A Weekend in Asti - Part One

As you know, we’ve been seeing quite a lot of Paco, Milo and Maya over the past few weeks. Well last weekend, we went back to their place in Asti to visit them again. Take a look at some photos taken during the wonderful time we had there…

When we first arrived, at their place, Paco, Milo and Maya were not at home. So Dad and I thought of playing some games while waiting for them to arrive.

There I go, off to get the stone which Dad threw. Unfortunately, although I’m a Golden Retriever, I don’t really know what “retrieve” means. I usually just find the object and then wander off somewhere else. (Much to Dad’s annoyance!)

Next we had a game of tug-of-war. I’m far too strong for Dad...



...so he usually just cheats by hiding the rope!



Our fun and games came to an end when we saw our friends approaching.



Here they all are!



Milo and Maya were quick to greet Dad.

There was also another golden retriever joining us. Her name is Zeva and she’s Maya’s sister.

This is pretty Zeva.



She spent most of the afternoon chewing on a bone...



...although I managed to sneak it away from her at one point!
After the usual sniffing around, the humans got us all together for some photoshots...

Here we all are pestering Simona for some treats.

Marco thought I was such a good boy for waiting patiently at the back. (Little does he know what a devil I can be when it comes to food!)

Here are the doggies (apart from yours truly) waiting for Missus to hand out some treats…

…unfortunately, she ate them herself!

Next, Simona wanted to give away a toy which I bought for Paco, Milo and Maya. She couldn’t decide who to give it to, so she just let them sort it to themselves…

Here’s Paco and Milo fighting over it.

Milo soon got the upper-paw…

…but then Maya came onto the scene.

Finally, it was Paco who ended up with the trophy!

Following a great afternoon of fooling around in the garden, the humans all went or for dinner together. Luckily, Zeva and I got to tag along.

That’s Missus, Dad and yours truly at the restaurant.

And here I am waiting eagerly for the humans to ‘drop’ some food.

Zeva got tired of waiting, and was soon fast asleep!

The humans, Zeva and me all together after our sumptuous dinner. From left to right – Rita, Christina, Marco, Simona, Dad and Missus.

After a great Saturday, we all stayed over at Paco, Milo and Maya’s place. We couldn’t wait for more adventures on Sunday. More on this later…

In the meantime, I want to say Happy Birthday to the lovely Simona!

Tanti Auguri!