Rugby’s Time on the Road
October 25, 2016![Rugby Jumping into One of the Joffre Lakes](http://brimanning.com/wp-content/uploads/2016-08-05-17.12.28.jpg)
Rugby will be eight in just over a week. This trip has made that truth hard to believe.
![Rugby Tired During a Hike](http://brimanning.com/wp-content/uploads/2016-08-02-15.11.01.jpg)
He’s often been both skittish around certain people or with certain noises while being loving in most cases. Fewer dogs have loved being on laps more.
![2016-08-21-19-32-33](http://brimanning.com/wp-content/uploads/2016-08-21-19.32.33.jpg)
And he’s always had an obsession with tennis balls. He even needs one near him if he’s going to eat. They’re his security blanket.
![Rugby Swimming in East Lake in Newberry Volcano](http://brimanning.com/wp-content/uploads/2016-09-01-12.05.41.jpg)
One thing I didn’t expect was him to decide he now likes to swim and that he’ll pull against you to get into or near the water. That’s happened solely on this trip.
![Rugby Swimming in Bertha Lake in Waterton Lakes Park](http://brimanning.com/wp-content/uploads/2016-07-27-12.23.57.jpg)
He can’t get enough.
![Rugby Looking on Somewhere on the Oregon Coast](http://brimanning.com/wp-content/uploads/2016-09-09-14.09.39.jpg)
He also can’t stand being left behind.
![Playing in White Sands National Monument](http://brimanning.com/wp-content/uploads/2016-10-18-18.45.14.jpg)
Mostly because he wants to join in.
![Rugby Enjoying Seaside, Oregon](http://brimanning.com/wp-content/uploads/2016-08-21-12.00.55.jpg)
I think this trip has somehow made him younger.
![Rugby Unimpressed with Crater Lake](http://brimanning.com/wp-content/uploads/2016-09-02-15.13.41.jpg)
He’s always been a looker, so that hasn’t changed.
![Rugby and the Sunset Outside Joshua Tree](http://brimanning.com/wp-content/uploads/2016-10-14-18.13.02.jpg)
Now he’s got many more locations taken care of in his exploring career.
![Rugby Sharing a Pillow](http://brimanning.com/wp-content/uploads/2016-10-19-06.53.39.jpg)
But he always comes back to making sure there are enough cuddles. That’s still his #1 priority.