SUNSHINE

Well, I am just so happy I bounced and jumped and peed a little bit. First of all our girl is home. She totally smells like the great outdoors and I am so jealous that I have to wait at home and watch the peeps. Today the sun is out! It has been so long that I almost forgot how great it is to run in the sun. We walked for a really long time completely alone. I was so happy that we were going to be doing the big loop without any rain that I ran and played all by myself. It was great. We finally saw dogs in the big field before the big hill. we have been going down the big hill lately. anyway, we saw Potter the Chocolate Lab and His bro Felix. Their person had a people puppy that has been walking on 2 legs for probably one year, on his back. That Potter is a feisty guy for being 3 years old. On the hill we ran into Fergus and "Lil Scout. Don't get me wrong, I love Fergus and 'Lil Scout but my person just yapped and yapped with their peeps. These are some of her favorite canine cronies, I know! I even jumped up on her once to tell her to move on. She did not take the hint. Yap, yap, yap! So, along came little Haily and her person was bleeding from her hand. She was trying to give a treat to a dog and the dog got too excited and got her fingers along with the treat. Here is a lesson for pups. Pups, try to follow the "gentle" command. While getting the treat quickly will give you immediate satisfaction, it is a short sighted reward. Peeps tend to not offer treats again after you draw blood. Anyway, I hope Haily's person is OK because she is one sweet person who always, always tells me how beautiful I am.

Off we went again on our own. I stopped at the beach and let me tell you the river is very high. I laid down in the water and it nearly went over my back. I do not like when the water goes over my back. I am a wader not a swimmer.

Anyway, it was a beautiful walk and I saw dogs that I really like. On the way out I saw Niles and Caber. Caber is all growed up already! They are handsome boys.

When I got home from the park today our girl opened up the door to let me in. I was not sure that she had stayed home. She was still there and I am so happy to have her back!

I also want to give a shout out to my friend Ziggy ! She got a bite and scratch earlier this week. Hope you are feeling better Ziggy!

Merlin the happy dog.