Adventure Pack Racer, Yoshi, Lucy, Lou, Arlo, and Tozai headed to CU South for today's pack hike. We came across a couple friendly dogs along the way, including a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel and an old Golden Retriever - both of whom partly approached and passed close by, but didn't come all the way over to the pack to sniff hellos. Arlo, Yoshi, Lucy, and Tozai all got a bit worked up about the Spaniel and pulled a bit at their leashes, and I think she stopped short of comi

Adventure Pack Rey and Griff led the way by a short distance when they were off leash together during our hike at Shanahan Ridge, while Racer and Arlo trotted along with me. The trails were quiet as they were pretty empty again today. Arlo chewed on a small piece of wood that he carried for a short while. The others were content to just sniff around without picking up any souvenirs. Variety Pack Tozai, Milo, Bear, and Lumi were all watching the prairie dogs as we walked by th

Adventure Pack Ruffers enjoyed hiking with her packmates on her 14th birthday today! She and Bear took their time lingering behind to sniff around together. When I stopped every so often to let them catch up, Nelly's attention was mostly on me while Tozai intently watched them making their way back to us. Tozai found a chunk of wood and carried it along for a bit. Everybody was thirsty for drinks from the CamelBak today. Variety Pack Griff, Lumi, Carl, Dylan, Bear, and Alfie

Adventure Pack Racer, Imogene, Griff, and Arlo headed to Shanahan Ridge, where the trails were far less busy than yesterday. I guess a 25 degree F difference has that effect. The dogs were very interested in all the smells to be found near the trail head, so it took us a while before we really got moving. After the first stretch, though, we kept up a pretty steady pace. Imogene chewed a few stubby sticks. Arlo was not as interested in that today. Racer and Griff are never rea

Adventure Pack There were a lot of hikers out at Shanahan Ridge taking advantage of the unseasonably warm weather - mostly humans, but some dogs as well. Rey, Bear, Ruffers, and Tozai sniffed hello with a friendly Golden Retriever who came up from behind us and then wagged his way right into the middle of everybody before taking off. We kept on the move pretty steadily, aside from a couple times when Ruffers made it clear she wanted to pull over and check things out. Variety

Adventure Pack After having a pretty good outing with the pack yesterday, we tried Teo on the hike. There were a number of other dogs out at Shanahan Ridge, taking advantage of the nice weather. Even after moving way off of the trail, Teo had a hard time keeping it together whenever he saw them. Lou, Nelly, and Tozai were very patient as they waited for their packmate to settle down enough to get back to hiking after each interruption. Variety Pack Alfie, Lumi, Bear, Carl, D

Adventure Pack Racer, Rey, Griff, and Arlo headed to Shanahan Ridge for the day's hike. The trails weren't very busy despite the beautiful weather. There was the usual lingering at the trail head when we first set out, as the pack got up to date on all the neighborhood news. After that, we kept up a steady pace with few interruptions today. Variety Pack Teo joined Tozai, Lou, Alfie, Carl, and Dylan on our walk at Goose Creek Greenway this afternoon. Even though the prairie do

Adventure Pack Lucy and Bear were pretty mellow during their off-leash time together. Meanwhile, Tozai was watching them like a hawk, ready to try to dive in at the slightest sign of rambunctiousness. He got his turn off leash with Ruffers after that, and entertained himself with sticks he found while Ruffers took her time sniffing points of interest, and Bear and Lucy hiked along at my sides. Tozai tried to stir things up with them a few times, and listened well when I instr

Adventure Pack Imogene and Arlo found a variety of sticks to chew up into pieces at Shanahan Ridge today. There was one stick in particular that Arlo found and was so please with that he had to lie down to get to work on it. Imogene immediately started pouncing all over and around him, expressing her envy over his apparently very impressive find. Meanwhile, Racer was following her nose beside the trail and needed to be dissuaded from snacking on some unsavory discoveries (poo

Adventure Pack Ruffers and Bear were drawn to the last dwindling patches of snow as we hiked at Shanahan Ridge today. Ruffers liked munching on it, while Bear preferred to lie in it. Tozai and Rey had fun chasing and wrestling each other. After a while, Rey came back to the pack and Tozai got some more practice with self-control, by leaving Rey be when she wanted a break. Variety Pack Carl, Alfie, Lou, and Dylan found a lot of interesting spots to sniff along Bear Creek Green