Leader of the Pack

The Adventure Pack

Benny held his mouth open while we walked as if he was just waiting for interesting things to fall into it for him to chew on.  Coco was more mellow on the walk today than she was yesterday.  Mogul made several pit stops along the path to leave his mark.

The Play Pack

Mogul spent a lot of his time lying down at the park today.  Maverick had a spring in his step and wandered all around, both on his own and alo...

The Adventure Pack

Rucksack and Coco were both a bit antsy today.  They periodically leaned against one another as they walked side by side and then they would have a brief disagreement about getting in each other's way.  Rucksack picked up a stick at one point and immediately caught the attention of both Coco and Benny.  His packmates proceeded to chew on either end while Rucksack continued on, holding the stick in the middle.  Oliver stayed out of the stick ...

The Adventure Pack

Benny, who usually has his nose glued to the ground while he walks, had his head up and was sniffing at the air throughout the walk today.  Meanwhile, Oliver hurried along at my heel while looking ahead the whole time.  Rucksack and Coco milled around a bit as we walked and they both seemed to be on the lookout - where Benny was using his nose, Coco and Rucksack were all eyes.  They were so interested in looking around that they kept bumping into...

The Adventure Pack

Rucksack started off with a small stick today and carried it all the way until we took our midway break for treats.  I have everyone sit before anyone gets a treat, and then they each get their treat in the order in which they sat (as long as they stayed sitting).  Today's order went: Rucksack, Mogul, Coco, Toskey.  Toskey is usually first or second to sit but she was staring off and not really paying attention today.  On the way back, he fo...

The Adventure Pack

It was a nice day to be out today and the pack was is good spirits.  Benny was back to nibbling on Wesley as we walked again today.  He also tried nibbling on his leash a few times - I wonder why he's been so mouthy lately.  Wesley and Coco saw a couple squirrels again when they first hopped out of the car and both had very intent looks on their faces.  Rucksack dove at the occasional pincone that I accidentally kicked while walking but he d...

The Adventure Pack

Coco was raring to go this morning and wanted to be the first out of the car but since she was being pushy I had her wait and let Rucksack, Benny, and Mogul come out first.  Once we started walking, it was Rucksack who eagerly pulled forward but he relaxed a bit and let the leash slack after just a couple minutes and was great for the rest of the walk.  Mogul made a few pit stops to mark apparent points of interest.  Benny had his nose to the gro...

The Adventure Pack

Coco was really on point with keeping her position on Rucksack's far side today, and Rucksack didn't pull at all on the leash.  Rucksack found a small stick on our return leg and carried it all the way back to the car where Coco and Benny proceeded to chew it apart.  Benny didn't only chew on the stick; he also enjoyed one of his favorite pasttimes: chewing on Wesley's fur.  Wesley mostly ignored him but occassionally chewed Benny's face in retur...

The Adventure Pack

Everyone kept close together throughout our walk along Bear Creek today.  Rucksack grabbed up a couple pinecones along the way but didn't hold onto them for long.  We passed by a few houses with barking dogs in the backyards, which got Coco a bit riled up.  I was happy to see that Oliver, who sometimes gets vocal, stayed at my side and kept walking without missing a beat.  Benny nudged my hand with his wet nose every once in a while while he...

The Adventure Pack

The walk started off cool this morning alongside Bear Creek but it warmed up quite a bit as we went on.  Toskey had her first day back in a while and was even more excited to greet me at the door than usual.  Rucksack has been much better about walking on the leash without pulling ever since I started having Coco walk on his outside while he's right next to me; the trick is getting Coco to stay in position.  She's started to get used to it, thoug...

The Adventure Pack

There wasn't nearly as much sniffing around today as there was yesterday - I guess the scents brought out by Wednesday's rain have faded.  Bennny was the only pack member with his nose to the ground at all.  Wesley didn't have to go looking for interesting things with his nose today - it came to him: a grasshopper leaped up from the side of the path and landed right on Wesley's nose!  He just shook it off and continued on like it was nothing....