Supporting a 8 hour mountain bike racer and the stuck car

GU, aka THE GREAT CHIWEENIE (dog) We were lucky enough to enjoy the BOGGS 8 hour mountain bike race. I didn't ride, but I did help support my mom as she pedaled by us each lap. CHOMPS and I had the toughest job of the day, protecting the food. We also rode a bit around base camp and walked some (Chomps and Cub even went for a run).

During the ride, we were at our full alertness, but we were tired from the drama the night before. All these people were surrounding our car, while it felt like we were teeter-totting back and forth. Finally and after some burning smells, we moved away from the people and settled down in the portable den for the night.

All in all, a great place for us to watch the race and enjoy the beautiful warm smells that flowed through the forest.


CUB, aka THE GREAT PANINI (person)
We were lucky enough to support Megan as she tried her first 8 hr mountain bike race. It was nice and hot (for the supporters), but crazy hot for the riders. I was getting the food ready and making sure she had a CAMELBAK filled and ready to go. GU and CHOMPS seemed to enjoy the venue. I think there job was to look cute and sleep. Every once in awhile they thought some other dog was gonna get their food, but most of the time they seemed content finding that perfect spot.

Now we were tired from the long drive up the night before and then the whole issue of me driving the Honda Element a little off the off-road and high centered the car. Luckily, a whole bunch of people camping in the surrounding area pushed and made a ramp for up to finally break free (dreading taking it back to the shop to see what the damage might be).

Great race venue and atmosphere (where else do 20 people come out of the woods to push a car come from). JIM NORTHEY puts on some fun races...wwww.globalbiorhythmevents.com/. Thanks again to all those who helped out.

New Mountain Bike Video.

GU, aka THE GREAT CHIWEENIE
We were lucky to get this far into the bike ride. Megan was scared by the 2 rattlesnake sightings early on the ride. I was glad to be on higher ground. WHEW!!!

I was with Megan while CHOMPS was with CUB. Too bad Cub was slow, I overtook them as quick as Contador went by Schlek. I wonder if Cub dropped his chain.


CUB, aka THE GREAT PANINI (I like bread)
Glad we got this far on the ride. TWO rattlesnakes and one with a gopher in its mouth. I'm glad Megan was leading. WHEW!!!

The video has me filming Chomps and then you see Megan and GU ride by us. Look at GU give us the LOOK.

WINNER for WHERE AM I? Contest 3

Congratulations to DAVE L. and JEANNA for his correct guesses on the WHERE AM I? CONTEST #3. Send me an email with your address and what you want from our website.

We were at the 2009 Tour of California at the last stage in ESCONDIDO...thanks for all of those who attempted to figure it out.

Next week a new contest...great for young and old, but best for those with good observation skills.

AND we will be having a sale the http://shop.thegreatchiweenie.com/ next week. More details to come.

Gene Cerise Ride

Hey! This Saturday there will be a ride starting in Cambria with all of the proceeds going to the local teen center. Country Coast Classic has different ride lengths and more info can be found at

http://sloymca.org/bikeride.htm

I'll be there helping out early with Megan...Cub has to work at the Cove, but wanted to tell people about the ride.

We need a winner...

WE HAVE A WINNER!!! Updated JULY 8th.

We still haven't had a winner in the third WHERE AM I? contest. Here's another clue for those of you still trying to figure it out...

The day before this I was at Rose Bowl in Pasadena to watch the tour.

Other clues are posted on the MAY 18th entry.

What a Day!

All footage taken on one day...nice negative tide at San Simeon Cove, atascadero critical mass and art show for bike month, and a great bike ride at Santa Margarita Lake.

Question Being Asked at the Tour of California

The Great Chiweenie ROCKS the TOUR OF CALIFORNIA

I'm been following the Amgen's Tour of California with CHOMPS and Cub. We've been interviewing people throughout the week and will be slowing getting them up on this blog and our website. (Cub is having technical difficulties with the videos, but they will be up soon).

We have some small buttons that we will be handing out at the last 4 stages (Bakersfield, Big Bear, L.A, and Thousand Oaks)...find us and ask for one! (limited supplies)

WHERE AM I? : Contest 3

WE HAVE A WINNER...Update JULY 8th.

WHERE AM I?
Every week we will be putting more of the original picture up with a hint posted below (and this messege). If you know where GU is, you can send an email to thegreatchiweenie@gmail.com or wait til its posted on our website and there will be an answer box for you to put your answer and email address (in case you WIN!!!). We will take the first 5 correct answers and randomly choose 1 to win. ONLY ONE (1) GUESS PER WEEK PER EMAIL ADDRESS.

PLEASE BE SPECIFIC! I know someone could say GU is on EARTH. And even though that is true, its not specific enough...

THIS WEEK'S CLUE...
Lance Armstrong was riding and Frank Schlek won the stage.

week 3:It was the first time the race had visited this county and I was unusually cold for that area.

week 2:I was at the finish line and only got to see the riders once on this day!

week 1 : I am at a major U.S. bike race (answer is not the name of the bike race...which city am I at?)

