I'm exhausted. I just took Dad for a long run in the place with the red dirt and the many trees and now I just can't catch my breath. Once again, a beautiful day with the ball of fire in the deep blue and not so much air moving. I think my Dad actually got too hot during our walk.

Yesterday was a good day. After our long walk in the morning, I took Dad on another long walk among the two-legger houses, all the way down to the bottom of the hill and back, just after lunch. On that kind of walk, I have to keep attached to Dad by a long rope so he doesn't stray off into the street and get hit by one of those wheeled rolling rooms I keep mentioning. Sometimes those things go fast!

In the afternoon I slept out in our backyard with the fire ball in the sky keeping me warm. That was so nice.

Then I took Dad out to the fields where the eagles and osprey fly for another walk. That's a ball walk. I help Dad get his throwing arm in shape. Every time he throws an orange ball, I run and get it and bring it back to him so he can throw it again. He never gets tired of throwing the orange balls. We met Algie on that walk. I like Algie but he always wants to take away my orange balls.

Finally, after dinner, I slept some more while Dad watched the black box with crazy colours on it. First I chewed my yummy stick, then I drifted off to sleep. So nice and safe.

I took Dad for one last walk before we both went to bed for good. Then he let me sleep all the way until the darkness had disappeared and the ball of fire was back up in the blue.

All in all, a pretty good day, I'd say. Even if my Mom wasn't here to share it. I hope she's having fun visiting the other puppies in her litter!

Tags: Marlee, Golden Doodle