Joey learns hot to fetch the Frisbee

Joey was so cute trying to catch the frisbee, He might not be able to catch it, but he sure would try and then bring it back to us. He could not even see where he was going while carrying it like this but did not slow him down.

Joey's first trip in a canoe!

So Diane and I and Joey and David decided to Float the Current River. This was Joey's first trip in canoe and he did great. He is not a big fan of the water but he is a big fan of going where ever we go. So we did dip him in a few times. The one picture of me and him is in front of Round Spring near Eminence Mo.

Not much of an Adventure but he sure looked cute.

Joey was lying around look too darn cute today.

Another Trip to Elephant Rocks

Diane and I and Joey took Marie and her fiance Matt to Elephant Rocks State Park in southern Mo. Matt had never been there before so we had to go by, Last time Joey had been there he was just a few months old. We had a great time before we had to take them back to the airport.

Bike Riding along the Al Foster Trail

Beautiful afternoon, Joey has been somewhat cooped up and I needed to get out also. So I loaded up my bike and Joey's carrier and decided to head to Grover Mo, where I would jump on the Al Foster trail and head over to Castlewood State Park. It had been a few years since doing this ride so I thought why not. My friend Sue had told me her and her husband had rode the trail recently and that there was a paved section now with some pretty awesome bridges. Se we are riding along a gravel type trail along side a mini train tracks when there is a paved trail that goes off to the left. We jump on that trail and it is pretty much a 2.5 mile sloped incline before we make it to the top. The climb is doable for most I would think, but out of shape riders or riders with bad bikes may have trouble. The fun part comes on the way back down. Pretty much over 2 miles of coasting downhill, braking at some turns, Joey sits up in his carrier and lets the wind blow across his face, looking back at me every so often as if to say faster!!!!! All in all we did about 9 miles today.

Joey goes on a Memorial Day Canoe Trip

Joey gets to go on his first canoe trip today. We went on the Current river, which is part of the Ozark National Scenic Waterways. We went from Akers Ferry to Round Springs. That is almost a 20 mile float and we did it in just under 5 hours. He did great while sitting on the chair with Diane keeping a very close lookout on everything that was going by. He loved wearing his life jacket, just to make sure he doesn't drown.

An Earlier Trip To Elephant Rocks

Before I started this blog, Joey and I were busy going to different locations in Missouri. Some of the places are some of the prettiest places in Missouri. I will post some of our trips on here even though this trip to Elephant Rocks was last October. It was a cool day and Joey was just 6 months old and approximately 6-7 pounds at the time. We did the complete walking trail and even had fun jumping from rock to rock. I did my best "Lion King" impersonation on top of a large rock. If you have never been to Elephant Rocks here is a website that tells you about the Park. http://mostateparks.com/park/elephant-rocks-state-park

Mothers Day at Giant City State Park Il.

So Diane, Joey, and I headed Friday to Giant City State Park in southern Illinois to celebrate Mothers Day Weekend. We drove down 55 to Cape then crossed the Mississippi and headed over to Giant City State Park. We arrived and found out NO pets allowed. Well, shame on me but I did not drive all the way down there only to not be let into our cabin because of Joey. They have a really big lodge there, for dinners and gift shop,  with many smaller cabins for guests to stay in. So we sneak Joey into the cabin without anyone seeing. The only guests we saw were 3 harley biker dudes from Chicago and a father and son playing catch with baseball.
We decide to go on a mile and half hike to Devils StandTable. Played with a frisbee for awhile and they went back to cabin. Diane and I went back to Lodge for dinner and then back to cabin. About 5am a thunderstorm came through and knocked power out throughout the park. We decided at 11 am to not stay the second night and go see what we can come across. We drive north to Carbondale and have lunch. Inside, the waiter told us about Little Grand Canyon about 25 miles west. We go there to check it out. We hiked about 2 miles of the trail when we had to turn around because of high water made it impassable. We head home stopping for dinner in Fenton Mo. and then decided to go visit my mom to wish her a happy mothers day since we would not see her on Sunday. Joey loves his grandma and gets so excited when he sees her.

Bike riding on the Washington Mo Riverfront TrailWe

It is a beautiful sunny Sunday morning. Joey and I are restless with Diane out of town, so we decided to go for a bike ride. The weather forecast called for rain showers afternoon so I made it an early ride. We left at 8am my thought was to go to the Grants trail down on 44 and Lindbergh. But as I was driving I noticed the wind was really picking up so I figured we might get caught in the rain and the trail would take me about 8 miles from my car. So second trail would be closer to home and it is just 2.5 miles one way on a black top paved flat trail in Washington Mo. We went there, after going start to finish and back still wanting more so we decided to go through the downtown area and then into some of the neighborhood homes and parks. People all along the way stop and talk to us to find out what kind of dog Joey is. We ended up going 8.5 miles, before the weather picked up some more so we headed back home.

8 mile Bike ride in Washington Mo.

