Marsh Creek - The New Trail   
April 13, 2008


And CJ found a snack. If there's ever anything nasty or smelly along a trail, CJ is sure to find it. 

We'd been out a while, so we let the dogs snack a little. 

Gretchen devoured at least one bone, tried to take CJs then moved onto another in the few minutes we were sitting along the lake. 

She obviously still had too much energy, so we had a little Chuck-It session. The Chuck-it is pretty cool. Not only can you wing the ball half-way into its own orbit, but you don't have to touch the slobbery thing. It also discourages tug-of-war with the dog. For some reason they just don't seem interested in grabbing the handle and trying to yank your arm out with it. 

Gretchen loves fetch.
Slowly we're working her up to fetching/swimming.
Today was her first. She did really well. 
Obviously she didn't mind the water at all. CJ was always very particular about water and refused to swim if his life didn't depend on it. 
Now she smells like pond water. Oh well. At least she was exhausted for the rest of the day. Enough that we could paint some baseboards without worrying she'd get into the paint.

I really need to do something with my hair before I go out with bedhead and have my picture taken.
 
 
There was some kind of sailing training going on. Very pretty but also very noisy. They kept blowing air horns for some reason. I guess to tell each other which way to tack or something.
 
 





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