Fitbitting with "Man's Best Friend" (upload dog photos here)

[rightdx]

We live in "Steinbeck country" (Salinas Valley/Monterey County), named after the famous author John Steinbeck. And just as Steinbeck documented his journeys with his beloved dog in "Travels with Charlie", I'm going to photojournal in this thread my "Travels with Melody".

A lot has changed in Salinas since the days of Steinbeck. But some things haven't changed that much. Today we visited the childhood home of Steinbeck, which has been restored to its original beauty.

Down the street from the Steinbeck House is the Steinbeck Public Library, with a bronze statue of the author at the front entrance. I don't think Melody's ever seen a statue before. At first she was puzzled that he didn't greet her - or even flinch one little bit.

Then she surprised me and became downright ornery!

So I took her back to to dog training school for some proper obedience training. Of course, she passed with flying colors.

Please share photos of your fitbitting friends here!

　

　

[WendyB]

@SunsetRunner Oh poor Pixie. But Pixie is adorable! Looks very sweet

[EdsonFitbit]

Great pictures guys! @TarinFitbit Shellintong looks similar to my doggi. How old is he?

[TarinFitbit]

He is five years old @EdsonFitbit and he loves Mommy to the moon and back 

[CarlosMo]

@TarinFitbit He is so cute!!! 

[Baltoscott]

Fuser .... @SantiR  Great pic  -- what's behind the name?  Does "Fus-" sound like "Bus" or "Fuse"

[chrisq2]

@SunsetRunner Both dogs are beautiful, but OMG LOOK at those BIG BLUE EYES!

[SunsetRunner]

@chrisq2 they are hypnotic! You can barely scold him when he turns on those big blues on you. @WendyB she as sweet as can be and she hasn't lost her spunk yet. Since Tupac arrived the 3 play together without problem. So much so in fact that we have to always leave one of the dogs inside the house while the other 2 are outside, otherwise they stat wreaking havoc. Of course they don't all have the same energy but they adapt to each other's. 

[WendyB]

@TarinFitbit what an adorable pic 🙂

[DavideFitbit]

Hi guys, here is a picture of my Fitbit partner, her name is Baby Boo. She's a rescued dog and has been with us for the last 8 years. She's come a long way to become the best Fitbit parter I could ever ask for! 

Let's see if you can spot her in the picture, sometimes she likes wear customes to distract people. 

 

[CarlosMo]

She is so cute!!! And the costume is amazing!!!   @DavideFitbit

[WendyB]

@DavideFitbit Hi Baby Boo! You are so cute!

[TarinFitbit]

Thanks @CarlosMo, haha you love him 

@WendyB He is very serious, so that's one of the few photos where he is smiling. 

@DavideFitbit OMG she is so beautiful  rescued dogs are the most loving and grateful. My Feliz (Philly) is also a rescued dog and fills my house of joy every day!  

[rightdx]

@TarinFitbit Gotta love that smile.  Precious.

@DavideFitbit What's a Weiner without ketchup and mustard?  Love it!

[SantiR]

@Baltoscott Thanks! It sounds like "fuse", it is pronounced "Foosair". I saw a movie once called "The Motorcycle Diaries" (very good movie by the way), that is about  Ernesto "Che" Guevara when he was finishing medical school and travels with his best friend Alberto from Brazil to Peru by motorcycle and they witness a lot of disparity and exploitation of labor on South America in their trip (you got to see the movie ). 

The thing is that Alberto called Ernesto "Che" Guevara by the name of Fuser. It was his unique nickname given by his best friend and it sounded so funny and so cool that we (my family and I) decided to name our newborn Golden Retriever puppy by the name of Fuser. That was 8 years ago! We also have different ways to call him based on "Fuser". I like to call him "Poofi" or "Foozi" and my friends often calls him "Fewsair".  My father goes like "Mr. Fuser" hahaha. He is a big dog, but I like to treat him like he is still a little puppy. 

[EdsonFitbit]

Wow, @SantiR there is a big story behind your dog's name. I've watched that movie too, it was great.

[DavideFitbit]

Thanks everyone. I'm glad you liked the picture. You're right, rescued dogs are the most loving and grateful creatures. 

[rightdx]

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@DavideFitbit wrote:

Thanks everyone. I'm glad you liked the picture. You're right, rescued dogs are the most loving and grateful creatures. 

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 Baby Boo sure is a sweetie.  You're very lukcy.  My Melody wasn't a rescue in the typical sense.  But the woman we got her from had intended to keep her (and breed her).  With some gentle persuasion from me  and some (not so gentle) pleading by my daughters, we were able to change her mind.  So in that sense we did "resuce" Melody, but from a life of breeding.  

[DavideFitbit]

Thanks @rightdx, she's definitely a sweet dog.

It's wonderful that you were able to convince then woman then, for sure Melody has to be one of the happiest dogs, with all those good times and adventures she's had. 

[LucyAP]

Wow! @SantiR, @TarinFitbit, @SunsetRunner and @DavideFitbit Your doggies are so cute! 

@SantiR Fuser looks like he is on a spiritual session! And @DavideFitbit Baby Boo looks awesome with her costume! 

[SunsetRunner]

Thank you @LucyAP! I went for a little walk with mine yesterday, I forgot my cell at home though so no pictures :(.