Leader of the Pack

Adventure Pack

Colby joined Coco, Sputnik, and Mamacita for our hike this morning.  Coco and Sputnik both showed their enthusiasm to have Colby join us by sniffing at her ears and making playful dodges with her when they first hopped out of the packmobile at the trailhead.  After giving them a minute together, we set out for the hike.  Colby was a bit jumpy thoughout the hike, but she settled down for some periods and just sniffed around alongside her packmates.  Whenever she heard the sound of people talking in the distance or the machinery working on the trailhead improvements, she would look all around to try to pinpoint the intrusion.  Meanwhile, Mamacita, Coco, and Sputnik took all of that in stride, only stopping when things along the trail smelled particularly interesting.  Colby took to drinking water out of the CamelBak spout surprisingly quickly.  Many pack members have taken time to warm up to the practice - but after seeing Sputnik and Coco have a drink, Colby was right there lapping it up.  Of course, when the spout made a little squealing sound from the way I squeazed it, Colby immediately backed off and looked very concerned.  But a moment later, after I practiced my technique so as not to make any weird noises from the spout, Colby drank some more.

Play Pack

Coco was in a very playful mood this afternoon and actually managed to draw Thompson into some playful hopping and dodging.  After that, Thompson just walked the park and said hello to the handful of other dogs there, while Coco followed me around and chased down some tennis balls.