Leader of the Pack

Adventure Pack

Sputnik, Coco, and Mamacita enjoyed a nice hike on the busy trails at the Chautauqua this morning.  We passed by several dogs and lots of people, and everyone was friendly.  One little girl stopped and pointed at Coco, calling her by another name.  Her father explained that she looked just like their dog, and asked whether she was part Doberman.  I'm not entirely sure what mixes Coco, Mamacita, or Sputnik are and I was unable confirm his suspicion, but I let him know that she was supposed to be Lab and Sharpei by the Humane Society when she was a puppy.  Later on in the hike, Mamacita broke the calm by jumping at a man who passed us heading the other way along the trail.  It has been a long time since Mamacita has acted out like that on the trails, and it was especially unfortunate since the man had a baby strapped to him in a baby bjorn, but Mamacita was on the leash and i caught her quickly so she didn't come that near to him.

Play Pack

Rucksack and Coco kicked off our hike at the CU South Campus trails by trudging around in the muck, as Thompson had done at the the beginning of the week.  After ignoring my calls and diving in for a second time, they found themselves back on the leash.  Ruffers, who was off-leash along with them, stayed out of the much and retained her freedom; however, she spent much of the walk sidled up next to Rucksack anyway.  When we encountered a few friendly dogs, Colby and Roger Roger were both very excited to say hello.  Colby spun and danced around until she got next to a big yellow Lab, while Roger Roger was whining and stepping anxiously in place before I gave him some slack to go say hello.  After the whole pack got a good sniff, we continued on our way.  Thompson seemed a bit looser today than he has been in recent days, but he still seems to be operating with a slight limp in his gait.  We stopped at the pond to give Rucksack and Coco's legs a rinse, and Thompson and Ruffers both took the opportunity to get their paws wet as well.