K9 Musings

We have a pretty awesome park system in my county. Several nice parks with some great trails. And dogs are allowed 🙂 I’m trying to get out and take advantage of them more!

Today I went to a new to me park. It’s one of the ones farther away and not in a direction that I usually travel. But it was a cooler Sunday morning and the day was wide open so off we went.

Over 800 acres, lakes, camping, playgrounds and miles of trails!  We ended up hiking trail 5 – intermediate difficulty and about 2.5 miles.

Kolt has mastered the skills of checking in with me, waiting for me and recalling off of distractions. So he enjoyed some off leash privileges.

Kenzi has mastered the skills of pushing the boundaries and obsessing over squirrels. So she stayed on leash… It’s really rather mind boggling sometimes. She is a great search dog and stays focused on her job when it’s time to work. But just hiking? All bets are off.

The park had several covered benches. Perfect for resting. Or, if you’re like me, making dogs pose for cute pictures.

Break time! About halfway through. We were all panting. There were some major hills to go up and down!

Another bench, another picture. So nice of them to situate the benches differently so I could easily photograph from different angles 😀

We had fun. And we got tired. It was a great morning.