Adventure Pack There was a trodden path through the tall grass, which intersected Ski Jump Trail. Nelly and Yoshi were drawn to the apparent game trail and started sniffing their way up it. They were disappointed when I stopped them from pursuing it further and had them return to the regular trail with Tozai and Lou, who were not as allured by the scents as their packmates. Chautauqua was bustling today. Tozai and Yoshi enjoyed some off-leash rough-housing time when we got to

Adventure Pack It was a very warm morning for mid-November as Griff, Rey, Arlo, and Racer set out across the Chautauqua Meadow. We took our time there were many scents to attract the pack along the way. Racer's drive to sniff continued as we headed up the mountain on Ski Jump Trail. Rey and Griff led the way but didn't venture far ahead. Arlo was especially thirsty today and took a few long turns lapping up water from the CamelBak spout. Variety Pack Carl was a little less ob

Adventure Pack With cool air and a cloudy sky, Bear's more playful side came out today. He took the bait when Tozai danced around in front of him, and the two of them chased and rough-housed as we hiked up Ski Jump Trail and across Bluebell-Baird. Meanwhile, Ruffers and Nelly kept me company on leash as they trotted along at my sides. Nelly wasn't going for any grass today - the dried-out stuff must not be as appealing. Ruffers kept up her pace without lagging behind much thi

Adventure Pack Tozai and Bear went off leash together after the pack poked their way through Chautauqua Meadow. Tozai was full of playful energy, and Bear was not, but Rey was bristling as she watched Tozai bounce around. So, Rey went off leash with Tozai in Bear's place, and the two of them enjoyed chasing and tackling each other for a while. Bear went off leash with Ruffers after that, and they were more each others' speed. They brought up the rear together as we hiked acro

Adventure Pack Teo, Lou, Tozai, and Nelly headed up Ski Jump Trail after making their way through Chautauqua Meadow. Teo's self-control seems to be gradually continuing to improve but he still gets very worked up when other dogs go by, so we moved away from the intersection and waited for a minute to let a dog through before we got onto Ski Jump. When we passed other dogs later in the hike, we pulled over to the side of the trail. Lou, Tozai, and Nelly all provided a good exa

Adventure Pack Rey and Griff led the way by a short distance while they were off leash during our hike at Chautauqua this morning. The wind was blowing pretty hard and the trails were all but empty. Arlo was sporting his fancy, red bandana for the second time. He and Racer ventured into the tall grass a few times - sometimes to do their business, other times just to sniff around a bit. Everyone wanted a drink from the CamelBak when we made a short pit stop. Variety Pack Milo,

Adventure Pack Bear was having some digestive issues today and wasn't particularly playful with Tozai during their off-leash time together. Without her packmates running around, Nelly stayed mellow for the whole hike without any commotion to dance around about. Ruffers kept up with the rest of her packmates when she first went off leash, but started to linger behind when we headed up the lower part of Royal Arch, then took a shortcut between switchbacks to catch up. Variety P

Adventure Pack Imogene, Griff, Arlo, and Racer especially took their times walking through Chautauqua Meadow today. Each of them wanted to stop many times, and whenever one of the started sniffing, everybody else had to check out the area as well. Griff and Imogene didn't wander far when they went off leash. Racer became ravenous for grass at one point and pulled over several times to tear up what she could find, but then her stomach seemed to settle without vomiting. The pac

Adventure Pack Tozai and Yoshi had some fun chasing each other around on the trails today. Nelly was enjoying the action, and danced around in place a bit while watching the boys go at it. Yoshi, Tozai, and Lou all got some pets from a friendly hiker. Meanwhile, Nelly took the opportunity to try to munch on some grass while everyone was distracted. Chautauqua Trail had a steady stream of people on their way up the mountain as we were making our way back down, and several of t

Adventure Pack Our trip through Chautauqua Meadow was a bit swifter today as the pack only stopped to sniff around every so often. Rey and Griff led by a short distance while they were off leash together, checking out points of interest ahead of Arlo and Racer. We didn't see any turkeys today, or any other wildlife. Hikers were not in short supply, though. Rey got some attention from our OSMP volunteer friend Reid while her packmates were busy drinking water at the trail head