It’s funny too, because I never do it when it is just Tom and I in the truck. For two months up at the lake I didn’t do it either and not even when Renee joined us up there. In fact we did a six hour drive home with Tom, Renee, Karl and I all in the truck and I didn’t bark once. Now I do again and it really came to a head this weekend.
We went to Burnaby Lake for our two hour walk and I barked all the way there and then all the way back, but never made a sound while we were on our walk. Later in the day, we were invited to a barbecue at our friends, Janet and Dave’s new house. There was a huge yard there, but unfortunately I couldn’t go off-leash because it isn’t fenced in and there are lots of strange dogs running around the neighbourhood.
We stayed there until late in the evening and I got to meet little Hannah, who is just 18 months old. She is the same age as me but I am a whole lot bigger. Because of that, when she approached me, I got down on my belly and got as low to the ground as I could, so that she wouldn’t be afraid of me. She talked to me quite a bit too.
There was another little girl there who is nine years old and I took to her like a duck takes to water. We became instant and fast friends. In fact later in the evening, she spread out a blanket and lay down in front of the campfire. I lay down too and let her put her head on me and use me as a pillow. I got a little growly once when she put her head on my back hip, which really hurt me. My hips are very sensitive.
The next morning I got a surprise visit from Karl and his Mom who came to pick up some stuff. We all stood in the yard and visited and then Karl and I started playing. We had fun until it was time for them to go home and for us to head back to Burnaby Lake for another two hour walk. There were nowhere near as many people today because the weather wasn’t great. There were little rainstorms off and on. In just a week, there has been such a change. You can almost see the lake again as the lillypads which almost cover the surface are all dying back for the winter.
This morning, Tom and I dropped Renee off at work after we had coffee. I didn’t bark this time though. Probably too early in the morning and I wasn’t awake enough yet. After we got home, Tom fed me my breakfast and then we had some quiet time.
Then it was time for the park. We went out there and I immediately met a big dog walking past. We exchanged greetings and then continued to the park. Once out there, I saw another big dog playing on the other side of the park, but Tom never gave me my release, so I stayed right with him.
Tom started throwing the ball and I was being very good about bringing it back and sitting down beside him, until this one time. I sat down and I felt a burning, stabbing pain go through my right rear leg. I didn’t know what it was and I yelped and jumped up and spun in a circle to try and figure it out. It turned out I had unwittingly sat on a bee and he of course stung me. Ouch, that hurt.
Tom saw the bee fall off me and killed it. When he threw the ball again, I just laid there. I needed a little break. Tom then massaged my rear leg and got the stinger out, which made me feel a whole lot better. After a few minutes, I was right as rain and all ready to go again. We kept going until I had run for 40 minutes, then we headed home.
Later on we will be heading out to meet Renee for lunch. The weather has cleared up nicely, with the sun coming out and it is quite a comfortable temperature for walking.
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