Tonight we decided to deviate from our Thursday night obedience class and do something different.
We loaded the dogs in the car and went to the track at our local high school. This is something we did quite frequently last year. When we are the only ones there, it is a great opportunity to let the dogs run. Sometimes we let them both off leash, but tonight I kept Delilah on the thirty footer.
There was one other couple there with a small white dog who played ‘run the fence’ with Sampson. I kept Delilah away from the fence because sometimes, I know you’ll be surprised by this, but sometimes Delilah can be a little snarky at fences.
The moon was almost full, but still very high in the sky so the ground was dark. We started our first lap around the quarter-mile track, Sampson and Delilah leading the way.
Intent on keeping up with Delilah, I followed her onto the grass, completely forgetting the torrential rains we had last night.
Splash. “Ugh!”
Splash. “Ugh!”
Splash. “Ugh!”
Dammit, I stepped in a puddle! Right from the get-go.
Thankfully it was just my toes that got wet, which wasn’t so bad.
Hubby made sure to close all the gates as we passed them, just in case the dogs wandered away from us, but they stayed pretty close and came back each time we called them.
I tried to take a couple of pictures but either because of darkness or movement, I only got one picture of Delilah checking out the bleachers.
We managed five laps around the track.
While I don’t see any marathons in our future, we did manage to tire out the puppies.
I truely love how descriptive you are in your writing, I can just picture you splashing through the wet grass 🙂
Love those pics, especially Sampson sleeping, looks like one tired puppy!
Thanks Misty, I sometimes feel like my writing is very simplistic and long for flair of a gifted writer. It’s good to know that I can help people visualize my stories. 🙂
Thank you for taking us to the track with Sampson and Delilah. I love the description of the puddles! Lovely picture of Delilah checking out the bleachers 🙂
It’s funny I didn’t see that puddle and yet while I was in the puddle plodding through it, I didn’t have the sense to step to the side! 🙂
That sounds like a very good activity for this time of year. Love the picture of sleeping Sampson. 🙂
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Taking the dogs to the school this time of year is perfect, especially if there is snow. Usually the paths are cleared to make walking easier.
Splish Splash
Someones toes need a baff!!! hehehehe
What a great place to take the dogs! There are no tracks like this near my house but now I kind of wish there were. I love all the creative ways people find to tire out the beasts. When you have a nutty dog, you have to think outside the box!
Delilah is no fool. Fences are EVVVviiiIIlllLLLL.
Sounds like fun!
Sounds like you guys had fun, and what a great way to change up the environment!
A tired dog is a good dog! There’s nothing better than getting home after a good walk and having the dog flop down and fall asleep. 🙂