Vacation! The Road Less Traveled

We had one absolutely gorgeous day of warm sunshine and zero rain. We drove the pups about a mile down the main road to a trail. It was an easy three-mile hike to Little Woodhull Lake, not too hot and not too buggy. Both dogs wore their collars, just in case we ran across other people on the trail, and Maxwell dragged his long-line. He didn't really need it, though. They were incredibly well-behaved. They chased each other through the forest, sniffed stuff, raced circles around us, and only went out of sight a handful of times.

The pups were happy to see the lake. I unclipped Maxwell so he could roam more freely, and Sadie ended up chasing him through the tall grass. It was over her head, so we caught her jumping up every few seconds to peer around for her target.

They came racing back covered in mud and grinning like maniacs.

My fiance convinced Sadie to do a few tricks in the water. It helped clean her off, and was mighty entertaining!

The rest of the trip was just as much fun. The dogs got to have their adventures, we got to play with them and relax. There were more short walks along the lake, generally ending with the dogs beating each other up along the shore. Sadie even made a new friend!

Ah, we will miss those lazy days. Sleep, eat, play. The hardest decisions were what to eat and where to play.

We were sad to leave, but look forward to the next trip north.