YoungerSon and The Bride and Isaac spent Easter weekend with The Bride's family, so I got to puppysit Tessa for three days. It was perfect this morning for a long walk through York Regional Forest.
We took the main trail through Eldred King Woodlands, heading towards the pond.
It turned out that a lot of other people had the same idea. When we got to the pond there must have been at least 15+ dogs of every imaginable size, shape and colour, all chasing sticks and each other. Tessa willingly joined in all the fun, happily braving the cold water to retrieve as many sticks as I wanted to throw for her.She made friends with Hamish (golden retriever) and Bruno (black lab) and they played chase for ages, diving into the pond to cool off every time they got too hot.
Then I had to take a stinky wet dog home in my nice clean car.
"What, Nana? We have to go home now? Can't I stay and chase Hamish and Bruno a bit longer? Pleeeeese?"
Not a place for Dogbait, I guess.
ReplyDeleteWell, you do take your roles seriously, Sham, I must say!
ReplyDeleteOoohh! Stinky wet dog! Not much competes with that for nasty odor!
ReplyDeleteHowever, such a good-looking dog, with friendly eyes! Sometimes, you put up with some stink for the sake of good friendship, eh?
That's one of my favourite trails in the forest. It sure was a beautiful weekend.
ReplyDeleteLovely hike! yes, stay a bit longer!
ReplyDeleteIt's enviable how well dogs make friends. It's just a given for most of them. Stinky dogs are a bit difficult in small spaces but they smell beautiful again after a bath/shower. Will that be next post? ;)
ReplyDeleteDifficult to resist or insist, when you are looke on like this! :-)
ReplyDeleteI find that path between the tall trees very appealing. I could enjoy a walk there.
ReplyDeleteI love that pink nose!
ReplyDeleteTessa is so adorable. Makes me miss my "granddogger" Snicker. Since Hubby has been out of commission from his fall, we haven't had the playful dog over for a visit.
ReplyDeleteYou gotta love that last photo of the doggie. Which reminds me, I must shower Molly!!
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Beautiful locale! And cute doggies too!
ReplyDeleteIt'd be hard to resist that adorable face, even with the stink and mud. but hope you had some towels for her in the car to sit on.
ReplyDeleteIt was a great weekend, a lot cooler now though.
ReplyDelete:o(
There is nothing more 'fragrant' than wet dog, but she does look cute!
love the last picture! what an appealing nose
ReplyDeletePerfect way to spend the weekends.
ReplyDeleteLOL, LOL....What fun for Tessa! Not so much for you with a smelly wet dog...lol!
ReplyDeleteThat Tessa is one cute doggie
ReplyDeleteThe countryside looks wonderful ~ bit different from North Devon, eh?... Though isn't Widdecombe on the Moor in North Devon? I've been there a few times and it was amazing...
ReplyDeleteHad the poor dog not managed a good shake when you snapped that?... He reminds me of my childhood teddybear when he'd gone through the washingmachine...!!
I want a puppydog, too... a tiny cairn terrier (haven't got one though)
ps if you're wondering who on earth I am I hopped in here via a friend of a friend's blog
;->...
Love his pleading look, "Can we stay for a little bit more?"
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