A Day in the Park!

What is the sound of four dogs running? It is panting. Lots of panting. The resident chauffeur took all four of us down to the park to run and exercise. There is a lesson here for my regular readers, if you make enough noise and romp in the house, they will take you out to run and work it off. A quiet dog is a dog that does not get to go play. Abby is joining in play time with Bella and I, with three dogs roughhousing in the house we should get a lot more trips to the dog park.

Sandy and Abby had to drag their leashes for a short time after we arrived at the 9 mile park. Foster dogs always have to drag their leashes till we are sure they will come back when called, it is a very big park if anyone decides to run away. Sandy and Abby passed the test quickly and we all were free to play. Sandy surprised everyone by running with us. At 11 years old, we expected her to be slow and stay close. Instead she ran across the fields and mixed with the rest of the dogs at the park. She did have a hard time getting back up into the SUV when the trip was over, and she spent a long time sleeping when we were home.

We have no prospects to adopt Sandy-Abby and provide them with new forever homes. Sandy-Abby don't care, they have settled in. The resident chauffeur worries about them settling in too well and not wanting to go to a new home. That is what happened to our cousin Molly. Molly simply refused to go when a new family came to adopt her. She had settled in and refused to leave, she had to be adopted where she was.

Sandy-Abby will make someone a wonderful addition to their home. They are so much alike that we think of them as one dog. They are very calm, quiet, well behaved and loving. If you have a home that is a few pounds short of love, we offer two 65 pound packages of affection.

Mogley G. Retriever