Lola's Blog I-SPY!

Happy Mother's Day Eve! I just had a really awesome day with mom and dad and (of course) Lola! On Tuesday when I was working in Portland I saw a flyer for the 'Doggie Dash' which OBVIOUSLY caught my eye! It turned out to be a downtown Portland run/walk to support the Oregon Humane Society. So as you may guess I texted mom and we signed up then and there. Then we told Dad. So this morning I brought my camera and my favorite furry friend to meet mom and dad and then we all went to the Waterfront to participate!  They said there were over 3,000 dogs there! THAT'S A LOT OF DOGS! It was a ton of fun and an excellent Saturday activity and I took a lot of fun pictures. I thought I could post a bunch of them and we could play I spy! So! if you look closely you may see:

Lola meeting puppies

Dogs on a Surfboard

Mom walking Lola

A dog wearing a kerchief on it's head while sitting in a lady's lap

Doggy massage (I kid you not... dad didn't want to participate)

An extremely large dog meeting a very medium sized dog

A french Bulldog drinking out of a water bottle

Me holding Lolabug

A dog with a mowhawk

The big 'Portland' sign

A variety of English Bulldogs

Mom and Lola waiting for dad and I to catch up

And a variety of fun family photos

I think Lola had fun.... This is a picture of her afterward... what do you think?

#9

An excellent reason to get a puppy is to improve your existing photography skills or.... acquire some! I'd imagine that babies have somewhat the same effect on photography, but as taking pictures of other people's children is somewhat frowned upon I think for many people the adoption of a pet could be an excellent (and socially acceptable) solution. While my interest in photography existed pre-Lola I always felt uncomfortable taking pictures of people. In fact I generally still do... unless you're one of a select few (aka Craig, Maddie, Jake, Mom, Dad, the Stanford Soccer Team and anyone else in my Canon's line of fire). But some of these people *ahem* protest when you take too many pictures of them. Enter Lola!  Lola is an excellent model for many reasons including that she doesn't ever protest when I take pictures, she poses for biscuits, and (the best) EVERYONE loves to look at pictures of Lola! She's so cute!*

                   

*disclaimer: not every dog is as cute as Lola and as such some people may not want to look at pictures of your ugly dog

#10

To Meet Girls. Yes, I feel like it's a big enough phenomenon to mention on the top ten list - because a puppy is a chick magnet. Now based on some informal polling and personal experience I'm gonna give you the breakdown on who is willing to stop me to pet a cute puppy:

70% women between ages 15 and 30

19% children... especially little boys. Little boys LOVE lola. 

1% people who want to take pictures of her. generally middle aged/older men. They also tend to want to make conversation about their new photography hobby... or their trip to Portland... or something.... 

10% other. This includes teenage boys, normal-my-age-boys, middle aged people, older people, and everyone else. 

Now I am willing to admit that I may have some influence in terms of approachability... but I don't think I look very much like a Lesbian... and please do NOT correct me if i'm wrong in this assumption. Based on all of the data available to me I'm willing to state with absolute certainty that adopting a cute puppy is a surefire way to meet an attractive lady. Also I think it's important to mention that although the quantity of males that are attracted to Lola is very low in comparison - the quality is extremely high. I'm guessing it's a conservative estimate that Lola's 40% of the reason Craig wants to marry me! Also it helps if your new adopted puppy has a 'come pet me' look that she can pull out at will... Lola's teaching lessons on thursdays for anyone who's interested