Leader of the Pack

The Adventure Pack

Benny was very intent on having Wesley's attention throughout today's hike.  If Wesley wasn't wreslting around with him, he would gnaw on Wes' thick coat around his neck and shoulder until Wesley turned to him and played back.  Meanwhile, Coco and Rucksack spent some time sharing a stick.  They trotted along side-by-side, each with one end in their mouth, until Coco decided she wanted it all and started a tug-of-war.  Rucksack still wanted his half, though, and the stick ended up breaking in the middle so they each got part.  Later on, they shared another stick until we got back to the trailhead and I had them both drop it.

The Play Pack

The pack split off into pairs during today's park visit: Coco and Charlie, Pico and Benny.  Pico was particularly shy today and took some coaxing to come out of the apartment.  She was keeping her distance from the other dogs at the park for a little while, but then ended up chasing/being chased by Benny for a while.  Despite his lanky, goofy gait, Benny is actually getting to be a pretty fast runner.  He's really grown in the past month and his strides have gotten very big.  Charlie is a firecracker and was a good match for Coco.  Charlie chased Coco at high speed with lots of turns and dodges.  Their intense style of play hopefully got a lot of their energy out - they both have abundant amounts!