Fave' Mini-Dalmatian

I bumped into a couple at Stern Grove who I see now and then (Jake and Jeff). They have the most adorable tri-colored Miniature Dalmatian named 'Junior'. Being the professional dog walker that I am, I thought I was pretty much up on my dog breeds, but this was the first mini Dalmatian for me. I'm a BIG fan. He's not only physically adorable, but he has the sweetest temperament which isn't always the case for Dalmatians. This is a shot of him as a puppy. He has his own web page if you're so inclined.

Jeff told me that he reads my blog and was curious as to what my brother looks like, given that I posted a photo of my sister in a previous blog. So true. I don't want to be accused of any sibling preference so here's a pic of my brother (along with my mom and kids) from the summer. If my brother could send me one of the stellar photos of just him, I would be happy to post that as well. Note the Canadian pride as attested by my brother's lovely choice of t-shirts. Although it sort of looks like he might be wearing nothing from the waist down, I can assure you that he had one of his favorite tattered pairs of shorts on.

FYI, this weekend holds something a little different in store for me and my family. The usual Saturday soccer practice for Jake? Heck no. Ballet class or I should say 'Creative Movement' (we're in California after all) for Anna? Negativo. We are off to San Diego to conquer LegoLand, the Wild Animal Park and SeaWorld. Oh ya baby! And you thought you had a rockin' weekend planned. As I jotted down the addresses and phone numbers of the theme parks to take with us, I also noted the admission prices. Whoa nelly. A small case of highway robbery. If the four of us go to all 3 places (bearing in mind that 2 of our gang are kids under the age of 10), we're talking 500 clams. And that's before parking, food and the mandatory hellish visit to the gift shop. Hmmm. Good thing we stopped at 2 kids - they're expensive creatures.

I better get off my duff and walk some canines. Perhaps Junior is out there looking for me right now. For my Bay Area friends, dress warmly today - it's nippy out there. 54 degrees on my outdoor whatchamacallit. I don't want to know the temperature in the room as I type this. My fingernails have a bluish tint is all I'll say. Tune in for San Diego scoop next week. Until then, over and out from Dogilicious HQ.