I'm left with two active dogs.
Meet Madison.
Chocolate Lab,
age 4,
crazy about tennis balls.
Loves to ride in the car with me.
Especially when I bring her here.
The dog park.
Three miles from home, and we're in the country.
Park.
Hike a bit.
Enter the dog park.
Bliss for Madison.
Bliss for me.
Camera bag.
Pandora station set on "Lenka" on the iphone.
A pumpkin spice latte from Starbucks.
Book to read.
The only problem?
The weasel likes to come along too.
Meet Dakota, or Cody.
No, she's not a weasel, she's a Brittany Spaniel.
Age 3.
The breed I vowed I'd never let into our home again.
But in a weak moment in the middle of South Dakota,
I found myself looking at a litter of Brittany pups.
She came home with us.
Our last Brittany was nuts too.
She ate my tangle-free diamond necklace.
It was in a box, inside of my jewelry box.
The chain lived up to its motto...
and came out tangle-free.
I didn't look for it.
Mark did.
Funny, I don't wear that necklace very often.
Even 16 or so years later.
Back to Cody.
I'm forever losing her in the tall grass.
Might not be a bad idea....
I think we'll keep heading to the dog park.
It wears her out.
-julie
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Glad to see you finally got your coffee.
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't wear that chain either.
Ew.
What a wonderful space to play, it seems like you're finding a lovely rhythm to your days now that the kids are in school.
ReplyDeleteThe pumpkin spice latte is a new one for me...not sure if we have them in Oz...in fact not sure how close my nearest Starbucks is...off to investigate sans hounds.
x Felicity
I could never take my thing to a dog park. She is actually a pony in a dog costume and has no etiguette. Or grace. I don't even have enough energy to wear her out either! Looks like a great place to go though!
ReplyDeleteJulie, What dog park do you take them to? I take noah all the way to the ones in Naperville but I would much rather find something a bit closer.
ReplyDeleteWe have a Jack Russell Terrior who has BAGS of energy and walking her only seems to give her more - but she is a great source of a amusement for my toddler and does get us out the house and walking - I'd LOVE a chocolate Lab but hubby does poop duty, he isnt willing to get a bigger dog :) Fair enough!
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