His Next Victim

Another Hike In The Woods, This Time With Ticks!



John & I took the dogs on another hike down at the Kentucky River Palisades. We ventured back to the Sally Brown Nature Preserve.

 

We took the trail to the right. For future reference: do not take the trail to the right again until fall!

 



 

 

It started out pleasant enough, until the trail wound through a large grassy area. We came out the other side crawling with ticks! Ugh.

 



 

 

We were able to brush most of them off us & the dogs before they got to the skin. Most of them...  Ugh.

Sorry if I grossed anyone out! But I can't look at these photos and not think about the ticks...

A Rainy Day Walk



Because of a routine that I sometimes wish I'd never started, the dogs demand to be walked every afternoon after work. Rain, sleet, snow, or 100 degree days, they expect their walk.

 

I've learned to deal with the weather (although I dislike the really hot & humid), so I always oblige them. And I have learned to actually love the rainy day walks, for the reasons you'll see below.

 



 

My summer rain gear: shorts, rubber boots, & a rain coat.

At least no one else is out in the rain to see me dressed like this...

 

 

So why do I like the rainy walks? Because we come across stuff like this in the park:

 



A little turtle! And it's not even a snapping turtle :)

Stout's previous turtle encounter was with a very large snapping one.

Yes, he got snapped at, hence the trepidation you see above  :)

 

Once the turtle was safely inside it's shell, Stout was more comfortable getting a good sniff.

 

Loch Ness Cardi Monster

What is that out there?

Yes, that brown thing swimming with the Labradors?

Is that a...?

OMG, it's a Loch Ness Cardi Monster!

Stout had the best time at the celebration just swimming around with the water dogs.

He just paddled around, trying to steal their sticks

There he goes, making another lap...

Wordless Wednesday: Weaving with John

Best Friends Obedience: 30th Anniversary Celebration

On Saturday, the dogs, John, & I all attended the 30th Anniversary Celebration for Best Friends Obedience.

 

 

 

I attended my first agility class with Best Friends 11 years ago with my Pembroke, Rigue. Porter & Stout both enjoyed their puppy classes. And now I've been an agility instructor with them for 4 years.

 

 

To celebrate the occasion, they held a large picnic at one of the instructor's homes. There was agility run-thru's, obedience & rally run-thru's, a cookout, and even a bonfire.

 



Note Dally in the crate: she refuses to be in the x-pen with others.

 

 

I was in charge of the doggie games. So of course, I made sure we did the best game ever: the Weenie Bob!  :)

 

Porter held his own again in the Weenie Bob, but was narrowly beaten by 2 Aussies... by a half-second  :( 



Dezi, Lili, Chance & Maya also came out

Check back Thursday to see Stout's favorite thing from the celebration!

Good Bye Google Reader :(

Just a quick note today to say good bye to the website that has enabled me to keep up to date on all my favorite blogs out there: Google Reader.

I have used it for years, and was quite distraught when I heard it was ending.

Through some research, I have decided to switch to Feedly.

It was extremely easy to switch over. But the biggest problem? It's not compatible with Internet Explorer. So now I will also be switching over to Google Chrome...

So I may be behind in reading other blogs for a few days as I get used to the switch!