Leader of the Pack

The Adventure Pack

Benny and Rucksack stuck pretty close by again on the hike today.  Sometimes the pups seem to have endless energy, but the hot weather and relatively steep hike seem to be as tiring for them as for me.  Mogul dropped back to sniff around like he usually does and he wasn't very interested in catching up when I called to him.  Coco spent the return leg in her usual position as advance scout, checking out the trail ahead every 20 or 30 feet.  When we got back down to the Chautauqua area, she had a burst of goofy energy as she hopped and flopped all around in the tall grass.

The Play Pack

A black dog with white markings showed up shortly after us at the park today and all the dogs (pack members and other) wanted to play with him.  He had a group of about six dogs, including Coco, Benny, and Mogul, all chasing him around for a while.  Mogul busted out his spin move several times when he got the newcomer's attention.  Coco wrestled around with him a bit after the chasing was done.  Later on, a Golden Retriever showed up and Benny nibbled on his fur like he does with his Golden Retriever packmate Wesley.  In between nibbles he whined quietly and hopped around excitedly.