Leader of the Pack

Coco and Toskey chased each other around all through the hike today.  For a while, they took turns playing keep-away with a small, forked stick that Coco had found.  Toskey snuck up and grabbed it from her then took off running, and Coco chased after.  Eventually, Toskey dropped the stick to sniff around and Coco grabbed it up instantly, which caused Toskey to immediately regain interest in it - and then it was Coco playing keep-away from Toskey.  They went back and forth like that until they both lost interest and they left the stick behind, but the game resumed when we came across the same stick on our way back.

At the park, Rucksack fetched a tennis ball alongside Cooper, and they were surprisingly well-matched for each other.  Usually when multiple dogs are playing fetch, one breaks out ahead of the others early and the rest of them give up and let the first dog get it, but Rucksack and Cooper both went all-out on almost every throw; and they each won the race about an equal number of times.  Coco played with another puppy today.  I think it was the same black and white Pit Bull mix that she had fun with a couple weeks ago.  Chelsea lied around alot, and whined at Cooper to give her a bone he showed up to the park with.  Her pleas were unsuccessful, as Cooper had no intention of giving it up.