Monday Pack Activities (5/11/2026)

Tozai, Rey, Bear, Ruffers

Carl, Lumi, Alfie, Lou

Adventure Pack

The pack was feeling the sun and heat today. Bear was the most put out by it, and he kept pulling over to shaded spots to lie down on our way up the mountain. Ruffers and Rey kept slow but steady paces and were happy to linger in the shade as well, but they didn't initiate those stops like Bear did. Tozai was the only one who was relatively unaffected by the change in the weather. He kept trying to get Rey to chase and wrestle with him, but she wasn't interested in expending that much energy. Once we reached the peak of our ascent, Bear didn't feel the need to lie down anymore, but we still took plenty of water breaks.

Variety Pack

Carl, Lumi, Alfie, and Lou strolled Bear Creek Greenway this afternoon. Alfie saw a squirrel in one of the two big trees by the Martin Park lot right when we set out, but he did pretty good job of containing his excitement about it. The others didn't take notice of it. Carl and Lou probably wouldn't have reacted even if they did see it, but I'm sure Lumi would have perked up if he had noticed. We paused at the field by the trail marker boulder and basketball courts, so the dogs could enjoy lounging in the shade for a couple minutes. Lumi was the first to lie down in the grass, as soon as we stopped. Lou was quick to follow. Carl didn't lie down at all - he just sat and stared at me, expecting the treat that he eventually received along with his packmates. Alfie was looking all around at first, but eventually settled and stretched out like Lumi and Lou.