PRIZE...
Any one (1) product at our store (http://www.shop.thegreatchiweenie.com/).

CRUISIN'

GU, aka THE GREAT CHIWEENIE

Chomps first real group ride. He looks to have figured out the positioning, but still doesn't understand how to move to the good smells yet.

CUB, human

Chomps first real group ride. GU went back with Megan's mom (with Megan) to keep her company while Chomps and I (and a few other riders) went through Hidden Valley. This was a ride we did often when I worked down here. Chomps seems good in the pack. Sometimes he feels like he is all the way out, but mostly b/c his body is longer than GU's.

TAIL OF THE TAPE

PLEASE READ: Watch this video and judge which CHIWEENIE wins the bout. GU, aka "THE GREAT CHIWEENIE", or CHOMPS (pup with collar on). Each dog has a charity they are assigned to for this fight. GOTO http://www.guforit.com and click on TAIL OF THE TAPE and it will take you to a page to vote for your winner. Each VOTE will put 10 cents into the purse. Next MONDAY (April 26th) at NOON Pacific time we will tally the votes and the winner's charity will get 75% and the non-winner's charity will get 25%. The 2 charities are PETFINDER.com and TRIPS FOR KIDS Foundations.

last note: GU and Chomps love to play wrestle with each other so we hope you enjoy! IN NO WAY DO WE ENDORSE DOGFIGHTING...BUT WE DO ENDORSE PLAYTIME FOR ALL YOUNG PUPS (KIDS AND PETS ALIKE). Tell your friends. Tell your friends.

Last CLUE!!! We have 3 correct answers...only 2 more!

THE CONTEST...
Every week we will be putting more of the original picture up with a hint posted below (and this messege). If you know where GU is, you can send an email to thegreatchiweenie@gmail.com or wait til its posted on our website and there will be an answer box for you to put your answer and email address (in case you WIN!!!). We will take the first 5 correct answers and then randomly choose 1 to win. ONLY ONE (1) GUESS PER WEEK PER EMAIL ADDRESS.

PLEASE BE SPECIFIC! I know someone could say GU is on EARTH. And even though that is true, its not specific enough...(there is more than one answer that we will accept for this week)

THIS WEEKS CLUE...

I'm close to another country and North of Mt. St. Helens.

week 3: Whatever is behind me (GU), is considered active.

week 2: March 25, 2010 1:40 pm, the temperature is 33 degrees, with 0 inches of new snow the past 24 hours.

week 1: Cub thinks his grandfather would have been a great _____. Hmm. (remember: Cub is a person and his grandfather is not a chihuaua)

THE PRIZE...
Any one (1) book OR $10 off any product available on website.

GOOD LUCK!

ANOTHER CLUE...WHERE AM I?

THE CONTEST...
Every week we will be putting more of the original picture up with a hint posted below (and this messege). If you know where GU is, you can send an email to thegreatchiweenie@gmail.com or wait til its posted on our website and there will be an answer box for you to put your answer and email address (in case you WIN!!!). We will take the first 5 correct answers and then randomly choose 1 to win. ONLY ONE (1) GUESS PER WEEK PER EMAIL ADDRESS.

PLEASE BE SPECIFIC! I know someone could say GU is on EARTH. And even though that is true, its not specific enough...(there is more than one answer that we will accept for this week)

THIS WEEKS CLUE...

Whatever is behind me (GU), is considered active.

week 2: March 25, 2010 1:40 pm, the temperature is 33 degrees, with 0 inches of new snow the past 24 hours.

week 1: Cub thinks his grandfather would have been a great _____. Hmm. (remember: Cub is a person and his grandfather is not a chihuaua)

THE PRIZE...
Any one (1) book OR $10 off any product available on website.

GOOD LUCK!

A Busy Weekend...

GU, THE GREAT CHIWEENIE (DOG)
Weekends are always busy...but having to drive a lifetime away to get to a bike race is tough on all of us. Cub and I got to ride with the Girls' Varsity race. I don't think Cub could keep up with them, but he tried. The wind was epic. Horses, Cow dung, and wildflowers were giving me a ride to remember. Too bad we had to finish.

Later that weekend we headed to the Poppy Reserve. YES, dogs are not allowed (I think they are specieist). The ranger let Chomps and I go as long as we stayed in the packs. I enjoyed it, but I think Chomps is struggling with this active lifestyle.

CUB (PERSON)
Weekends are always busy, but when I have to drive the 3 sleeping amigos (Megan, GU and CHOMPS) for 16+ hours in 3 days, I'm beat. Gu and I got to sweep the Girls' Varsity race at Warner Springs. GU loved it when I hated it. GU loved it when I loved it (downhills with tailwind). Good job all those who battled that wind.



Chomps seemed to be pooped and missed me and Gu. He climbed up on my shoulder so I wouldn't leave. The poppy reserve left him and the rest of us even more tired. The poppies were out and looking pretty good this year. NO DOGS allowed, but since we were traveling through and it was hot out, the ranger let us take them in our packs. They fear the dogs being bit by rattlesnakes.

