Weekend Away

Sadie, Noah, Bosco and myself got to spend a nice weekend away in Lake City and Zumbrota.

Noah was extremely smiley this weekend (when he wasn't upset), so it was a great show for the rest of his extended family! It was a beautiful weekend too, so Noah got to go on a few walks. We found he's finally starting to like walking around in the Bjorn, so that was good. His Grandma and Aunt took him on a nice walk around Z-town...where passerbys thought he was actually a stuffed animal. No stuffed animals though---just a sleeping Bear!

Bosco meanwhile got to spend some quality time with Shelby, Olive, Oscar, and Heidi. Believe it or not, Bosco got beat up pretty good this weekend, although I think he secretly likes it. Oscar, the newest addition to the LaFrance St. Bernard line, kept Bosco busy in the back yard. Tailbiting was a common theme! For everyone who wonders why we picked out such a large Labrador...take a look at these pictures and you'll see the size of the 'Bernards. Hopefully now you'll understand that it seems our frame of reference was dangerously off when we went to the Duluth Humane Society a few years back! Bosco seemed 'normal' sized when we walked into look at puppies, right after spending a weekend with these mutts! Bosco's 85lbs pales in comparison to the 130-160lbs of non-lean St. Bernard meat on one of these beasts! Bosco loves his buddies though! He especially gets along with Heidi. Him and Heidi are content to prance around for 10 minutes---tops. And then its time to rest. Oscar on the otherhand is a spazmanian devil, and wants to play constantly. Good calorie burning for Bosco though!

Back at the Vagher household Shelby kept guard and made sure Boss didn't pull any funny business. Bosco was quite content being a few feet off the ground and out of Shelbys reach, up on the ottoman. Not a big place for an 85lb dog, but Bosco loved his little "island"! Nothing like a nice weekend with family. We got some good pictures as well, but too many to post. Here's a slideshow out on picasa: