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December 14, 2020 By Lorraine Bossé-Smith Leave a Comment

Christmas is Coming

Merry Christmas from Kuma

This is my mom’s favorite time of year. She decorates the entire house with three Christmas trees and plays Christmas music all day long. Dad puts up lights outside, grumbling all the way. I have to be a bit flexible as her schedule doesn’t always allow for big adventures, especially on baking day. On baking […]

Filed Under: Kuma's Great Adventures Tagged With: Arizona, blog, Christmas, dogs, family, Kuma

December 7, 2020 By Lorraine Bossé-Smith Leave a Comment

There are No Bad Dogs – Just Bad Humans

Kuma graduates puppy school

  If I had a bone for every time a dog misbehaved, mom would never have to buy me treats again! Mom says, “there are no bad dogs – just bad humans,” and believes all dogs want to behave but need humans to train them properly. I would have to agree and feel bad for […]

Filed Under: Kuma's Great Adventures Tagged With: adventures, blog, dog training, dogs, PetSmart, Puppy training

November 30, 2020 By Lorraine Bossé-Smith Leave a Comment

Thanksgiving Hike at Deem Hills

Kuma on the P trail

Thanksgiving has come and gone already. Did you gobble ‘til you wobbled? We’ve been eating turkey every day. Yowsa! I now have the holiday weekend hangover! Anyway, we started our Thanksgiving Day off with a great hike to Deem Hills. We park at the east trail head, which is off 37th. Take W. Pinnacle Peak […]

Filed Under: Kuma's Great Adventures Tagged With: adventures, Arizona, blog, dogs, hiking, Kuma, Phoenix

November 23, 2020 By Lorraine Bossé-Smith Leave a Comment

Kuma Hikes The Apache Wash Trail

Kum and his mom hiking

I don’t know about you, but I am wondering where the cooler temperatures went. What happened? They appeared briefly then disappeared. Ugh! Warmer weather limits the length of our hikes, and since we didn’t have the time to drive north this weekend, we opted for a flat, local option: The Apache Wash trail. Oh, I […]

Filed Under: Kuma's Great Adventures Tagged With: adventures, Arizona, blog, dogs, family, hiking, Kuma

November 16, 2020 By Lorraine Bossé-Smith Leave a Comment

Adventures at Home

Edmond loves his tree

I’ve said it before: adventures come in all shapes and sizes. Sometimes, adventures are in your own backyard! This past weekend, we didn’t leave the house. Mom and Dad decided that just being home together was the adventure we needed. This year has involved a lot of stress due to COVID along with tons of […]

Filed Under: Kuma's Great Adventures Tagged With: adventures, Arizona, blog, dogs, family, Kuma

November 9, 2020 By Lorraine Bossé-Smith Leave a Comment

Kuma takes Norman to Lynx Lake

Norman and Kuma

Wow! Mom just told me that this is my 200th blog. I’m not great at counting, but I think this is worth celebrating. Where’s my steak bone? Oh yeah, Dee & Doug McBride gave me one over the weekend (thank you!). Perfect timing. Woof! And what better adventure for my 200th blog than the day […]

Filed Under: Kuma's Great Adventures Tagged With: adventures, Arizona, blog, dogs, hiking, Kuma, lake, Prescott

November 2, 2020 By Lorraine Bossé-Smith Leave a Comment

Hiking the Bear Sign Trail in Sedona

Bear Sign Trail is six miles

What did you do for Halloween this year? My family took me up to Sedona for a hike. We got up super early to try and beat the traffic because lately it has been so congested that it takes over an hour to get to Rock Springs Café, which should be only 18 minutes away […]

Filed Under: Kuma's Great Adventures Tagged With: Arizona, blog, dogs, fall color, family, hiking, Kuma

October 26, 2020 By Lorraine Bossé-Smith Leave a Comment

Camping at Enchanted Rock in Texas

Enchanted Rock loop trail

             I can’t believe we have lived in Phoenix six years now. Wow – how time flies! Since moving here, we got a camper trailer. Mom loves having a frig with ice and a human bathroom. Dad appreciates not having to sleep on the ground, which we used to do. In fact, while living in […]

Filed Under: Kuma's Great Adventures Tagged With: blog, camping, dogs, fall color, family, hiking, Kuma, Texas

October 19, 2020 By Lorraine Bossé-Smith Leave a Comment

Hiking Grey Rock in Northern Colorado

Grey Rock

Before I jump into my blog, I want to say thank you to all the fire fighters nationwide who face enormous danger to save property, people and pets. This year has been riddled with horrific fires in states like Arizona, Colorado, California and Oregon. It breaks my Shiba heart to know beautiful places have burned […]

Filed Under: Kuma's Great Adventures Tagged With: adventures, blog, Colorado, dogs, family, hiking, Kuma, snow

October 12, 2020 By Lorraine Bossé-Smith Leave a Comment

Breakfast at the Dog House Diner in Anthem, AZ

Kuma loves his mom

             Wow! My birthday was the end of September, but the celebrations continue! After our usual morning hike, mom drove us up to Anthem. I knew it wasn’t park day and wondered what we would be doing: breakfast! We arrived at 3434 W. Anthem Way, #146 at the Dog House Diner. How cool is that? […]

Filed Under: Kuma's Favorites Tagged With: adventures, Arizona, blog, family, Kuma, restaurant

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