Adventure Pack Shanahan Ridge was bustling again today with both human and canine travelers. Tozai and Lucy pulled at their leashes a bit when some of the dogs went by but minded their manners pretty well overall. They had some fun running around, with Lucy playing rabbit as Tozai tried to catch her. Bear and Ruffers were chilled out and took their time on the trail, lingering far behind when they had their turns off leash. At one point, when I stopped to let them catch up, t

Adventure Pack Griff and Imogene led the way together at Shanahan Ridge. They would run ahead and then stop to sniff a spot until Racer, Arlo, and I caught up to them. Arlo was sporting a fancy, sparkly necklace that made me think of the pearls Racer wore at the same time when Lou started wearing pearls, before Lou got a more permanent pearl collar. Variety Pack Tozai was off to play with the nearest dog as soon as we entered the park. It took a little time for Carl to locate

Adventure Pack Rey and Ruffers found an interesting, old, felled tree to investigate alongside the trail at Shanahan Ridge today. Bear and Tozai did some hopping, dodging, and wrestling around with each other. The trail was much less busy than at the end of last week, now that the holiday season is behind us. Variety Pack Dylan, Carl, Lou, and Alfie strolled Bear Creek Greenway this afternoon. Everyone stopped at the first big tree by the parking lot at Martin Park to check o

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.