and wait for me at the seven mile bridge.
So I get there and see a bunch of Sporty dogs waiting. Phew! Glad I found them! Oh and there are some new arrivals!
Where are the rest of the sporty dogs? Where is Sassy? Did Twinkie get lost?
What? They are down on the beach? Sheesh! I guess these doggies are the patient good sports and the other sporty dogs got too restless up here by the side of the road! Wait here while I go round them up...
So I get down to the beach and Holy cow! The sporty dogs have like tripled in number since I left! And are there really three black pugs or am I seeing things?
Ok, We gotta get movin! Only 40 miles to Key West...
When we were almost to Big Pine Key we ran into a strange beast...
OMD! That is not a new sporty dog, that is an endangered Key Deer! Momma told me we might see some of them and that we should not approach them because they are endangered. If I were in danger I would definitely want someone to approach me!
So while we were in Big Pine Key we decided to go check on them and see if they were ok.
Holy cow they look just like Twinkie! Twinkie, Go stand over there next to one!
Yep... spitting image! Ok pups, we gotta keep moving! Another 20 miles to Key West!
So being the good host that I am, I took them to the tourist favorites. After the Southernmost point I thought they might like to go see the Cat Man at Mallory Square. It was almost sunset and that is when the cat circus starts!
Ok... that was starting to get a little intense so I decided we should head off for some libations at a local watering hole.
When I get there I noticed that there are 999 golden retrievers (not to be confused with 1000 Goldens our 1st place sponsor!) in the sporty dog group and they appear to be organizing. Yikes!
Have fun in Key West sporty dogs! Try to stay out of trouble!
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I hope everyone has been watching Mango Minster 2010 and voting everyday for readers choice! Sporty dogs are about to enter the ring and there are a lot of them so be sure to tune in!
Since I left the sporty dogs in Key West I have been up at Mango's estate for Mango Minster judging and I have sort of taken Pee-Wee under my wing to teach him some of the things every labradog should know. Especially how to ensure you do not starve to death when you are home alone.
So many puppies languish all day needlessly while their parents are at work! I was right in the middle of the lesson when Mango calls me in.
Hope I am not in Relentlessly Huge trouble!
Oh brother! How am I ever gonna find them. I guess it won't be that hard to track down a pack of 58 sporty dogs!!
Meanwhile... back in Key West... The sporty dogs have been trolling Key West's many drinking establishments. When Sloppy Joe's would not have them they decided to try Hogs Breath Saloon since it sounded like an animal friendly place.
Unfortunately Hogs Breath took one look at them and Mr Wild Dingo Man and kicked them out but they found some fun in the parking lot at least!
So then they heard of a place called Garden of Eden and figured it was outdoorsy and would probably take doggies.
Apparently not everyone was feeling so adventurous though. Luckily they found this place instead:
Of course the service was terrible and in spite of advertising cheeseburgers there was nothin' but Milkbones! So then they moved on to the Island Dogs Bar. They were hanging out there when I finally tracked them down and ordered them to get to the show!
Fortunately Trooper was able to commandeer the Conch Train so the Sporty Dogs could get to Master chew sits! Phew!
I hope they make it on time!
Since I left the sporty dogs in Key West I have been up at Mango's estate for Mango Minster judging and I have sort of taken Pee-Wee under my wing to teach him some of the things every labradog should know. Especially how to ensure you do not starve to death when you are home alone.
So many puppies languish all day needlessly while their parents are at work! I was right in the middle of the lesson when Mango calls me in.
Hope I am not in Relentlessly Huge trouble!
Oh brother! How am I ever gonna find them. I guess it won't be that hard to track down a pack of 58 sporty dogs!!
Meanwhile... back in Key West... The sporty dogs have been trolling Key West's many drinking establishments. When Sloppy Joe's would not have them they decided to try Hogs Breath Saloon since it sounded like an animal friendly place.
Unfortunately Hogs Breath took one look at them and Mr Wild Dingo Man and kicked them out but they found some fun in the parking lot at least!
Apparently not everyone was feeling so adventurous though. Luckily they found this place instead:
Fortunately Trooper was able to commandeer the Conch Train so the Sporty Dogs could get to Master chew sits! Phew!
I hope they make it on time!
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Sounds good to me, I am great at sports as you can see in this photo of me participating in the age old sport of curling! My momma's post about me for last year's Mango Minster also shows that I am good at lots of sports. Unfortunately I did not win or even come close but had loads of fun! I think perhaps my fancy boy red coat that I was wearing in my submission photo did not come across as Sporty to the Judges (though I would argue it does show I am a very good sport about life)! 
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