Adventure Pack The pack didn't linger as much along Baseline Trail today; we only made a few stops. Once we were up the mountain, Lucy started stalking field mice in the brush beside the trail while Tozai and Bear stuck closer to me. The pack was entranced by some deer we saw on our way down Bluebell Road. Lucy and Tozai were especially fixated and didn't want to keep walking past them. We also saw the cattle a little further down the way. The dogs were interested in them as

Adventure Pack Racer, Arlo, and Griff headed to Chautauqua today for their hike. overcast skies and cool air made for a very pleasant mountain outing. Arlo seemed a little nervous at one point and didn't want to keep walking - perhaps expecting a thunderstorm to break out - but no rain fell and no lightning struck, and the clouds were breaking up by the end of the hike. Griff, Racer, and Arlo all did a fair bit of sniffing along Baseline Trail, but they weren't quite as obses

Adventure Pack Carl and Bear led the way up Bluebell Baird from Baseline Trail this morning with smiles on their faces. Along with Tozai, they left countless scent marks on the way along Baseline Trail. Rey did some sniffing beside her packmates but didn't feel compelled to leave her mark everywhere like the boys did. Tozai continues to require interruption in order to not bulldoze Rey when they are off leash together. There was a brief stint where he was minding his manners

Adventure Pack Racer, Imogene, Arlo, and Griff hiked up Anemone Trail again today. We encountered a couple friendly dogs along the way. One was a Golden Retriever whom Griff had an extended greeting with ahead of the rest of the pack. The Golden Retriever then came and sniffed hello with everyone else, stood right in the middle of everyone, and looked up at me like he was just another member of the pack waiting for direction. Shortly after, a Husky came up the trail from behi

Adventure Pack Carl, Bear, Tozai, and Rey enjoyed hiking Anemone Trail and made good time on their way up the mountain. With the cooler, cloudy weather, Bear didn't feel the need to take breaks to lie in the shade. Rey also seemed a bit more energetic than she has been. Carl forged ahead to be the first to check out all the scents along the way. Tozai was full of energy and was happy to press on at a quicker pace. On the way back down, Tozai was giving Rey a hard time; he is

Adventure Pack The scents at trail head at The Peoples' Crossing have had all the dogs very interested lately. Today's pack was no exception, as Yoshi, Tozai, Lou, and Nelly all took their time sniffing around and backtracking to make sure they got the news. Lou and Nelly continued to want to linger while Yoshi and Tozai started to pull ahead a bit at the beginning of our ascent; however, they all politely stepped aside to let other hikers pass, even when those hikers were fe

Adventure Pack Griff, Rey, Arlo, and Racer headed over to The Peoples' Crossing today to hike up Anemone Trail. Arlo was hesitant to go up the mountain because the overcast weather made him worry about potential thunder, but there were no lightning strikes. Racer and Rey got some pets from a nice woman at Eben G. Fine Park who told Rey she was 'a ray of sunshine' before knowing her name. Griff and Arlo hung back while the girls got the attention. Variety Pack Lou, Carl, Lumi,

Adventure Pack Nelly, Bear, Tozai, and Lumi headed up Anemone Trail after taking their time to sniff around a lot by the trail head. The pack did a great job of politely stepping to the side to let other hikers pass by on narrow stretches of trail. Bear and Nelly weren't too eager to go up the mountain, so I had to keep circling back around behind them to nudge them along. Tozai and Lumi had no such hesitations about the ascent. Nelly somehow got her back, left leg stuck in a

Adventure Pack It was a noticeably cooler day as Racer, Imogene, Griff, and Arlo headed up Anemone Trail. Arlo went for a roll in the grass at Eben G. Fine Park before we got to the mountain, while his packmates stood and looked on. Once Arlo was upright again, Imogene hopped around him a bit, as she always does. Everybody was still pretty thirsty for a drink from the CamelBak when we stopped in the shade for a pack photo. Racer had a little trouble on the rocky descent along

Adventure Pack Tozai, Bear, and Carl headed up Anemone Trail today. They made it to a gorgeous lookout point where the wind was blowing; and the wind obviously blows there pretty consistently, judging by the shape of the pine that was in the background of the pack photo. Bear lagged behind and lay down in every shaded spot he could find on the way up the mountain, while Carl led the ascent. On the way back down, Tozai rough-housed with Bear a bit, but Bear didn't have a lot o