dash's first vacation

we were lucky enough to be able to bring dash on the family trip to priest lake! 
i was so excited, especially since we've had to leave him behind so much this summer. 
the drive took us 12 hours and dash did amazing, and slept on my lap with me the whole time.
at the lake house he was in absolute heaven. 
there was a never ending supply of new smells for him to sniff,
new terrain for him to pee on, and more birds and geese to chase than he knew what to do with
(jamie liked dash chasing the geese even more than he did i think, she pointed them out to him every time and egged him on). 
we were very proud parents, and dawson's dream of having a hunting dog was almost fulfilled.

dash also learned how to swim! now i'm not saying that he loved it...
but if dawson and i got in the water he wouldn't hesitate to run out and swim after us.
so what if it was only because of his need to be within 5 feet of me at all times?
he conquered his fear and that's what matters. and he actually did love going out on the boat.
he had no fear and would wander around and even would watch the wakeboarders from the back.
but his favorite spot ended up being under the captain's chair.
(he realized that was the best spot to hide to keep us from putting him out on the wake surf again).

maybe i am just a LITTLE biased but....
dash is pretty much the best dog ever in the history of dogs.