So in the middle of the kayak tour down the River of Golden Dreams (seriously, that’s the real name), we came to an area where a woman was tossing a ball into the river for her dog to catch and bring back. The water was pretty shallow and the dog was having a great time.

As we approached the dog, it decided that it was done playing catch and would then just sit on the embankment opposite it’s owner because apparently it’s the kind of dog that learned a lot from cats. The owner called it and it was all, um, no thanks. I’m cool here.

So Slappy decided that he would grab the tennis ball, toss it up towards the owner and the dog would chase it, thereby solving the problem. It took him close to a lifetime to get the ball, especially with the threat of tipping his kayak over in the worlds largest ice bath, but he managed to grab it, and then thew it, and as predicted the dog took off.

Now, it’s important that you understand where I was coming from on this next part. Because the dog was totally being stupid. Instead of taking the easy and obvious path up to the tennis ball it was acting as though no path existed because it wasn’t right in front of it and so instead, it took the toughest route possible. You know, avoiding anything that might help it. Like a man would. Seriously. The dog was basically being a grown up man.

So as I’m seeing this and thinking that, my husband looks over and shouts, “Ha, it’s going through the thickest bush it could find!”

And without even thinking I said, “Yea, it’s acting like a man!”

After a moment of hysterical laughter from my husband, the guide and the woman on the shore, I realized my mistake.

And then I died of embarrassment.

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