The Cooper Project Dog Blog

Cooper's first "blizzard"

Sun, 14 Dec 2008 18:44:55 -0800

Today in Portland we’re finally getting some pre-winter weather beyond the usual rain and cold. The temperature has been heading downward steadily since this morning, when it started at 32 degrees, wi

Cooper tracks the elusive glove

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 20:43:07 -0800

We may have found something that Cooper is good at, wants to do, AND that we want to do with him. There’s lots of stuff that fit the first two categories: underwear stealing, private part grooming, pl

Dog heaven

Sun, 23 Nov 2008 19:24:51 -0800

We found a wonderful place to take the dog, just at the confluence of the Sandy and Columbia rivers. There are trails through meadows, brush, grasses, marsh, and riverbank. And depending on how high t

Cooper goes boating for the 1st time

Sun, 16 Nov 2008 17:51:54 -0800

Today we had the great good fortune to test our theory. Back when we were looking for our next dog, we wanted one who could go boating with us. We’ve had several boats, and if you’ve also been looking

Curly Bob Dog

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 17:42:50 -0700

Russ was taking some pictures of some camera equipment that he was getting ready to sell on eBay, and Cooper wandered into the room. Cooper looked up, and Russ aimed his lens down to get this very swe