Grete and Rusty

We both enjoyed the heck out of the nice warm sun today.  We wandered down south and found a little school a few blocks down that I had no idea was there.  We didn't quite make it all the way there before we had to turn round but we could see the play area from the top of the hill overlooking the school.

Glad you had fun, Grete.  See you later!

We did a loop up to the north today.  There was a touch of wet stuff in the air but no real rain, thankfully.  She did get pully at one of the ditch drains that had a really good smell near it, but other than that she was her normally perfect self.

Thanks for the walk, Lady!

We played a bit more fetch between bouts too.  I tried to get the hang of aiming the little purple chuck it well enough to hit the soccer ball from across the yard... not too easy.  (I've never really played with them before, they seem like fun though)

Thanks Grete and Rusty, you're the best!

We had a few extra minutes when we got back so we played fetch in the back for a bit.  On our walk we wandered up to the East a bit and then a few blocks south.  We found lots of good smells and got pretty good at stepping over the leash when it would get caught under a front leg (not many of my dogs have figured that concept out yet...)

Nice to see you again, Grete!

They got tired of play fighting relatively quickly so we played some fetch to keep them moving.  We had a few nice relaxing sun breaks too though. 

Great to see you two again Grete and Rusty!

We took a wander down the dead end and checked out the cool little alley path way.  The we checked out a few blocks down south before wandering back home.

Thanks for the walk Lady, see you soon!

We played some ball and they did laps and play fought.  Grete took a few breaks and flopped down and hung out while Rusty made extra sure he hadn't missed any of the new smells in the yard.  I had a nice talk with Quincy on the way out, too.

Thanks again for everything ( both to awesome dogs and awesome people)

Hope to see you soon and many many more times!

They were great today. After I got Rusty and let Grete out, Grete did her little waggle tail squeeze between your legs greeting a few times and got some back-rubs but then Rusty came running between us and hip checked her.  And off they went.  But even though they were play fighting they were both totally relaxed, usually they're pretty barky and aggressive (seeming) to start and then they mellow out.  But today their whole first 2 or 3 minutes of play fighting was bark free and chill.  Such great dogs!

I will definitely miss getting to hangout with these guys on a regular basis.

Thanks for the fur play time, Grete and Rusty!

We played some more ball today.  Grete got way sneakier with dropping the ball off behind me where rusty couldn't see it.  And rusty got better at deciding Grete's ball wasn't cool anymore and going and getting another one for me to throw.  If I only use one ball Grete always gets it because she runs out a ways before I throw it but rusty stays focused and right by my side until I do throw.  With my limited knowledge of hunting I think that's what you would want him to do so I won't try to change that behavior (I'll have to chat with Tim about it next time).  Anyways, that's why I was encouraging him to get another ball so we could run Dual-fetch and get them both running when they decide to take a break from play fighting.

Thanks Grete and Rusty, you're the best!

They were awesome as always.  Somebody did give a little yelp once ( I think it was just an ear bite that was a bit too hard) but they both stopped and checked in without me having to do anything.  So they each got treats for that.  We played some ball, because Rusty kept getting them out of the planter or off the rail any time I'd put them back. Grete's funny she knows which ball she's been playing with and refuses to play with any of the others.  Rusty pooped twice so make sure he gets two servings at dinner tonight ; )

See you soon Pups!