Buddy the Internet Dog

Hi everyone! Here I am on my first vacation! I’m laying here in the sun on some rocks on the shore of the Oconaluftee River here in Cherokee, North Carolina. It sure feels good to lay in the sun after a long romp in the river.

For some reason my humans think it necessary and even fun to build rock dams, walls and bridges in the cold water…..   Oh well, I’ll just lay here in the sun and watch ‘em.
 

Jonathon playing mighty Cherokee warrior in the middle
of the river. What a beautiful day!

Here is Caleb buidling one of those rock walls. I still don’t get it, but
he sure looks like he is having fun!

Here I am with all the boys at the end of the day. Check out the goggles on Caleb!

What do Buddy the Internet Dog and Smooth Jazz Artist George Benson have in common?

At least one thing - “Give Me the Night”

The 1980 smooth jazz cross-over tune by George Benson describes quite well the call of Buddy the Internet Dog. Buddy is just so different at night. Mild mannered, sleeping at my feet, ignoring any ball near him during the day Buddy turns into Buddy the ball catching, stick chewing, jumping all over the place night time champion.

Film coming soon!

If I live to be 300, I will always remember and treasure the moments I experienced on Saturday nite.

As Jonathon and I walked Buddy, we sat on a hill and Jonathon began to throw a tennis ball to Buddy. It only took two or three tries before Buddy was catching the ball in midair in his mouth.

Then the really amazing thing happened - with Jonathon at the bottom of the hill and Buddy at the top, Buddy would catch the ball and then lay it on the ground so it would roll back to Jonathon, so they could play catch.

Definitely goes on my list of “coolest moments in life so far” and gets me misty all over again just writing about it.