Calli came to her new home with us just a little over a year ago. Little did she know how little time she would spend here in our little Boise home.
Her first long road trip, to the coast, came after just a couple weeks.
But Calli’s life is more than just riding around in Moby. She gets to do . . . . .
trail maintenance
stick chewing
Last week we put COVID-19 social distancing into play by heading for SE Oregon’s Owyhee high desert country to help with a annual project surveying short-eared owls. Luckily we got out of town just before the governors of Oregon and Idaho shut down the states.
Calli tried to help, but didn’t find surveying nearly as engaging as hunting.
Especially since I didn’t have binoculars for her to use.
So she turned her attention to the Belding’s ground squirrel, aka the “sage rat”. The high desert seems to be especially full of them this year.
The joy of mousing.
Calli’s mousing strategy: Step 1 – Find a fresh smelling burrow and dig deep.
Step 2 – Wait for it. . .
Step 3 – POUNCE!
Step 4 – Snuffle deep in the hole.
Repeat.
A new hole. Surely this time.
The end of another tough day in this dirty dog’s Moby life.
Moby Goes 
Another great post. Calli is growing up to be a handsome dog. You look like a ship’s captain or epic explorer doing your survey with glass on top of Moby. And Janene puts up with it all. Thanks for taking me along on your trips.
Calli certainly has a full life! And, she’s a beautiful looking dog!
She is skinny for a Lab. I remember your Nick was a skinny one too.I know I have a picture of him somewhere, I’ll have to dig it up and compare.
Larry,
For as long as we have following your posts, how do keep your “rig” Moby is such good shape?
Take the long view.
John
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Skill, luck, a thin wallet, and being a chicken at times have all played a role, John. There are plenty of dings and minor damage that don’t show in the photos. Moby is not in the pristine shape it was years ago when I last visited you.
Always fun to see your posts! Calli is a good looking dog and very entertaining!
I always feel like Alex’s twin brother when I have my binoculars around my neck!
We have had a couple of ground squirrels move onto our place this year, which provides plenty of opportunities for digging etc. for the dogs. They have only caught a couple of meadow mice, moles and ground squirrels are too clever for them.
Calli did catch one sage rat, but after tossing it about a bit she missed its escape.
Good times. I guess I will be doing a lot more yard work and plant earlier garden with the restrictions.
What a happy lucky dog
Sue
I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. Maya Angelou
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She is a lucky pup. And I am a lucky old dog!
Great post, you two. Or you three. Always enjoy reading about your far-flung adventures. Stay safe and keep up the adventurous life.
Well, given the current quarantine rules we won’t be going far for now.