Adventure Pack Nelly and Bear were feeling the heat early on in our Chautauqua hike. They both kept stopping on the way up Bluebell Road toward Mesa Trail. Once we got to the shadier trail and stopped at the stream, they seemed refreshed. Milo and Bear both lay down to get their bellies wet before we continued on. Tozai ran up and down the trail a bit on his own while Milo, Bear, and Nelly poked along with me. Variety Pack Milo, Alfie, Griff, and Carl sniffed and marked the f

Adventure Pack Racer and Imogene were both veering down into the ditch alongside Bluebell Road at the start of our hike today; and once the stop was initiated, Griff and Arlo were happy to join them for some sniffing and marking of the brush there. Racer, Imogene, and Arlo all wanted to stop and take a drink from the stream both times we crossed it our Mesa Trail hike today. Griff just stood and looked around, apparently not as thirsty as his packmates. Variety Pack Milo and

Adventure Pack Tozai and Yoshi didn't wrestle around as much as usual on the hike today. They went up ahead to check out the trail together with minimal roughhousing. Bear and Rey were even more tame and brought up the rear when they had their turns off leash. No bat sightings today, but the pack sniffed hello with a couple friendly dogs we passed at that same stream crossing. Variety Pack Teo, Lou, Carl, Lumi, Alfie, and Dylan strolled Goose Creek Greenway this afternoon. Lu

Bonus Pack It took some convincing to get Dylan to walk today, as he didn't want to go past his own property. After waiting, circling around, and nudging him enough times, he eventually gave in and started walking. We kept a slow pace, which wasn't hard because Racer, Bear, Lumi, and Arlo all wanted to sniff around and pee on things. Dylan only made a couple stops after getting going, and that was just because he nticed a smell he wanted to check out. Adventure Pack Lucy, Yos

Bonus Pack Dylan, Milo, Lumi, Blu, and Gidget went for another neighborhood stroll. It was already nearing 80 F, so Dylan and Blu were panting pretty heavily by the end. Milo, Lumi, and Gidget were less impacted by the heat. We made it to the park today, but didn't walk all the way through it, and lingered in some shady spots along the way. The whole pack made friends with a sweet dog named Auggie who came over to sniff hello with everyone early on. Another dog came over and

Bonus Pack Dylan, Milo, Blu, and Gidget enjoyed another morning stroll along a neighborhood path this morning. We didn't make as many stops as yesterday, so we had time to walk through Parkside Park rather than just kissing the edge of it like yesterday. Adventure Pack Tozai, Nelly, Ruffers, and Bear stuck to the lower meadow trails at Chautauqua today. After winding our way through the meadow, we walked around the groomed, grassy Chautauqua Park. It was pretty busy, with lot

Bonus Pack Blu, Milo, Gidget, and Dylan went for a neighborhood stroll this morning. Blu and Dylan were both on the same page about stopping to sniff every budding bush along the way. Milo and Gidget happily stood by and waited, only joining in for some of the investigations here and there. Adventure Pack Racer walked in the ditch the whole way up Bluebell Road. Imogene, Arlo, and Griff joined her for a few stops, but mostly kept to the gravel road. The bat and butterfly were

Bonus Pack Racer, Gidget, Arlo, and Blu strolled to Wonderland Lake this morning. The air was brisk as the dogs sniffed the snow-draped landscape. It was pretty quiet at the lake, save for the song of a red-feathered blackbird who was perched atop a nearby stalk of wheat. Racer and Blu wanted to make some stops early on, and then we kept on the move pretty steadily for the rest of the walk. Adventure Pack The whole pack was very interested in the ditch along Bluebell Road at

Adventure Pack Yoshi and Tozai had a blast chasing and chewing on each other when they had some open trail where they could go wild off leash without other hikers to accommodate. They also did a great job of coming back to me when I called them, when some hikers did eventually approach. Meanhile, Nelly and Lou poked along calmly at my sides. Lou especially wanted to take her time. She always has, but she seems to move more and more slowly as time goes on. Nelly didn't drag be

Adventure Pack Rey and Griff scouted ahead with calm and alert demeanors as we trekked Kohler Mesa today. They came back readily when I called them, and everyone waited patiently as I doled out treats. Everyone was being so good as some other on-leash dogs passed by on the trail, so they all got another round of treats. Racer and Arlo paused at the stream to take a drink on the way back down from the mesa. Rey and Griff weren't as thirsty. Variety Pack Our entrance to the Val