Being Banjo

Our local dog park is Banjo's new favorite place to be. She has met all kinds of new friends. Jax is checking her out before he lets her around his owner and his biological sister.

Once Jax taught Banjo a few lessons, they became fast friends. 

It wasn't long before Jax felt comfortable around Banjo, he soon allowed her to chase lizards with him and his sister, Phoebe.  

Not seeing any lizards, Banjo wasn't sure what they were suppose to be chasing but she had fun just the same.

Watching Jax and Phoebe was enough entertainment for Banjo.

They chased lizards around benches, trees and any place else that lizards might be.

Banjo played for quite a while and then she got tired and needed a drink and some rest. At five months old, she does her best to run with the adult dogs. We were doing our best to get some of Banjo's energy spent...

because little did Banjo know, she would be learning to socialize with a toddler. Our sweet little grand-daughter came for a visit. Banjo felt a sense of duty making sure all alligators and other scary things stayed away from her new best friend, Kendall.

Along with Kendall came a new found human brother that Banjo knew nothing about until this visit.

While out on the boat, Banjo was happy just to watch others swim. Her new found sister-in-law and Kendall were having a blast.   

She dreamed of swimming with the human folk but stayed in her comfort zone on the boat tucked safely on her seat.

Banjo was happy to share the back yard with Kendall. Oh if Banjo could just get two seconds of playtime with that dolly. 

Banjo wasn't invited to the Sponge Docks in Tarpon Springs. She was fine with that.

It gave her ample time to rest up for when we returned.

Banjo didn't get to go to the park because she was a little too rambunctious that day.

But she heard about it and sniffed every scent off of everyone's shoes when we walked into the house. Even though she hasn't seen a slide, she has stored that specific scent of plastic into her smell file for future use.

After Kendall and her parents left, we were all feeling sad. So we went on a boat ride. It felt lonely and quiet being on the water without, Brandon, Lauren and Kendall.

Mi Miguel decided to go for a swim. When he jumped into the water, Banjo decided it was high time she learn to swim. And she did. She too jumped into the water and swam a few doggy paddle strokes and wanted back on the boat. She longer dreams of swimming. Water is not her friend. I so feel her pain with the fear of water.

We thought that watching the sunset would take our minds off of the kids going back home. 

But you can see on Mi Miguel's face and Banjo's face that not even a stunning sunset can fill the void of Kendall going back home. 

While Banjo no longer dreams of jumping in the water, she does have great hope that her best friend Kendall will come back to see her real soon.

In the meantime she will continue to keep the waters safe and await for Kendall's return.

We've been back to the dog park. Banjo met a Catahoula mix, but was too afraid to play with him. They spent a good thirty minutes running along the fence. Even though she is scared of him, Hunter is cooler than cool.

We also spotted (no pun intended) this bird in Tarpon Springs last week. Any idea what kind of bird it is?

Banjo also had the drooling opportunity to play with this little guy. My goodness, we've never seen so much drool. Needless, to say Banjo had to have a bath after this adventure. 

All in all, we had a great visit. You know the saying, "The two best days of owning a boat are the day you buy it and the day you sell it." It doesn't ring true for us. 

We've enjoyed each and every day of our boat so far. If you don't believe us, just ask Banjo.