Adventure Pack Racer found a large branch floating in the creek today, and she enjoyed trying to carry it around as she splashed about through the water. Sputnik and Griff surprisingly stayed out of the water today, and just watched with me as their packmate did her thing. Variety Pack Riley and Mamacita were joined by little Pomeranian pup Gidget, today! Gidget is full of energy and Riley generally isn't great at meeting new dogs - especially when they encroach on her pers

Adventure Pack Sputnik and Dylan roamed the Red Rocks Trails off leash today. The boys stuck close by throughout the hike. They both went back on leash as we approached the blind corner where Dylan had his recent confrontation with the umbrella-wielding woman. No umbrellas today, but there was a group of several hikers who were hanging out at the bridge there - a little Dachshund among them. We passed by with nods, waves, and pleasantries as Sputnik and Dylan kept on trac

Adventure Pack The Red Rocks side of the trails at Settlers Park were fully opened again today, so the pack hiked our usual, longer route there. We still had some time after we made our way back down the mountain, so we walked the Boulder Creek Path afterward. In both areas, I was glad not to see as much trash scattered around as I had noticed last week. Racer, Griff, and Sputnik had a good time on the trail and on the Boulder Creek Path, with a couple stops in the water a

Adventure Pack Sputnik and Riley headed to the Boulder Creek Path today. For the beginning of our walk, Riley followed at Sputnik's side, a step behind him. Sputnik stopped to sniff a lot of spots along the way, and Riley was quick to follow up and check out Sputnik's finds for herself. When we stopped at the Creek for the dogs to take a dip, a little girl in the water noticed the bandana around Riley's neck and commented, "Haha! Your dog has a face mask!" The times they

Variety Pack Dylan, Sputnik, and Roger Roger joined Zoey and Lou for our pack walk at Wonderland Lake this afternoon. Dylan was a little wary of Lou at first and grumbled his concerns, but settled down after hopping out of the car for a quick sniff. The skies were gray and threatened to open up on us, with lightning strikes visible off to the south; but the rain held off during our trip around the pond. We passed one barking dog in a yard that borders the trail, and the pa

Adventure Pack Racer and Sputnik hopped right into the creek when we found a good entry point along the Boulder Creek Path this morning. Griff opted to stay dry at that stop, but was quick to join his packmates in the water a little while later. The littering situation seemed to have improved a little bit over yesterday, but there were still some random articles of clothing and food packaging strewn about here and there. Variety Pack Avo and Mamacita each took a turn wiggli

Adventure Pack Dylan and Sputnik waded through the stream on our way up the Red Rocks Trails from Settlers Park, in a pretty leisurely manner. Dylan lay down in the water a few times, to get a full soak. The pair of them kept discovering trash left on the mountain trails today - first a sandwich bag of water-logged, bloated butterfly crackers. Later, Dylan found a spot under a tree, where someone had left their socks. It appeared they had also left behind the results of h

Adventure Pack Griff and Racer had a great time chasing each other through, across, and over the stream on the way up the trail at Settlers Park. Sputnik hopped into the stream and hung out, watching his packmates go wild. Variety Pack Mamacita, Rey, and Avo headed to Wonderland Lake this afternoon. Rey joined Avo and Mamacita in rolling around in the grass today - kind of. She flopped onto her side and stretched out a bit. Avo and Mamacita rolled onto their backs for som

Adventure Pack Sputnik got some one-on-one attention for today's outing. I took the opportunity to focus on his manners regarding passing dogs. We walked along the Boulder Creek Path, where there were plenty of dogs to provide some good practice. Utilizing some beef jerky bits, I had Sputnik keep his attention on me as the dogs went by - some at a fairly close distance. Sputnik did exceptionally well, even when one black dog who looked like a German Shepherd was staring a

Adventure Pack Dylan lay down several times in the first stream we crossed on our way up the mountain at Settlers Park, determined to get as thoroughly soaked as possible. Poppy kept splashing around and chomping at the water in much the same way as Racer likes to do. Roger Roger waded around, and Sputnik took a quick dip then hung out on the bank and sniffed at a big bush. Thankfully, Dylan and Roger Roger found nothing to bark about on the trails today. We took a shorter