California Superblog: Phoebe and Gus...

Hello, friends! 

I should be honest: the entire family did NOT go on the trip with us. Phoebe joined us for the SoDak portion but didn't come to California. Gus stayed in Omaha the entire time. 

We were trying to figure out what to do with Phoebe for this trip. We knew that she was going to come with us to SoDak but there was a question as to whether we would board her for the 2 weeks we were gone or ask someone to watch her for us. Thankfully, Megan's parents were able to watch her for the time that we were in California. 

Phoebe has a best friend. I'd very much like it to be Gus but we're still working on that. Phoebe's actual best friend is Gracie, who is my in-laws' dog. Phoebe loves wrestling and playing with Gracie. Just saying the name "Gracie" in Phoebe's presence gets her tail wagging something fierce. We're unsure if Gracie feels the same way about Phoebe that Phoebe does about Gracie, but I think Phoebe is growing on her. =0). 

My father-in-law is a dog guy. Labs are his jam but he just loves dogs. We knew that Phoebe would be in good shape while she was with my in-laws. We had no idea HOW good it would be. 

Apparently, 2 weeks hanging out with Gracie and my in-laws taught Phoebe how to play fetch, how to get along with cats, and generally how to mellow out and not be so destructive/puppy like. I don't know how much of that was intentional, my father in law says he didn't do the fetch thing, and how much of it was just Phoebe observing Gracie, but we'll take it! Phoebe was definitely glad to see the family when Megan went to pick her up last Tuesday but Phoebe also tried to get into my in-laws' truck when it was time to go, so I think she felt pretty comfortable...

As for Gus, we're not entirely sure that he knew we were gone. We had someone come by every other day to give him some carrots and make sure his water bowl was filled. Gus did great. 

Have an excellent day! 

~Adam