The Dog’s World

We have a Family Reunion every 2 years at a lake in Arkansas. This was Maya’s first appearance at the Reunion. We drove down with my girlfriends brother and his girlfriend. So, there were 4 people, 2 dogs and a lot of camping equipment. Maya was so excited about the trip that she would not sit still the whole 5 hour drive down there. She wanted to be half hanging out the window the whole time (which probably would have been a good place for her since she had a horrible case of gas all the way there).

We finally got there and were very happy to be out of the cramped car. Maya was so excited to meet everyone and “help” set up the tent. Once we got settled, Maya got her life vest on and we headed down to the lake. She chased sticks and met cousins and wore her self out. We brought her collapsible kennel with us just in case we needed to lock her up for a bit. We kept it in the tent with Maya’s blanket in it. She was so exhausted every night we were there that instead of trying to take up the whole bed, she slept in her kennel. It was very nice for Kati and I.

The next morning, we woke up early to someone’s dog barking. We decided to get up and go for a walk. An entire section of the camp ground we were staying at was closed due to flooding so we walked over there. We were able to let the dogs off the leash since no one else was around. The flooding was pretty extensive, but it was shallow enough that we could wade through to all parts of the camp sites. Maya had a ton of fun bouncing through the water, chasing birds and sticks. Her brother Toby doesn’t like water, but when he saw how much fun Maya was having he decided to do a little wading himself.

Later that day, we went out on the lake in a boat so I could go skiing. Maya got her first boat ride. She had her life jacket on so she felt safe. She got very worried when I started skiing. She was very confused by what I was doing. She watched me very intently the whole time and was very relieved when I got back in the boat. We rode around the lake for a bit and Maya enjoyed the wind in her face. She also got a ride on a wave runner. She was NOT a fan of that.

She was such a good dog the whole trip. She slept all the way home and most of the next two days. We will definitely have to take her camping again.

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