Another wildly busy day.  The morning group (Bailey, Riley, Everest, Guiness, Marty, Nicky, Bruin, Ziggy, Miles and Penny) went to Southland.  All the dogs were well behaved in cold, wind and snow.  Luckily that did not last too long and was gone by the afternoon.  Bailey played with the egg again this morning and was huffing and puffing in no time.  It is hard work batting and pushing that thing around the park.  If you want to tire your dog out without too much of your own effort get one of those eggs. 

Riley and Marty played well together but don't have the same connection as Riley and J.  At home time Marty decided he wanted to stay longer and did the bob-and-weave-catch-me-if-you-can thing but he is such a good boy he could not keep it up for very long.  Besides it was so too cold at that point and he wanted to get warm. 

At lunch time I went to see Viva.  (She is the coco lab that lives in McK Towne.)  She was howling hungry for her lunch and then just itching to get outside.  After her walk she went to say hi to the dogs in the truck.  She loves getting to see the dogs and they love to get a look and sniff at her too. 

The afternoon group was a big one again.  Lots of changes and additions this afternoon.  We went to Edworthy and the sun was trying to peek out when we got there.  It seems that Bella, one of our most recent additions to the pack, has a thing for Mitch.  Mitch is flattered but Bella is a much older woman and he is more interested in his homies - like Wilbur - at this time in his life.  Owen, Duchess and Sierra seemed to really enjoy each other's play.  They are all big dogs and a little shy to begin with but once fired up can go like anyone else. 

The trails at the park were very wet and mushy so we wound are way through the trees and bushes that still have snow under them.  The dogs enjoyed weaving in and out and the rubbing and rolling in what is left of the snow. 

Wilbur is not aware that he is a pug and not a retrieving beaver.  He always loves to pick up any stick he can find on the ground and run around with it and stop to chew a bit of it.  Today he actually stood on his hind legs and held a twig with is forelegs and then gnawed the twig off the tree.  I don't think I have ever seen a dog do that before no matter how big he was.

Sammy, Clover, Frank and Ryder as always prefer to stick close to me during our walks. 

I will say nothing about spring coming/going or anything else as this appears to jinx it.