As of the day this is published, we celebrate yet another birthday. However, which host is it?
Miles the Chug Terrier has completed one full revolution of the sun on this earth! For the uninitiated, "Chug Terrier" is a portmanteau of his mix of breeds: Chihuahua, Pug, and Rat Terrier. He became a part of the Freedom Rolling family in June of 2021, just after completing Trip 1. Our other fur baby at the time, Maggie, was feeling a bit depressed and lonely, needing a friend in her life. When we first acquired Miles, he was all of two pounds, and you could hold him in the palm of your hand. Watching him hop around the front yard brought joy to our lives as he trained himself up for our upcoming adventure. Maggie was a great teacher to Miles, as he was able to learn life skills, including the service which he continues to provide our hosts to this day.
Miles' first adventure came in the form of Trip 2, the only trip involving all four of us. Although still a little small to be able to get in and out of the trailer on his own, it was his first encounter of what "home" would be. By now, he was able to be collared and leashed, with everyone enjoying walks on the grounds. As he grew, he started to become a sensation on Freedom Rolling's Social Media pages. Many flocked to our sites to see the Chug Terrier in action. He really became a TikTok star! More training and growing, and with finally being able to get up our old porch on his own, he was now ready to be on the road! Even the first time we went "home" for good, the start of Trip 3, he made it up and down those trailer steps.
One year after being born, and he is the bona fide star of Freedom Rolling! He is coveted in person by people in at least eight states, and potentially more with his online following. He's absolutely in love with playing in the water, whether it be the streams at Franconia Notch in New Hampshire, the beaches on the Gulf of Mexico in Florida, or his own personal play pool we got him in Missouri. Just seeing his joy when using the hose at our workamping job in Arkansas is such a happy moment. He has since grown to 15 pounds, and we are blessed to have a healthy fur baby with us on this adventure. He gets plenty of opportunity to interact with other pups, whether it's customers stopping by at the workamp, or at the dog park in town. This playful little boy has a great life, and he seems to be very much enjoying it himself.
So happy birthday, Miles the Chug Terrier. You help to orient our Internal Compass just as much as the natural world around us, and here's to many more years of joy and happiness.
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