What a big fun day we had. The sun was shining and the dogs were loving it. The morning group went to Southland. Maya, Bruin and Rover made the unlikely trio of the day. They palled around like old friends. As gross as it was I enjoyed watching them get nutty in the mud puddles. They were having so much fun chasing and splashing that other dogs joined in. Their owners tried (somewhat valiantly) to get their dogs out but stopped trying when they saw the huge grins on the dog's faces. Needless to say the dogs were a little stinky on the way home. Riley and J. What can I say about those two? They have such a special bro-mance and are so very happy together. The rest of the gang including Meeko, Hollie, Penny and Ryder were grateful to be able to just enjoy being outside and among friends and thankfully stayed relatively clean.
There was a distinct difference noted in the energy of the afternoon group. I took the dogs for a swim at Shouldice dog park (which is why we were so late). The dogs sensed the impending water fun and were wild. Even the non-swimmers jumped in and splashed around. Wilbur had his first real experience in the river. He did not actually swim but came pretty close. He had a little trouble hoisting himself out and required the help of Amy (another dog walker) the dogs were so excited I could not get close enough to him without falling in myself. The look on his little squishy face was like, "little help here, gramma!" Mitch got his feet wet but chose to not go any farther. He preferred to play keep away with Wilbur on the beach. They were picking up sticks that were way too big for their little bodies and then they would try to out run each other on the rocky beach.
Taylor, Nina and Shea are not swimmers but still tried to fetch the ball. They would run out as far as they would dare and then whine and carry on that they could not get it. Obviously, Pina, Gabby, Bailey and Everest LOVED the water and competed really hard to be the one that brought the ball back. Watching the dogs swim and/or enjoy being at the water on a sunny day makes all the brutally cold days (almost) worthwhile.
The best part was that the dogs came home damp but not dirty. LOVE IT!
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