Leader of the Pack

The Adventure Pack

Todsy was a great day for hiking!  Everyone behaved especially well today.  Even at the beginning of the hike, there was almost no leash pulling by any of the pack members.  Wesley and Benny started out off leash together today, and then Coco and Rucksack enjoyed being off leash on our return leg.  It's nice to feel like I can trust all of the pups to behave themselves again.  Coco found a big stick that she was very proud of and Rucksack tried stealing it away.  The trails were busy and their stick was a little too long but there was no way they would just leave it behind so I broke into into three smaller sections.  Coco took one, Rucksack took another, and Wesley took the third.  I was surprised that Wesley had any interest in it because he usually doesn't pay attention to the keep-away games his packmates play with sticks along the trails.  It didn't keep his interst very long, though, and when he dropped it Benny scooped it up behind him.

The Play Pack

Today Coco actually barked at Charlie and harassed him when he was busy playing with another dog and not paying attention to her - it's usually the other way around.  Benny chewed on a couple different tennis balls he came across.  One of the humans at the park was amazed at how generous and kind-spirited Benny was when another dog nosed his tennis ball and he let the dog take it directly out of his mouth.  I bounced the tennis ball for him to chase down a few times when Coco and Charlie were distracted with one another.