Change in Plans

Bryan and Kim had planned to go on a camping vacation this week. We were going to go explore areas to ski in the winter. They change their plans after the community meeting about the Cascade Fire on Tuesday morning. The fire is close to Red Lodge so we are staying here and Bryan is watering. We did get our new fence so last night we (the sled dogs and I) ran around our yard. It is so nice not to have to go in that stinky kennel. The smoke is bad here in town so we have been going up on the Beartooth Pass to play. I am trying to teach the sled dogs how to play Frisbee. Stratus is the most interested but he has no talent. He just wants to play keep-away. He is young so there might be hope.

Fire!

We don't know much about the fire. There is a town meeting today. It is the talk of the town. As we all know it is just a matter of time when you live near the forest before it burns. There was a huge wind storm in November so there is thousands of down trees which is going to give it plenty of down dry fuel. I linked the title to the City of Red Lodge site which seems to be updating when information is available.

The Red Lodge House has Gone to the Dogs!

Since Kim took most of the summer off, we have been living in Red Lodge. The sled dogs and I have taken over the house. We are not allowed on the leather furniture in Billings, but Kim has given up on the old furniture in RL. She even move the "tiger" chair in from the other room. Lucy and Stratus fight over who gets what chair. Stratus likes to share with Lucy but I don't think she likes that. When she growls at him, he just kisses her. I think Princess Lucy is his favorite.

The other thing that we like about being in RL is Kim takes us for long tundra walks almost everyday. The wild flowers are blooming and it is really green.

Kim is Home

Kim is finally home. She went to see my friend, Silla, and her family for the 4th of July. I guess it was really hot there so they spent a lot of time in the backyard pool. Grace and Chase like to swim and so does Silla. She is a water dog. (Scroll down to see more pictures).

While Kim was gone we had lots of rules. Bryan is all about the rules. We did get to go walking on the tundra, but on Sunday Bryan took Stratus on a hike all by himself. We did not think that was fair, so what if the puppy needs to be socialized.

Tundra Walking

We have been spending a lot of time on the Beartooth Pass lately. There is still snow so Kim and Bryan have been snowshoeing. The sled dogs and I have been having a great time. When Kim takes us we just run around being wild.
But when Bryan goes we play ball. Notice who has her eye on the ball.
There are more pictures if you scroll down to the slideshows. You will notice we had to rescue the puppy off the ice.