Very Dog Friendly

Please note the "Doggie Menu," Santa Cruz is super dog-friendly!



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Location:Bay Ave,Capitola,United States

Maxine has Surgery

Maxine had to have surgery this week on her leg! She somehow scraped her paw, probably at daycare, right where there was no muscle just bone and tendon. She couldn't leave it alone so she ended up making it worse. 

She is now on pain meds, antibiotics and has this little cast with the sunshine on it. Very cute!

They also found a heart irregularity which we will have to follow-up with once she heals from her paw. They say this is common in older athletic breeds.

Max has been on bed rest and will continue to be for another week at least. We were going to take her to Santa Cruz with us this weekend but she really can't go. 

She goes to the doctor today to get the bandage changed and perhaps get the sutures out.

Meanwhile, she can't figure out why we won't let her run!

Waiting for Dinner

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Meditation Gato

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Snugglers

Driftwood Scratchers

 Jimmy found these two pieces of driftwood on one of our daily walks on the bay trail. They are new scratching posts for the cats! He put some treats on the little shelf to entice them up. Lulu was the first to figure it out! Driven by the prospect of snacks, Simone was close to follow.

Without claws, Felix waited until later to figure out how he could get up the logs. Turns out he can pretty much just jump up to the shelf using the logs as a stepping stone. Too bad all the treats were gone!

Morning Sugar

Koof needs some daily lap time!

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Simone Explores the Hope Chest

Samurai Maxine

I can assure you Maxine hates this picture!

Maxine's Memorial Day

Last weekend it was a beautiful long weekend with picture perfect weather. We decided to take the '52 for a long drive on the coast. Maxine started out skeptical, she is still not a big fan of riding in the back of the '52, but ended up having a great day.

This first picture is in Half Moon Bay near the dog-friendly restaurant Jimmy found for us. You can see the '52 in the back ground and behind her is an old building which is the town feed store.

Next we spent some time tripping around Half Moon Bay, admiring this unique little town.

We stumbled upon the famous mural of the surfer on one of the monster waves called Mavericks, which Half Moon Bay is famous for.

We then traveled on down Highway 1 which takes you up and down the coast. We traveled South to a beach called Bean Hallow. It was an amazing drive with the Pacific Coast stretched out before us.

We realized that Maxine has never seen the Pacific coast! I was excited to share this with her since it is one of my favorite joys in life.


Finally we landed in Pescadero, CA. A small sleepy town just about a mile inland from the ocean. We found this great little picnic spot where Max could roam around without a leash. We had some snacks and Maxine had a chance to rest and gear up for the drive home.

It was a wonderful day!