Rowan O’Roark

Valentine’s Day 2012

Published February 14, 2012

Happy Valentine’s 2012!

Pizza and a movie – even got a card! Date night 🙂

: Steady, steady, steady….then JUMP!

: 1/4 inch more and this pie’s mine!

: …love at first bite

1st Day at Dog Park

Published February 5, 2012

City of Louisville requires dogs be 4 months old before enjoying our city dog parks.

Happy 4-month birthday Rowan O’Roark (actual DOB is October 4^th)!

Some dogs bond so closely to their humans that they too think they’re human. Not so with Ro. He’s a dog, loves being a dog, loves being around other dogs – big dogs, small dogs, old dogs, puppies. Ro loves everything about being a dog.

That said, lil’ guy sat back for a few moments after the big dog posse came running his direction. But even on this 1^st visit, Ro fast learned to dart out from/retreat to the lone picnic table. And after being side-swiped & rolled hard twice (ouch), he’ll soon learn spatial presence – another dog’s presence other than his own.

SLEEP – that’s why folks love dog parks. Ro slept Sunday afternoon, Sunday evening, and then most of Monday.

Dog parks a solid must in our future!

https://www.doggoes.com/parks/colorado/denver-area/louisville-dog-park-near-broomfield

: Community Park in Louisville

: FINALLY…a dog Rowan’s size

: Who’s gonna plow my street?

: quick nap before puppy class at 2pm

Aussie Open 4th Rd: Rafa match

Published January 21, 2012

Addicted to tennis since watching Davis Cup between Adriano Panatta (Italy) and Vitas Gerulaitis (USA) on a black-n-white TV, I haven’t missed a Grand Slam since my pre-teen years.

First [there was] my obsession with everything BORG, then Mats Wilander to a lesser degree (that first French Open victory at age 18 & later his US Open win over Lendl in 5-sets), Pat Cash for half a second and now today’s 2 stars – Federer & Nadal (still not a Djoker fan). The constant – I’ve struggled finding warm bodies to watch endless hours of AMAZING SPORT 🙂

2012: enter Rowan into my life.

He might not understand why they don’t actually ‘retrieve’ the ball, but by golly – man’s best friend watched a 4^th Round match on ESPN3 (post-midnight – Aussie time difference) until he crashed on my lap.

Truly man’s best friend.