Joey and I got up and decided that weekend still had some time to do some stuff. I still had the bike on the back of the car, so we went to Washington Mo. to ride the riverfront trail. It is 2.5 miles one way so we went there and back and then rode around to some parks. It is amazing to me how many people stop me to talk about Joey. It seems if you have a dog you become very approachable. People want to know about Joey and he is getting much more comfortable around people.

Hiking, Biking, Horseback Riding, and Camping. OH MY

What a busy weekend Joey had. First we drove out to Bass River Resort. We set up our campsite with tent, overhang tarp, brought wood for fire. After we got set up we decided to take the mountain bike out and with Joey sitting in his new front basket we did a 7 mile bike ride with a 400 foot elevation change in 2 miles. We even hit a top speed of 33.8 miles an hour on the road back into Bass. After that a couple of friends made it there so 4 of us and 2 dogs decide to do a little over 8 miles on the Ozark Trail. Along the trail we came across some horseback riders and they even took Joey for a ride on one of the horses. We also came a across a morel mushroom, I told Joey to smell it real good so he could find more in the future. We got back drove into town for dinner and then back to camp with a full fire around the campfire. Joey slept in the one man tent with me and layed across my legs all night long. Early the next morning we headed out to the Ozark Trail and worked on repairing and re-routing a new section of the Ozark Trail. Once back in camp I decided to break down tent and pack car for it is supposed to rain all night, so I thought I would by-pass the wet tent and choose warm bed at home instead.

Joey Gets a Hair Cut.

Well Joey hair was getting super long again so we needed to get a complete overhaul. He did really well and feels so much better with his hair short. We kept the black very short and let the golden stay fairly long. We did clip the golden on his legs to be even with the ground instead of dragging on the ground.

A walk in the Springtime.

So Joey and I were walking around this spring a we came across a patch of May Apple plants. I remember as a kid I would pick a bunch of these and hold them together as if I had made an umbrella.

A Day with Momma and around the House

Well, Joey got to spend the day with momma. She took him with her to work today because he had a little bit of a restless night. First off, we have had a red fox coming around the house the last few nights. If you have never heard a red fox cry or bawl at night you have no idea what I am talking about. Lets just say it is something between a baby screaming after getting stuck by a pin, and two cats mating. We had the sliding door in our bedroom open to let in some spring air in the middle of the night, but that also allowed the sound of the red fox to carry right into our bedroom. Well Joey hears that about 3am and had to let us know there was something out there that should not be. Well I got up to close the door and got him to hush and go back to sleep on the end of our bed. About 4am my wife wakes me up and said Joey is itching like crazy, I think he has more tics on him. Well I got up and took Joey downstairs got my eyeglasses on and my lighted tweezers and found 3 more on him. He went back to bed with me and I was able to get a few more hours of sleep before I had to go to work. I love him. My son came over during thanksgiving and when he walked in he saw Joey's toys all over the living room floor and says "Geez dad you never let me leave my toys on the floor like this!" I say to him " David you never had this many toys when you were little." I told my daughter she needs to hurry up and have us a grandbaby because momma is going to spend all our extra money on toys for Joey. It seems like when he gets a new stuff toy that squeaks he is on a mission to tear it open and get the squeaker out of it leaving stuffing all over the house. Well at least it is not my shoes or my furniture.

Morel Mushroom Hunting

It got over 70 degrees today so Joey and I decided to go see if we could find any Morel Mushrooms. We decided to go to Robertsville State Park. We bushwacked about 4.5 miles through the wooded area trying to find the elusive Morel. We came across one mushroom that was not a morel so we left it alone. We did come across one live turtle, 3 deers, 1 snake, and we did find 6 empty turtle shells, and we came across a foot, leg, and hip of a deer skeleton. It got pretty warm so we made it a short hike. As I was petting Joey tonight I found out he brought home some wildlife also. I found 16 tics on him. He was pretty good at letting me pick them off of him. Crazy thing we put a tic repel gel on him last Sunday that says will last a month! What a waste of money that stuff is.

Welcome to the Where's Joey Blog?

Hi all, This is my first try at blogging. I acquired a Yorkie male pup last June. We name him Joey. His mom was a full breed yorkie and his dad was a Lhasa. His mom was a 6 pounder. Joey had 2 sisters from that litter. His two sisters are both under 6 pounds, but Joey is at 12 pounds and he is 11 months old. I am a bit of an adventurer and have been taking Joey with me on my outings. After posting some pictures of our Adventures, I had a good friend suggested I start posting a Where's Joey on Facebook. So I started taking pictures of Joey in places that the two of us have traveled and got quite a few responses from my friends on facebook guessing where Joey was. I am doing this Blog with the thought of recording our outings together. I am wanting to record the outings Joey and I do to remind people they too, can go on these outings. (If a little dog like Joey can do it, than you can too). I am not much of a writer, I am not very poetic, either. I will try to be entertaining, I will try to keep you updated as frequently as we do our adventures.