Song: White Winds
Artist: Andreas Vollenweider
Bandi was born in March of 2019.
We had gotten her from a dog shelter when she was just eight weeks old.
She is a Golden Labrador Retriever.
The origin of her name:
She has a dark mask on her muzzle...
making her look like a bandit...
and so...
Bandi.
She is naturally sweet, affectionate, and playful.
These pictures are from her first day home.
We also had another dog...Hana.
She was old at the time...
and they both got along very well.
We often took her on walks just down the street to view the sunrise or sunset.
My mother holding my younger sister's dog in her lap.
Bandi was playful with her.
Bandi and Hana in the backyard playing in the snow.
I always share my meals with Bandi.
By this time...
Hana had died.
Ever since she was a puppy...
Bandi would do certain poses while on the sofa.
She loved to hang her paws off it as she looked at me in the kitchen.
Whenever I went to the nearby mountains...
Bandi loved the drive and then walking around in the forests.
My mother and Bandi at a nearby reservoir.
My elder sister sitting next to my mother...
and with Bandi looking out at the ducks at a nearby duck pond.
Although the air was filled with smoke from a California forest fire...
my elder sister, my mother, and I decided to walk Bandi up the street
for a little outside time.
Bandi loved our outings.
Being a retriever...
Bandi loves to play fetch.
We are at a nearby reservoir.
Bandi and my younger sister's dog love playing together.
Bandi loves her walks.
This was just down the street to view the sunrise.
Bandi loves the snow as well.
She has a thick double coat, so she loves the cold.
Bandi was my mother's dog...
but my mother is too old to take care of her...
so I am taking her with me to my new home
in the Colorado Rocky Mountains in a little more than a week.
I took Bandi on an all day drive through the nearby Sierra Nevada Mountain range.
My younger sister taking the dogs on a walk.
Bandi loves her walks.
I will be triking with Bandi in the Colorado Mountains soon.
I got a doggie carrier so when she tires on some of her runs...
she could then ride the rest of the way.
Bandi's adventures are just beginning.
She will love her new home in the Rocky Mountains.
I have over two acres and a modern log home.
I will be taking her with me almost everywhere.
She loves riding in the car and hanging her head out the window as I drive.
Bandi has many new sights and smells ahead of her.
Although, I won't be posting on this blog for another two weeks or so.
My younger sister and I will be driving to Bandi's new home in Colorado...
and my younger sister will stay for a week before flying out to see her son's family
on the east coast.
And this will be the beginning of Bandi's adventures as I take her on drives
throughout the state of Colorado.
She will experience grand autumn colors...
trees covered in snow...
and going on runs on the mountain where I will live...
at over 9,600 feet in elevation.
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I love dogs more than most people...
and even with the best people...
it is still a tie.
It is they who teach us of the meaning of deep love...
loyalty...
and unabashed playfulness.
She is family.
And as such...
she sleeps with me on my bed whenever she wishes...
although I will also have comfortable doggie beds throughout
the house and in my car.
I always share with her...
a portion of my meals.
She unselfishly gives of her affection and love...
how could I do less?
Beware of anyone who is unkind to animals...
for there is something terribly wrong with them.
There is nothing more pure and innocent in this world
than children and animals...
especially dogs.
