Yep, Tuesday was, in a way, all about the dog!
After we had gone to the Zoo on Monday,
we had stopped by to visit my Dad and my Grandma and spent the evening there. While we were at the Zoo, he got to go to the doggie park with Andrea.
*The doggie park is a magical place where doggies get to run around in a safe, enclosed area without leashes. They meet and sniff other doggies, and share all sorts of things (most of them pretty gross). But in Koda's little fuzzy brain, it is magical; and a nice change from being stuck inside in the cold as he has been for the last several months!*
Tuesday we got up and went for our run. We had gone running Monday morning as well, so by Tuesday morning the puppy knew what was coming and was really happy.
*Running San Diego is quite the thing. I can run fairly good anymore. I exercise a lot, though I am not going to win any sort of race anytime soon. They have a bike/run/walk path in San Diego like they do here. The exception is here the path is FLAT and there it is full of HILLS. The easiest place to park is at the top of the hill. So you think you are doing amazing in the beginning, but completely fall apart in the end. It also really makes you sore in different places. I need to run hills more often!*
So after the run, Tacey went shopping with Andrea and Shane, the Boys and I took the puppy to the dog beach. The dog beach is like the dog park but MUCH bigger and full of all SORTS of new things to smell!
Koda is a good dog, but he does forget to behave when there is something exceptional to explore. This would make him exactly like the rest of my kids. . . hahaha!
That is me, Dallin & McCade watching him run up and down the hill. He ran up there to follow a group of dogs, and was having a hard time deciding to come back. If I stay in one spot he will more-than-likely come back, but if there are other dogs he will forget I am there entirely and follow them.
He finally decided to test the water. He wasn't too impressed and drank more of it than he should have. It made him kinda sick later. Serves him right. Who purposely drinks Ocean water? Yuk!
The best part was the other puppies to play with; in his opinion
the BIGGER
the BETTER.
He had good fun with this boxer, but the boxer was a lot more interested in swimming out to get the stick his owner threw for him.
McCade thought he was fun too. He wasn't very dry either.
And Shane?
Well. . .
as you can see, Shane was doing what he usually does. . .
When it came time to walk back to the car I put Koda back on his leash.
Shane thought he would walk right with us
so he let him off the leash.
Koda did a complete 180 and ran back to the pack of dogs we had left behind.
It took a minute, but Shane got him back on the leash.
Koda is lucky Shane didn't tie him to a rock and dump him in the deep water! HAHA!
Then we went back to my Dad's house for a hose and towels.
Had to de-salt the dog & McCade.
Amazing how much a dog and a boy can hate a garden hose!
Then a visit to my other grandma and
MUFFIE!
Muffie is doing well; but I think the surgery on her last knee was a failure.
She doesn't seem to care.
She was really happy to see us!
(If you are wondering if I am referring to Grandma or Muffie; the answer is both!)
The boys played with Muffie and McCade is still her best friend.
Muffie recognized right away that her alpha was there, and amazed Grandma with how good she acted.
It was nice to see both of them.
This time we got out the door without McCade crying; Muffie was upset though.
So yeah, Tuesday was all about the Dog!
Danielle
Oh! And Tacey's Shopping trip that was only going to last about 2 hours turned into an all-day event where she spent ALL her money, plus someof her Aunt's.
Several hundred dollars.
Well, now she has a new wardrobe and saved me the trouble!
