Friday, September 5, 2008

School is in session





We went to the park today even though it is so humid out my fur looks like I put it in curlers over night. I did not do that just to let you know.

Anyway, we did not do the entire loop but we did do the second biggest loop and I was happy about that. We passed a number of dogs as we entered but I was so focused on sniffing the ground you would think I was a hound dog.

When we got to the beach we saw Ziggy and a Boxer named Rufus. Right behind us came Willie and his brother Watson. The river is so low that can see all of the stuff hanging out at the bottom. I do not really care very much about what it down there as long as it is not anything that will scratch my belly. My friend Watson however saw this really big stick. He was brave enough to stick his snout down into the water and grab it. He pulled up a branch that was at least 2 big dog long and maybe as wide as a Dachshund. I was so impressed that I laid down and allowed Watson to give me a lesson in retrieval from the bottom of a river. His brother Willie got bored and started to walk away but I stayed the good student and learned a lot.I learned that I like to watch other dogs go through that effort while I lay there cooling off and holding court in the river. Good for Watson for working so hard to get that big stick.

We left the park and walked out with Ziggy. I heard her person saying that Ziggy has not been herself and seems a little depressed. Well, I can't say exactly what Ziggy told me but I did give her a gentle hip bump on her side. You know like an "it'll be OK pal" hip nudge. Ziggy and I have had our ups and downs but she is still one of the first dogs I met when I first started going to the park and I am a dog so I am loyal without question. I wish we had seen a puppy because there is no better therapy than a puppy licking your head.

Feel better soon Ziggy

Merlin the good friend

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