Adventure Pack Dylan made the most of the patchy snow on a shaded stretch of the trail at Shanahan Ridge, by rolling around in it a couple different times. Roger Roger preferred to munch on the snow rather than roll in it. Sputnik didn't care much about the snow either way. When Dylan wasn't busy wiggling around in snow, he and Sputnik were having a good time roaming the edges of the trail and sniffing around shoulder-to-shoulder. Sputnik backtracked pretty often to check

Adventure Pack Most of the snow from the beginning of the week is already melted, and the trails at Shanahan Ridge weren't even muddy as Sputnik, Griff, and Racer hiked them today. Sputnik was hesitant to exit the packmobile at the start of our hike, as a dog was barking from the other side of a nearby fence. I coaxed him out with a treat, and then he relaxed and his demeanor returned to normal. Griff's ear seems to be healing up alright from his inury a couple weekends ag

Adventure Pack Dylan and Sputnik kept a pretty steady pace with me and Ruffers, even when they were off leash. Dylan munched on some snow early on, but didn't wiggle around in it today. Sputnik didn't make any more moves on Ruffers, like he had been doing earlier in the week. Variety Pack Imogene, Rey, and Ruffers all jumped around and on top of each other in Martin Park, at the start of our walk today. Imogene did not want to stop goofing around when we started walking, a

Adventure Pack Griff and Sputnik spent some time roaming the trails at Shanahan Ridge off leash, while Racer and Ruffers stuck on leash with me. Griff was especially into kicking up snow and dirt after marking spots today. Racer was, again, less focused on sniffing off the side of the trail than she had been in recent weeks. Sputnik got a little randy with Ruffers again today. At one point, when the dogs were sniffing and milling around, he found himself standing with his

Adventure Pack Riley, Sputnik, and Ruffers had a fun time together at Shanahan Ridge. Despite the temperature being in the 30's, the sunny skies above made for very pleasant hiking weather. The hike was pretty uneventful, with just some sniffing here and there. We occasionally passed other hikers with dogs who were on leash, or at a close heel. Sputnik got a little randy with Ruffers near the end of the hike. She hopped away from his attempted mounting, I told him he had

Adventure Pack Roger Roger and Dylan spent most of our hike at Shanahan Ridge off leash, exploring the smells and greeting passing dogs together. After the first stretch of the trail - when everyone was sniffing every inch along the way - Racer did a lot less veering off the trail than usual. She was mostly content to trot along with me and Sputnik, only sniffing spots out when the whole crew pulled over for a a little break. Variety Pack Carl, Ruffers, Lou, and Zoey took a

Adventure Pack Racer, Griff, and Sputnik headed to Shanahan Ridge this morning. It felt a little chillier out than I was expecting, but it was still pretty mild for a mid-winter day. Everybody sniffed around a lot through the first stretch of trail from the trail head. Racer was a little too interested in the dog poop we came across here and there throughout the hike, and I unfortunately had to utter the words, "Drop it," at one point. Variety Pack Zoey went with the flow

Adventure Pack Dylan was super excited to come out with the pack again today, after taking last week off for medical treatment. When we stopped to pick up Sputnik, I thought of how the two of them used to grumble at each other in the car when they were first getting to know each other. Now, they greet each other with friendly sniffs. When we picked up Ruffers next, Dylan was waiting for me in the driver's seat, as he often likes to do. It was a beautiful day for hiking, a

Adventure Pack Griff is on the mend from an ear injury, so we headed to Bear Creek for a quiet walk where we wouldn't have off-leash dogs running up to us and trying to play with him. Racer and Sputnik were good, mellow company for him. Racer was especially interested in sniffing the strip of grass beside the path. Griff and Sputnik sometimes followed up behind her, but mostly left her to it. Variety Pack Avo and Mamacita both wiggled in the grass in their usual spot by th

Adventure Pack Sputnik and Ruffers headed to the Bear Creek Path this morning, since CU South was very busy and parking there was sparse. I am waiting on renewed permit approval to take the dogs back to the mountain trails, and that should come through sometime this week. In the meantime, Sputnik and Ruffers had a pleasant walk along the path in South Boulder. A light flurry of snow began near the end of our walk, but didn't end up amounting to anything. Variety Pack Mamac