If It's Not The Couch, It's The Bed!!

If she's not on the couch, I find her on the bed.

Sometimes I envy her. Boy wouldn't it be nice to be able to lounge around all day long!!

Dasha At The Agility Competition

We took Dasha earlier this month to Westworld for the agility competition. We had a nice time. It was good to get Dasha out to do something out of the ordinary. It could have been a little cooler, I think it was 90 degrees that day. You gotta love November in Phoenix.

We got to watch the fly-ball competition. It was amazing. I've seen them on TV before, but to be there in person to see the excitement that is going on is pretty crazy. We work day and night to Dasha to calm down and not be so hyper, but these people were doing everything they could to get their dogs all riled up. It was fun to watch.

Here are some pictures from the day. It looks like she was sticking her tongue out at me.






She didn't really want to jump the bar, but finally did it!!

And here are a couple of videos from the day as well. I was pretty sure that the tubes were out of the question. And the weave poles could use some work as well. I don't think she's going to be winning any competitions with this performance.

The Latest Dog Park Adventures

Here are a few pictures that I've taked over the past couple of weeks. Ever since she was a puppy we've been pretty loyal to the dog park. It's our way of getting her some excercise and expending some energy so that she'll sleep at night. When it's 110 degrees outside, I'd much rather just stand at the park and try and find some shade than walk around the block. Not to mention that the sidewalks are so darn hot on her feet. I feel bad. The weather has been really nice lately, so it's not so bad to be outside with her.



Dasha's on the right with her friend Bella. They seem to be the two staples at the dog park. Everybody know these two clowns.



Dasha's trying to get the upper hand, or shall I say upper neck on Bella.





Bella's dad was nice enough to try and wipe some of the slobber off of Dasha's face, and what does she do to repay him, she tries to steal his towl. What a clown!!

A Hike Up North Mountain

The three of us hiked up North Mountain on Sunday. The weather is finally getting bearable here in Phoenix. I think it only got up to about 80 degrees that day. It's supposed to get hot again this week, but I don't think it's going to be too long lived. It is the middle of October for cryin' out loud!!

Dasha likes to do anything outside. Hiking the mountain is one of her favorites. It a little bit of variety from the daily dog park outing.

Psssstt! I've Got Something To Tell You

I think she was trying to tell me a secret.

A Day At The Dog Park

This is Dasha and her friend Shelby playing tug-a-war with some rubbery ball they found.

She Knows Not To Get On The Couch

This is what I found when I came downstairs a couple of weeks ago after being in my office upstairs for a few hours. Maybe she's thinking that she's blending into the color of the couch and I can't see her. "NEWS FLASH.....You're not as sly as you think!!!!"

Daily Activities

I wanted to show you a little bit of what Dasha does on a daily basis. She'd much rather be on the couch, but she look spretty darn comfy in her bean bag.

Apparently she was pretty tired and didn't care to get up on my account.

She wasn't sure exactly what the heck I was doing with the camera in her face.

It's All About "The Dasha"!

Hello Everyone!! This is Dasha. She is our first Great Dane and we have absolutely fallen in love with her. The longer we are with her the more we realize that Great Danes are the dogs for us. We would like to get another one at some point, but it will have to wait until we move into a larger home.

The purpose of this blog is to publish all of our adventures with "Dasha". We have taken pictures of her in the past, but need to start taking more. She makes us laugh almost daily and we would love to share a little bit of her with you all.

I hope you enjoy her as much as we do.

-Steve Nicks