Leader of the Pack

The Adventure Pack

We hiked the Anemone trail today and it was pretty hot when we weren't in the shade.  A short while into the hike, Toskey became very adamant about stopping for a breather each time we passed under a tree.  Everyone gulped down the water besides Mogul, who never cares for more than a couple licks.  I thought the trail there was all opened now, but the loop at the top is still barred off due to fire damage from the Dome fire.  Rucksack wasn't as interested in sniffing his packmates as he had been last Thursday and was instead back to his normal habit of staring up the trail ahead and struggling not to pull ahead.  Coco was pretty calm on the hike as she walked alongside Toskey.

The Play Pack

Mondays, we have a group of all boys: Mogul, Benny, Cooper, and Maverick.  Everyone is usually pretty mellow and today was no exception.  Mogul took up his usual spot, lying in the shade of the big tree and getting up to say hello to any newcomers.  Maverick hung out around me and his packmates for a bit before going to the small dog park area to sniff around.  Cooper followed my around and occasionally wandered off to sniff one dog or another, and every once in a while he came up behind me and poked his head out from between my knees.  Benny was the most playful of the group when he met a dog named Max.  The two of them went back and forth batting at each other and laying their heads over one another's backs.  Their play never escalated to the level of running around or tackling but they went at their dance together for a while.