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New Park!

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Daisy was a brave sister and went to try out a new park and trail for us this weekend. Bella stayed at home because I didn’t know the area so it might have been too noisy/crowded for her to handle.  Well, I must say Daisy and I had a blast. The trail is wooded and shady and far enough away from parking lots, roads, and playgrounds that I can say Bella will be going sometime in the near future! it is also short enough we can walk it a couple of times and mom here isn’t too tired.

 

Shady and quiet.

 

I was happy with Daisy. I did need her EZ Walk harness because the squirrels were numerous and frisky (it is spring here).  She also saw her first armadillo!  She looked really really hard at it but decided it wasn’t that interesting and lost focus.  She kept her focus with me when passing people and other dogs.  We even took an unpaved nature trail that she enjoyed very much.

In this park you can rent canoes….I think Daisy wants to give it a try!  I say-never with Daisy! I’d end up in the drink for sure!

 

Can we mom? huh? Can we?

Can Bella come next time?

Yes Daisy, Bella can come next time!

 

New Weekend Activity!

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So this weekend I decided to try something new with the girls.  We went hiking!

The girls and I do regularly go to a local park to walk around the lake there but I was hoping to go more onto a trail like hike.  It was ‘interesting’ to say the least. We went to a park with a 7 mile paved loop. The plan was to start on the pavement, then cut through on one of the off road trails through the middle.

Bella had a so-so time. During the first 5 minutes of walking Bella needed to go to he bathroom and stepped off the path….right into a sand spur! For those of you who don’t have these they are little hard balls with thorns poking out in all directions. She jumped back on the path, got down on her elbow licking her paw. I managed to get it out but she didn’t want to get in the grass so she pooped in the middle of the paved trail.  She was very uneasy in this new place.

Because of the sand spur I decided to stay on the trail. This trail attracts bikers. Not mountain bikers but Lance Armstrong type bikers.   I kept Bella away form the side they were passing us on but then some schmuck and his friends decided to buzz us on both sides-one of them going off the trail to run by Bella.  When we stopped for water her tail was tucked tight and she refused to drink which worried me (it’s still hot here). I did dump some cold water on her head (which just pissed her off I think).  So we headed back.

Daisy was a champ and popular with everyone who saw her. She had on her backpack to carry our water and she walked right by me the whole time. I was lucky that the type of area this was isn’t conducive to squirrels. I could hear people talking about her as they rode up behind us.  Some even slowed down to watch her walk. I think she likes having a job to do. I took her off the path 5 different times and she wouldn’t pee. Of course near the end she squats in the middle of the trail to pee!

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