Down On The Farm

Cody has gone back to stay with the trainer from Autism Dog Services and Jackson was placed elsewhere (not sure if he will be coming back or not) so I find myself back down to my own three dogs. Since my gang rarely go out as a group, I decided to take all three out to my friend's property in the country. We invited Kent (my first foster puppy) and his family along for the adventure. The 5 Labs and one Golden Wannabe had a blast racing through the long grass, wading in the creek and checking out all the different smells country life has to offer.

17 week old "Splash" appeared to enjoy herself as she happily chased after her new friend, Jive ....the only dog that was close to the same size. It won't be long before Splash outgrows "little" Jive, who at 18 months weighs a whole 43lbs and is the smallest Lab people say they have ever seen.

Even 12 yr old Molson was able to keep up with the much younger dogs as they raced around. I've often been asked by people, including my vet, how I have been able to keep Mo in such good shape. I gues the answer would be maintaining a healthy weight and having a puppy around constantly to keep him active. He may be losing his hearing and his sight, but he certainly hasn't lost his zest for living.

After a few hours it was time to pack it in and head back home with wet, stinky dogs on board. I think we accomplished the task of tiring out the puppy. After all......a tired puppy is a good puppy, right? A tired Fortune is always a good thing too!!!!!!