Adventure Pack Given the warm weather and holidays, there was a very high turnout of dogs with their people at Shanahan Ridge as Nelly, Lou, Tozai, and Alfie went for their pack hiked. The pack kept on the move pretty steadily throughout, without getting too distracted by the other dogs or scents along the way. Nelly and Alfie each wandered a bit into the brush on either side of the trail, but did so while keeping in stride. Lou and Tozai stuck closer to me. Tozai did his rou

Adventure Pack Arlo and Imogene each found some twigs along Mesa Trail and chewed them up as we went. A little later on, Arlo found a bigger stick that he flaunted proudly. Imogene stole it away from him, and then he stole it back. Griff and Racer didn't get involved in any of the playful back-and-forth, and just hiked along nicely at my sides the whole time. Variety Pack Dylan, Lumi, Carl, Alfie, Ruffers, and Lou walked Goose Creek Greenway this afternoon. We saw a dead prai

Adventure Pack The dogs were in tracking mode today, with their noses drawing them in all different directions through the snow. Everyone was adamant about pursuing their own scents, which made pack management a challenge. Bear and Rey took a brief break from their investigations, to frolick a bit together, and Bear enjoyed rolling in the snow a couple times. Alfie and Ruffers just sniffed everywhere. Variety Pack Griff, Carl, Dylan, Lou, and Alfie walked Bear Creek Greenway

Adventure Pack Tozai and Bear chased each other through the field beside Mesa Trail while Lou and Nelly poked along. After a good dose of rowdiness, the boys rejoined the girls to investigate a big rock at the edge of the trail. The pack was mostly calm and pleasant with the dogs we passed, but there was one very worked-up pup who was barking and pulling frantically and got Bear and Tozai excited, and they jumped and pulled in response when that dog went by. Variety Pack Dyla

Bonus Pack Teo, Alfie, and Lou went for a neighborhood walk together this morning. We inched our way along, as I was working with Teo to have him walk at my side and settle down when things of interest passed by. Lou and Alfie were extremely patient and just moved along at whatever pace we were going. Adventure Pack Racer thoroughly sniffed the ditch beside Bluebell Road when we first set out for our hike today. Arlo, Imogene, and Griff joined her the first few times, but the

Adventure Pack Tozai, Ruffers, Rey, and Bear headed to Mesa Trail on this unseasonably warm winter day. There were a lot of families with little kids out, so the pack stayed on leash with me to avoid unwanted approaches. Ruffers drove some early stops to sniff along Bluebell Road. We just trucked along the rest of the time. Tozai got a bit restless near the end of the hike and started trying to tackle Bear and Rey, who dodged the advances. Variety Pack Teo, Alfie, Lumi, Lou,

Adventure Pack Racer, Rey, Arlo, and Griff headed to Chautauqua's Mesa Trail today. After taking a long drink from the CamelBak, Arlo and Racer didn't insist on stopping at the stream. Rey was in an odd mood, and grumbled at the first dog we passed on the trail. A little later, she and Griff greeted another off-leash dog and then Rey started grumbling and the other dog barked back at her and the two of them had a brief argument before Rey backed off and came back over to me.

Bonus Pack Ruffers, Dylan, and Alfie went for a neighborhood stroll ahead of the windy day that was coming. Alfie kicked things off by taking off after a rabbit when I didn't have a good grip on his leash right as we started. The rabbit took cover under a porch in a neighbor's yard. Dylan and Ruffers followed with me as I collected Alfie. Everybody paused to sniff some bushes and some patches of grass early on, then settled into a steadier pace. Adventure Pack Lucy led Tozai

Adventure Pack Griff, Racer, Arlo, and Imogene headed to Mesa Trail at Chautauqua today. Arlo really wanted to just hang out in the stream at the switchback, but I kept the pack moving. Griff had a noticeable limp in his gait when he was walking slowly, but it faded when he got into a trot. We paused at the stream on our way back. Racer and Arlo both took a drink. After a minute, Imogene came over to the water and sniffed at it but opted not to have any. Griff just waited on

Adventure Pack Tozai was a pushy puppy and Rey wasn't feeling it, so she stuck close to the rest of the pack and did her best to ignore Tozai while he poked and prodded at her, with some backup from me to reinforce respecting boundaries. Tozai eventually got the idea and kept a little distance as he invited Rey to play with bows and leaps instead of bites and tackles, but Rey just trotted along without engaging today. Bear led the way for a short bit on the return trip, but t