Lana, the Wonder Dog

In my first post you were introduced to #531, our Camp Inn Trailer.  The next equally indispensable member of our team is Lana, the Wonder Dog.  Some people mistake her to be some sort of mutt, but let me put that falsehood to rest right here.  I've been assured by people far more knowledgeable than myself that she is, in fact, a very rare Bostralian Sherrier (she must be rare, as she's the only one that I've ever heard of).  Why some people think that she is some sort of mix between a Boston Terrier and an Australian Shepherd is a bit of a mystery to me, but I politely humor them by agreeing.  After all, if it's not an insult to Lana, then it surely can't be an insult to me.

Lana, at about age two (yes, that left eye is one half blue).

She's an awesome little dog, and quite suited to life on the road.  She travels very well, provided we don't do lots of very long days back-to-back (which can cause her to sulk, but she gets over that pretty quickly).  And she's absolutely no trouble to us, aside from the occasional sibling rivalry that she instills in #531 (who can often be overheard saying "Mom always did like you best!").  Despite being born with no hearing in her left ear (which means she can hear, but can't tell what direction the sound is coming from), she is amazingly well adjusted and she's always quite willing to show you how easy it is to be happy.  Within our group, her main responsibility is entertainment, though she also takes security very seriously and never fails to make certain that I stay warm on chilly nights in our camper.

She has three main passions in life: small rodents (mainly squirrels and chipmunks), food and her ball.  Feeding her or playing ball with her can be an almost certain way for you to acquire a new friend for life.  And by the way, Lana was born in September 2009.

(For more about Lana, check out the video clip of her chasing her ball underwater!)