Another Where Am I? Contest...YEAH!!!

THE CONTEST...
Every week we will be putting more of the original picture up with a hint posted below (and this messege). If you know where GU is, you can send an email to thegreatchiweenie@gmail.com or wait til its posted on our website and there will be an answer box for you to put your answer and email address (in case you WIN!!!). We will take the first 5 correct answers and then randomly choose 1 to win. ONLY ONE (1) GUESS PER WEEK PER EMAIL ADDRESS.

PLEASE BE SPECIFIC! I know someone could say GU is on EARTH. And even though that is true, its not specific enough...(there is more than one answer that we will accept for this week)

THIS WEEKS CLUE...
Cub thinks his grandfather would have been a great _____. Hmm.

THE PRIZE...
Any one (1) book OR $10 off any product available on website.

GOOD LUCK!

TRYING SOMETHING NEW

Comments on the video...we are trying to find a way to ride with both GU and CHOMPS if we had to. It won't be an everytime deal, but in case one of us (Megan or I) needed to get our bikes and the pups somewhere.

GU, the great chiweenie (dog)
This is more like it. WIND!!! Go faster!!! WIND!!! Yeah!!!

CUB (human)
I hate riding in the wind. Is Chomps okay back there? I can't see him very well..."Gu, is Chomps okay?". I don't know if I like this setup.

THE REAL DEAL

GU, the great chiweenie (dog)
Who would have thought that something other than bike riding, eating or sleeping in the sun could be FUN!!! After about 3 weeks of getting to know my adopted brother, Chomps, he helped me realize what else is fun.

WRESTLING!!! Off the top rope and into the ring. I decide to keep my weight low to hold my ground. It appears that I'm always losing, but like any good wrestler I'm here to entertain the audience. I wait till the last second and then I win. Then we do it all again. We really are showdoggies.

CUB (person)
Who would have thought that GU could actually play like a real dog. In the world of everything is better if its real, GU needed Chomps to become real. He's not just a character in a book. He's not just the dog who really likes to bike ride. He now knows how to wrestle. (We heard he played with a dog once before we adopted him, but we thought it was a rumor).

WRESTLING!!! GU being the starter of the fight and sitting his sugary butt down to save energy. Chomps jumps off almost everything except the ceiling. They battle like no other. GU the entire time wagging his tail with enjoyment. Its better than anything on television (oh yeah, we don't have any t.v. channels). NOW GU is REAL!!!

***I (Cub) have been a little slow in getting the next contest up, please bear with me. Chomps has been a little more time consuming than I planned.***

BIG BROTHER

2 nights ago (CHOMPS is always stressed alert when awake - sitting in pic, GU is relaxed alert - laying in pic)

GU, THE GREAT CHIWEENIE (DOG)
Where's Chomps? He's not in his crate...he's not in the bathroom (run downstairs)...he's not in the kitchen...hmm, I smell food, WAIT!, where's Chomps?... (run upstairs and down the hall)...No Chomps here...back to the bedroom to tell CUB and MEGAN..."GU, what are you doing," Megan calls out. Cub sits up and lifts the covers off his upper body and then his legs. "Gu, Chomps is right here...don't step on him," Cub states. Sniff, sniff, sniff...Yep, that's Chomps (waggle, waggle, waggle). I saved the day! Back to sleep (Back to the armpit).

CUB, PERSON WITHOUT A NAME (PERSON, WE THINK)
(GU leaves the bedroom)..."What's he doing?" I ask Megan. "I don't know," Megan replies. (This is the second time he's left the room. Megan already went and got him from downstairs once.) "GU, what's wrong?",I ask. (Gu walks in. I lift the blankets off of me) Please don't step on him...I don't want to see the TIRED TIRADE. Chomps slightly acknowledges that its not as dark as it was with the covers on. GU sees Chomps and sniffs while wagging his tail. "AWWW!!!", in unison with Megan. I lay down and GU promptly finds his spot in the armpit. Megan says, "That's a good big brother!".

UPDATE:

WE ONLY NEED ONE MORE CORRECT ANSWER FOR THE "WHERE AM I?" CONTEST. Correct answer will be posted next week and the one (1) t-shirt winner will be announced. Look at old posts to help and the biggest hints are the 2 dogs SEAMAN and SHEP...find their stories and the correct answer should appear.

Welcome CHOMPS!

First Impressions of our new chiweenie, CHOMPS

GU, THE GREAT CHIWEENIE (DOG)

1...Are my parents having a puppy affair? Who is that they're holding?

2...Beware of growling blankets!!!! And don't step on them!

3...He's not afraid of the evil monster WALL! He just jumps over it.

4...He is always talking.

CUB, PERSON WITHOUT A NAME (PERSON)

1...The house is not a bathroom.

2...When he sleeps, he's asleep...don't try to wake him

3...If there is food in the house, he will find it (and paper is not a food).

4...Don't be surprised to find him on window ledges, desks, or anyplace else you wouldn't look for GU.

Here's a video from our first ride with CHOMPS...