Limpy Creek

Today I took the dogs to Limpy Creek.

They all had a lot of fun!

Time for Food

Conker announces the readiness of the food.

This display was not as obnoxious as it usually is.

This is what they got:

Yurmmeh.

Find it!

Conker plays the "Find It!" Game.

This game is simple. Take a handful (or just one piece) of food, throw it and say "Find It!" as you do so. The dog will search for the food and be instantly rewarded for finding it. The level of difficulty can be increased by playing in grass of varying heights. The dog will have to use his or her nose to find the now hidden food. In the process, the dog will learn how to use their nose more efficiently. It can also be used to slow down hasty eaters, or to just give the dog something to do for a few minutes.

Thunderstorms are fun!

Conker has always loved storms. I don't know exactly why, but they seem to energize him. The more wild and violent the storm is, the crazier Conker gets. This is way different than the typical dog reaction of fear when they hear thunder.
So what do we do when a storm is on the horizon, threatening to dump it's fury down upon us? We go out and play in it, of course!

Tug is one of Conker's favorite games. When combined with fetch, it is his favorite. I try to find toys that we are able to both tug and play fetch with effectively. This particular toy, around 6 feet of soft rope (formerly a horse lead), is very fun to use.

Here Conker plays with my younger sister.

Slavonic Tail Dance

I was bored.

Antonin Dvorak, Slavonic dance Op. 46, No. 1 - George Szell 1947

M-15

Since nothing else of immediate interest is going on, here's a boring soundless video of Conker eating some turkey misc. For some reason Windows 7 thinks I don't need sound in my videos.

Yumm yumm. This is from a short while ago.

Anywho...

Juneau and Sasha found and rolled in some cat piss in the front yard today. So I take them into the backyard and wash them with some lovely smelling handmade lavender soap. As soon as the wash is over and I set her loose, Juneau takes off for the nearest patch of dirt and ROLLS IN THE DIRT. Then, she runs through the brush and COLLECTS A BUNCH OF LEAVES. Then, goes and JUMPS INTO THE POOL. And does it ALL. OVER. AGAIN.
WTF dog...
At least she had fun whole she was doing it.

Like usual, nothing of interest is going on

So I have a video of Conker derping around in the yard for you to enjoy.

We do this 2 or 3 or 5 or 20 times a day, depending on what else we might have done/will be doing that day.

We went to the dog park today, something we haven't done in a long time. Nobody was there, but that was fine. Conker sniffed and ran and rolled in the sand, then we visited the creek.

Conker really likes the creek. Sometimes he visits it five times in one dog park session (about an hour, sometimes more). It seems to supercharge him and he'll run around like a rocket after going for a swim.
Some of the trees at the dog park are beginning to show signs of fall, and the temperatures reflect that. It was a very nice mild day with a slight breeze.

On our hike, Conker was less than ethsusiastic and spent most of his time either lagging way behind or way off in front speeding along and trying to take trails that led back to the parking lot.

This picture shows how darned leggy Conker is. Conker is very leggy for a Shiba.

The hike was only around 3.5 miles or so, not too long. We ran into a pack of off-leash (but polite) dogs that Conker wanted absolutely nothing to do with and ran away from, and bayed at from a distance, right at the beginning of the hike. That could have been why he wanted to leave.

Evening Hike

Haven't gone hiking in a while, and since It was a tad warmish (for Conker) to hike in the middle of the day today (has been for a while now), we went on an evening hike. For some reason it has not struck me to do this sooner...

Anywho,

I took all the dogs with me.

The dogs were pretty good, we didn't run into any people or animals so there were no big distractions.

The sun was well on it's way down when we got to where we could see it.

Juneau imitated a giraffe. 

Sasha was just a Derp.

And decided that my crotch was a very good place to hang out whenever I stopped. All that metal crud is the Girl's leashes. They are double-sided, and hang around my neck when they are not attached to a dog.

 That hill was bloody red and a lot cooler looking in person.

Somewhere on Wildrose trail, we stopped for a group picture.

Somebody left a compound bow hanging on a tree. I'd have gone and investigated it, but Cathedral Hills is surrounded by private property, and I was not sure if this section was private or city, so I left it alone.

Here's a view of GP during the sunset. I don't know what kind of pines those are, but they are not Ponderosas. They are very tall and thin.

The Feather Post has been added to since I was here last. One of mine was missing, but several new feathers had been put in it's place. I think I will start collecting feathers on this trail and putting them here at the end. (It's a loop, and heavily inhabited by wild turkeys.)

We found a large pine cone on the trail.

The dogs played with it for a bit. (Warning, I sound like a dope.)

As we headed back to the trailhead, the sun was gone. A faint trace lingered.

We didn't stay too long, and jogged through this section of trail. It was getting dark very quickly.

Obligatory.

Off-leash video

This is the same hike as this one. Conker loves to play this game, where he runs around me like mad. At the end, he runs up the hill and does not come right away. This is very typical after one of these games, and proves that while Conker is pretty reliable off-leash, he is not perfect. Which is why I always have to pay attention to our surroundings and why I practice recalls all the time.
Also, listen to the bell. Even in the video, you can still hear it when he almost goes out of sight.

Spazzout!

Conker the Shiba Inu, in all his slightly toned-down glory.

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Pissed Off

Here's a video from yesterday.

And a picture of what the Girls ate today.

I can see snow on the mountains around town.  I might go hiking again later today despite it being fucking cold out because when you're pissed off you just don't give a shit.

Conker Escapes

I thought I posted this already but I guess I didn't.

I have since remedied the problem with a thick piece of military webbing.

Conker no longer escapes.

No Pictures, But I've Got a Video!

I am still trying to figure out what to do over my loss of photos.  The blog is really kinda boring without them.  In the meantime, here is a video I took yesterday while on our hike.

Video: Dogs in the creek 2

It's been very uneventful here lately.  I mowed the law today but I don't think that counts as an event.  And Juneau's collar came off last night but I found it lying on a table today.  Whoop.