As we were riding away from Crater Lake, with the riding conditions being at their best, we needed to stop and get gas. We stopped at a gas station, pumped our gas and went inside the store. I usually bring Cooper in the store with me, but this time I un-clicked his seatbelt so he could move around and left him on the bike. He's never happy when I leave him. He watched my every move.
I bought drinks for me and Cooper and talked to the man at the counter. He saw Cooper on the bike and started to tell me about his dog, who he said was in his car. She is like Cooper. She never likes to let her owner out of her sight. She stays in the car while he works, free to get out to go to the bathroom or wander around when she wants, but mostly she just waits for her dad.
We walked outside and the man called her out. Her name is Matilda. She came out with her tail wagging to see us. I called Cooper off the bike and he came running too. They had a great time for about 20 minutes just hanging around with each other, sniffing and peeing.
Matilda is a hugger. She loves to press against you and just get lots of love. She liked Cooper a lot. It seemed as though she was showing him around to all the best smells. Everything she would smell, he would smell while Matilda watched. Then she would move on to another smell and he would smell it too.
This went on for a while. They got along great. I hated to move on, but customers came so the man had to go back to work, and Jesse was done with his conversation with the other man who worked at the gas station. It was time to go, so I called Cooper back to the bike and we were off.
190 Miles
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