Adventure Pack Ruffers was on alert from the beginning of our walk, as Martin Park was bustling with squirrels. Carl and Griff were also interested in the squirrels, but not quite as tense as Ruffers. We headed east from the parking lot, as usual. As we reached the edge of the park, everybody started sniffing at the air. Dylan was the first to woof, followed by Griff, Ruffers and Carl. Zoey and Lou didn't bark, but were a little agitated, and everyone seemed to direct their c

Adventure Pack Carl, Griff, Racer and Dylan hit the Chautauqua today. There was a lot of horse poop on the trail, but thankfully none of the dogs tried to roll in it or eat it. There were a few instances of close sniffing, but I was able to redirect attentions before anyone indulged. We again took the new Bluebell-Mesa Trail, which still has some construction materials left lying along it. We were approached by a bouncy, confident, black German Shepherd as we made our way dow

Adventure Pack Avo was off running as soon as she got off leash at the Chautauqua today, but she didn't go too far. She circled me, Ruffers and Dylan as we made our way up the mountain. She came across a nice branch with several offshoots to chew away at, and looked very proud of herself as we approached. On our way back down the mountain, an off-leash dog came running through the brush while his human jogged down the trail. Dylan and Ruffers hurried over to check the dog out

Adventure Pack Carl was excited to greet a pair of dogs about his size on the trails today. He hung back as Griff, Ruffers, Racer and I slowly moved along. We eventually had to backtrack to round Carl up because he didn't want to leave his new buddies. Variety Pack Dylan, Petie and Ruffers enjoyed roaming the Valmont Dog Park and making acquaintances. Ruffers joined in some play with a few younger dogs who were wrestling around with each other. One little pup took an interest

Adventure Pack The pack tread a brand new trail at the Chautauqua this morning, since the Bluebell-Mesa Trail was just re-routed over the weekend. Before that, Avo enjoyed wiggling down the grassy mountainside on her back during our ascent. Ruffers and Dylan stuck pretty close by throughout. Avo ran around a bit when she had her turn off leash, but she didn't get too wild. Variety Pack The prairie dogs were busy chirping away at us from their mounds all along the Goose Creek

Variety Pack Archie spread the love around today, rather than just focusing his attention on Rey. Carl and Archie also played a bit before we headed out for the walk; Dylan, Lou and Ruffers all got some Archie kisses. Rey kept pulling off the side of the path to sniff around in the grass. The rest of the pack would follow suit and sniff around with her, then everyone would mark the area with pee - except for Rey, who had been the most interested in the area to begin with. A b

Adventure Pack We waited in the packmobile for a rain shower to pass before we struck out on the trails at the Chautauqua this morning. Carl and Griff sniffed hello with a couple different dogs who were coming down the mountain as we hiked up. Archie jumped all around on leash, excited about the encounter. Racer watched them with curiosity but then quickly turned her attention back to sniffing. The rain held off while we were out, but the Ski Jump Trail was all sticky mud fro

Adventure Pack Dylan and Ruffers happily greeted a friendly hiker who stopped to say hello to them, as we were making our way up the Ski Jump Trail this morning. The pair of them lingered behind together a lot today, sniffing around in the brush. When Avo and Griff had their turns off leash, Avo bounded all over the mountain with unbridled joy. Griff mostly just sniffed ahead, but jogged after Avo a couple times when she darted by the pack. Variety Pack Archie and Rey played

Adventure Pack Carl, Racer and Griff took their time sniffing along the edge of the Chautauqua Trail on our ascent today. Once we reached the crest, Carl was lingering behind while off leash and got grouchy about a pair of dogs on leashes who were coming up from behind us. He stood in the middle of the trail woofing at them as they approached. He eventually relented and came over to me as I called him, at which point I put him back on the leash for a bit. Variety Pack The pac

Adventure Pack It was a nice, cool day for hiking at the Chautauqua with the pack. Archie and Avo had a couple playful moments together when Avo went into the tall grass and stood with a poised posture. Archie started hopping around her and she shifted and dodged around a bit. Ruffers and Dylan roamed off-leash together. Ruffers lingered behind a bit as usual. Dylan mostly stayed close to the pack, but there was one point during our descent when he got ahead a bit. When we ca