Day 2748

 We woke up at 6, did the pet stuff, loaded Abby and the crate in the car, and headed for Hooch's house.

The trip was pretty good.  The only slowdown was at the river.  I got by most of it by taking the off ramp and then getting back on.  We got to Hooch's at 7:30.

We let Rico and Abby meet and play for awhile.  They were tearing around the deck.  We let them because we wanted to et some energy out.  I think we left a little after 8.  Traffic through town was surprisingly light.

We made good time going up.  Hooch mainly stayed at the speed limit.  We stopped at Boardman for gas, lunch, and to let the dogs out.  We also stopped at a rest area just out of Spokane.  Ellen had to shit.  The dogs got to piss and then explore the place a little.  We still got to the trainer a little before time.

The trainer took Abby to the training area.  He had a couple of birds in a bag.  He would get one out, shake lit in Abby's face, and let it fly.  She was very interested.  The birds were homing pigeons, so they just flew back to the coop.  After that he got a couple more and planed them in the field with releases tied to long cords.

When he took Abby out she was more interested in the empty bird bag than anything else.  He got her near the first bird and let it go.  Abby half chased it.  The trainer got her to search for the second.  She half pointed it and then he flushed it when it got close.  She was very interested in that.  The trainer seemed happy with the results.

After that we went to the Davenport.  It was spectacular.  It had been built around 1910 and they had restored it to it's former glory.  We spent over an hour exploring all of the old ornate dining and ball rooms.

Next we walked about three blocks down to the river.  Downtown sure has changed.  There were lots of new stores and even a mall.  The water front park itself has been changed into a multi-use park area that a major city would be proud of.

We had dinner at a recommended place about two blocks from the hotel.  It was really good. So were the drinks.  We went back to the hotel for another round of drinks and dessert.  Hooch said he would share the dessert.  In stead he ate a little and I had to eat (over eat) the rest.  By then Ellen's asshole was giving her problems.

We went upstairs a little after 9 and immediately went to bed.