Last Blog of the Beach

Zacky hardly ever dropped his ball  cuz this little white fluffy thing was always lurking and would swoop
in and pick it up

He kept a sharp eye out for her

evening taking it to the water cuz he knows she too much of a prissy girl to get her feet wet

or so he thought

she was right there with him

but it's true she wouldn't get her feet too wet  - just hung out with Zack and watched everything

Then she'd be off - go Molly go

I happen to turn around and caught Zacky on this rock - I think he remembers some of his pivot training from obedience - I swear I never put him there he did this all by himself - awwww - it's been a long time since training so I guess he did retain something ahahah

Oh, I think I told you it was windy right?

On the way back to the car Zacky was checking out the roots of the knarly trees that surround the small dunes and I made the dogs stop to get a picture.    I think  Zack was fed up by this point of me taking his picture - I may have taken a few BOL

Molly has no idea what she has to come ..... now to get her to sit stay....hmmm

Dog Day Out - Part V - Beach cont.

So like I said we had more than one ball.   Zack continued to have his fun with the chuck it and then Molly was off

chasing a ball of her own

and she finally got it

Whoo hoo Molly

Zacky still got to have his ball and wasn't giv'in it up

He even tried to get Molly's ball on occasion!!!   He was hilarious as he would keep a ball in his mouth, jump and bounce all over and growl and shake his head at the other ball that he could not get cuz he already had one!!!  Wish I had my video camera to capture his craziness...

The desire soon passed for Molly tho..she was happy just to follow Zack around

Maybe it was all the sand in her soft whiskers.... not quite so repellent as Zack's wiry coat.

Dog Day Out - Part IV - The Beach

I still haven't blogged about the great time we had at Wally's Beach the day we took the dogs out.  I am sure I will have to do more than one post about it - to show the photos at the very least - we had a blast anyway.  Here goes.

It was nice walking  through the small dunes getting to the beach as it was somewhat sheltered.   Little did we know it was so breezy once we hit the nice beach at the lake but that didn't stop Zacky from anticipating his chuck it ball was coming....

He was back and forth and loving every minute of it...

even the mouthfuls of sand didn't deter him.... a quick gag to clear his throat and he was off again 

For some reason the chuck it ball on the beach is a whole different thing that a chuck it ball in the garden.... also having Pete there to throw it rather than me makes a difference ahahahah - and yeah I do throw like a girl - which is sometimes backwards when I was aiming forwards but I try.

We had been training Molly the "come" on her leash and as it was such a safe place out there, no one around and lots of open areas to see her we put her on her 50 foot leash and she seemed fine so we decided to let her off.   It was a bit nerve racking but she was great!!!  She followed Zacky and came for a cookie (so glad she is food motivated).  

I swear I think I almost cried to see how happy she was running free and having so much fun.   

She tried so hard to get the ball when Pete threw it but no matter how fast she tried

those stubby little legs just weren't quick enough - and Zacky teased her once he got the ball

 Her heart was in though and she gave it her all

 Little did she know we had 3 balls!!!    Til next time

Dog Day Out - Part 3

I never did finish blogging about the day we took the dogs out..... but somebody's birthday came up :)

Our country walk along the irrigation canal was so great.

Zack was in his element

His favourite activity when he finds something either stinky or dead

This time it was a lower mandible of some poor animal carcass - gross for us but makes a perfect scratch my back kind of tool for Zacky....ooooh ya

Molly had her first buffet.   Even though she was on her lead Zack and her must have a plan so that when we are paying attention to him Molly gets up to mischief.   He is teaching her his poop fetish.  She had quite the smorg - sampling all sorts of poopalicious treats.... horse, deer and cow were on the menu for this little madam.

Learned in dog class  that extendileads have their downfall and by george she's right!!!

Great Visit

Duece came for a visit on Zack's birthday.  We haven't seen Deucy Doo since May so Zack couldn't have got a better surprise gift.  

He was so happy to have his ol pal back for the morning

It was Molly's first take of Deuce and she was just fine.   She checked him all over and then teased him something awful running up and taking off, running circles like a mad thing - Deuce thought it was the best game.   He was really good with her.   Molly is surprisingly brave when it comes to dogs.

The three of them were so cute together.

Before heading out for our walk Zack just had to hang out with Deuce whereever he was....bless him

We couldn't have had a better weather for Zack's Birthday walk.   It was just perfect.   He and Deuce just loved the off leash and all the smells...

Had a good romp together.

Deuce watched on

while Zack would run like a mad thing through the long grass leaping like a kangaroo so he could see where Deucy was.   They were keeping an eye on each other that's for sure.

Deuce is nearly 13 so before you know it we have been 5km (Zack many more ahahah) and it was time to go home.  Molly pulled up the rear and we headed back to the car.

I think Zack had a good birthday......and he deserved it 

Birthday Boy

Happy 5th Birthday to the Bestest Border Terrier EVER!!!  He is such a great dog and I am lucky to have him.     He doesn't know it yet but he has a visitor coming today.....can't wait for him to see who it is.

Dog Day 2 - Somewhere Different

Every day I try to take the dogs on a different route for their walk but it is always a nice change to go "out of town" somewhere different.   On Saturday we took them for a walk along one of the many irrigation canal dirt roads  - mostly for Zacky so he can have some off leash time and put all his terrierness to work.   He loved every minute of it.

He trotted along the road, sniffed every crack, hole, weed, grass, dead thing, shit, you name it he was there ahahah

He led us down the long and winding road

to the spillway

Molly got right into the action too and sniffed out lots of holes for critters  along the way .... Zack will turn her into a border terrier yet.....

Then again may be not LOL