(143) Final Barker Report Thanks J &J

Happy Birthday Juli. Since yesterday was my sister’s birthday and she with her dog JesseJames are finishing their cross country car trek today, I thought I would share some of her pictures and experiences that she sent to me along the way. I’ve already shown you the Dog Motel but there are other stories and tails to tell.



JesseJames loved swimming in Cascade Lake. Juli took him down to the water every evening. He loved running up and down the walking trails so much that he got blisters on his paws on the first day.


When Juli and my parents went to Boise to do some shopping they had to leave Jesse in the car a few times while they went into various stores that were not open to dogs. While Jesse was in the car he conspired to look for available food. At one stop he got into a bag of pretzels and proceeded to eat what he could before he was apprehended (guess why he is called JesseJames?).


When Juli and my parents returned he had pretzels in his hair but looked at them innocently. Beeks knows what this is like, he’s been there before caught in the midst of the action. Juli took the pictue of JesseJames at the Boise Rose Garden that makes Jesse look like an Angel.


Then there was the innocent Jesse who ate an entire Jimmy John’s bread loaf because it was there. Jesse had a great time in Seattle with his cousog Squiggles. They traveled all over Seattle with Juli, Eric and Chelsey.

Now Juli has traveled back to the Midwest and will stay with her friend and his dog Bullet. Bullet is the only dog I have ever known that really smiles at you when he greets you in the morning. No lie! Anyway, Happy Birthday Juli and thanks for taking us on the trip with you and JesseJames.