Yesterday morning, after the usual chores, I was feeling a little nostalgic with my puppies. Therefore, I took all five of them for a hike up the ridge behind the house. Lately, I either let everyone off to run around the yard or I take a couple dogs on hikes. It had been a long time- August I think- since all of the puppies and I did something together.
As soon as I started heading for the back of the house, the puppies instantly knew what was happening. All five of them rushed up the hill, plowing through the snow. Now, back in August, we didn't have as much snow, nor were the puppies full grown. This adventure was a little different. At first, they were just so excited to go up onto the hill that they dispersed, smelling every little hollow and branch. Within a few minutes though, they realized that I was still around. They took turns running towards me and jumping straight into my arms. That was a blast when they were little puppies, but now Big Brown can rest his paws on my shoulders when he's standing. With the addition of ice and snow, I probably spent the majority of my time rolling on the ground rather than hiking up the ridge. As if they planned it, when one of the pups would knock me over, the others would come sprinting to join in on the fun. Five full grown dogs with puppy mentalities are pretty hard to escape.
We spent about an hour up on the ridge exploring and falling in the snow...I did most of the falling. By the end of the hour, all five pups were content to sit with me in the snow. Niva and Pismo were more content to sit on me. It's the moments like this that make me love these dogs so much.
21 DAYS UNTIL THE 2012 IDITAROD!
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