Everest, Whistler, Copper, Riley, Rover and Ryder made up the morning group. We went to Southland and in their usual Monday morning fashion these dogs were really well behaved almost to the point of being boring. Ryder was a little cold as I did not factor in the wind chill and did not bring his jacket and booties but he toughed it out and gratefully took up his front seat spot after the walk. Riley wanted a bit more action than his fellow pack mates were offering so he set off a couple times to find some cooler friends and Copper followed his nose and led the pack for most of the walk.
The afternoon group had a couple of special guests - Grannie Annie (from Tues) and Casey (the cute little Schnauzer) joined the regulars. Annie was NOT happy to be out in the damp cold and even with a jacket the cold seemed to go through her. We had to move fast to keep her warm. Casey on the other hand had to be called back several times as we were not moving fast enough for that old girl. She greeted everyone in Schnauzer fashion and proceeded to order them around. Good thing she is only about 10 pounds and looks like a teddy bear. The rest of the usual Monday beasts (Gabby and Pina decked out in Christmas collars, Sam, Mitch, Wilbur, Auzzie, Nina and Shea) enjoyed playing fetch. An older Asian couple stopped to watch and were fascinated that the dogs all listened to me and that I knew all their names. The couple was full of questions and cute with their broken English and gigantic smiles.
Bailey did not join us this afternoon as her human mom started mat leave and wanted to walk her. It was weird not having Bailey. We will miss her.
I was on a tight schedule yesterday as I had a dental appointment as luck would have it the dogs sensed I was rushing them back to the truck after the timer went off. Dogs do not like to be rushed and will rebel (remember: never let them see you sweat!) Gabby found and young man and his dog playing ball and decided he was more fun than going home but acquiesced and came running after the man stopped playing with her. And Mitch! Mitch found the Colonel (or is it the Kernel?) and they were off. Two peas in a pod! The two amigos! Love at first sight! Both little guys forgot their names, their manners and respect for their handlers and Colonel's people and I stood on the side lines and watched the cutest thing we had seen all day. Finally they came close enough that we all dived on the dogs and grabbed our respective charges and ran back to the truck. The others were miffed that Mitch got extra time to play.
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