Pointer Puppies Play Date at the Dog Park

Hiking with my Human

I thought yesterday was fun, but today was exhausting! My human left early in the morning and brought home lots of bags of good smelling things... I tried to help her put stuff away with a sweet potato and she took it away... crud! Then she put my collar on and we went for a ride back to the dog park. YES! ...  No! she brought my backpack and Shasta's harness. Hmmm... a run maybe? It's really hot, so I don't think that's it. Ahhhh... a hike in the woods! Cool!!!

This is going to be FUN!

My human put this thing around my harness. But it didn't work, so I got stuck carrying it... oh well... not a big deal. You see that split in the woods behind me? Yah, we're going THERE!

This is a little more than half way there. WOW was it a steep climb! We didn't go up over the rocks, there is a really steep area just behind me a little. I was strong though and was careful. We took our time because the rocks were really loose and I could have hurt my feet if I stepped on one wrong. I'm glad my human brought lots of water, I drank a lot. I was really really REALLY thirsty when we got to the top part. On the way back I was really scared and my human had to help me down. I was SO scared! Its much steeper coming down than going up! 

This is on the top of those steep rocks. Hay! Isn't that where Deacon lives? He told me he walks with his human to the dog park.... I be he lives down there. Maybe if I bark really loud he can hear me.... no, probably not. That's a far ways away.

Yep... Now that we are pretty much at the top of our climb, I'm sure that's where Deacon lives, and that IS a far ways away!







The climb down went faster than the climb up, but I was really hot and my human helped me a lot. We stopped a few more times to rest and so I could have water. I didn't get overheated because there was shade on the way down. The soft dirt felt SO much better on my feet. Maybe my human will get me boots for my feet next time. But in the meantime, I think I', just going to relax in the coolness of the truck. My human was really good and turned on the breeze really cold. Ahhhhh.....

But what's this? We have to go somewhere ELSE?? Do I have to walk??? My human didn't take any photos of this place, but I know where we were. We were in the store where the dogs get food. I got to ride in the big thing humans push around. Little humans pet me, a big human gave me a treat, and when we were leaving I got a BIG treat from the other human on the other side of the table. It tasted like peanut butter. Yah, I know what that is, I get it all the time at my house.

My human said I was such a trooper today (I thought I was a Champion?) that she had a special treat for me.





Oh yah! Knuckle bone in bed on the deck! LIFE IS GOOD!

Pointer puppy heads to the dog park

Hey there! This weekend has been very busy for me and Shasta! Mostly me, but Shasta came along on my adventures. We went to the Dog park to play and Rasha came too! I love it when she comes out to play. We have SO much fun!

See? That's Shasta getting a brushing... he's shedding really REALLY bad! Rasha is waiting for Shasta to finish so all us humans and dogs can walk to the park together. There's a lot of these little things that scurry around lately. They are really fast and have blue tails sometimes. I try to chase them but they are good hiders. One caught my eye right as my human was taking this photo... She calls them Skinks... I call them little fast things I can chase!!!

I also met these really cool little humans! They know a lot about dogs, and told me this other really big dog was the breed Greater Swiss Mountain Dog. I dunno, but he was big. We chatted for a little, but he didn't want to be bothered too much. You see, HE'S a show dog. He was on his way to a show and wanted to stretch his legs a little. He asked me not to get him dirty. (what?!?!) He said his name was Attacus and had only to win one more show before he was a Champion. I don't know what that is, but my human says I'm a champion and I didn't have to do any shows. Oh well... he was nice, but kinda snooty... off to play with Rasha!

yah.... we're puppies..... and we play HARD!

 "Get out of the bucket Rasha, it's MY turn"... "Snowy, your splashing me! Quit"

Then we met this really cool dog. He was a puppy like us, but maybe a little older. he wasn't an adult like Atticus, but not young like us. His name was Max. He had really big feet and reminded me of Suki. He didn't know I was cuddling with his tail... His humans were the little humans I spoke about earlier... they know a lot about dogs.

Oh! And this dog.... She was the same size as Rasha and I. She was a puppy too... like Max. Her name was Zoe. Just like my mom! She didn't want to play much. She was really nervous and stayed close to her humans. What a fun day though! After I got home, my human put me right into the tub! Ahhhhhh....