Dog Day Afternoon

February 22, 2007. Well, what a day it has been. The weather was cold and a mix of sun and clouds. The most amazing part though is that the park was completely deserted. No dogs, no people, no kids and even no birds. As a result we got to play fetch for a full hour. I got in a great run, to the point I was so tired that I just dropped down and refused to go any further. It was great.

There was one time where a fellow came onto the park and started to do wind sprints. I completely ignored him and continued to chase my ball. Tom was very happy with me. Late in our hour, a seagull flew over and I looked and started to go after him, but Tom called me back and I listened. I ignored the seagull and came back to Tom. He was even happier about that. I think I did good.

Later on we went to hockey and I guarded the truck for Tom. When he was done, we went for a 45 minute walk around the rink and through the bush. It was on a paved pathway, but a very nice walk. Tom was still pumped up from playing hockey, so we were able to set a fairly fast pace to wear me out.

Towards the end of the first half of the walk, we came face to face with a masked bandit. He was standing in the path about thirty feet from us. I immediately dropped down and decided I wanted nothing to do with this guy. I turned and headed the other way. Tom said it was a raccoon. Whatever it was, I wanted nothing to do with him.

On the way back to the truck we bumped into some of Tom’s team-mates and I got introduced and got lots of pats and I was very happy to meet everyone. Once we got home, I finished off my food and then we started watching the Canucks play Los Angeles.