Happy INTERNATIONAL WYPRS Day!

Since today was INTERNATIONAL Wear Your Puppy Raising Shirt Day, Cabana and I decided we should take a trip around the world. After all, puppy raisers live in many different countries, like fellow bloggers in Canada and South Africa.

First, we trekked all the way to Australia to see Ayers Rock. Cabana chased a jackrabbit into a little cubbyhole there, but I ran in there after her. Thankfully, the bunny got away unscathed--phew. I told Cabana, you can't be going to other countries and start monkeying with their critters...silly dog.


Mais oui, we had to stop at the Eiffel Tower. Cabana thought "asseyez-vous" was much too long to mean "sit". She enjoyed their fromage and pomme frites, although she did wonder why there were so many poodles....

Next destination was the Great Wall of China. Cabana was so excited, she pulled on her leash the whole way. It looks like I'm pointing up at something, but the fact is that Cabana was getting loopy with exhaustion--it WAS quite a bit longer than our usual walks. In order to ascertain how addled Cabana was, I was asking her, "Am I holding up one finger or two?"

Last stop was the ancient pyramids of Giza, just outside Cairo. Cabana hopped right up onto one of the subsidiary structures. She wanted to get on top of one of the bigger pyramids, but they were just too pointy.

This trip reminded me how challenging it can be to raise a puppy-in-training. After all, puppies-in-training can't chase rabbits or cats or birds or any critters, aren't allowed to eat French people food, must learn to walk politely on leash, and aren't permitted on furniture...or pyramids. Good thing Cabana was career-changed before we took this trip!

Happy IWYPRS Day to all you puppy raisers, who give so much of yourselves for the benefit of someone you don't know, but whose life will be changed as a result of your hard work and devotion. It's truly a gift of love!