This morning I was getting ready to walk to the Post Office again, when Hubby suggested we take all three dogs to the local park and go for a nice nature walk. The route we would take is a mile and a half and has a little pond where Shubi and Fritz love to swim.
So off we went. We headed down the trail, heavily wooded and a bit muddy, with the dogs all running wildly. Even Shubi, who, bless her heart, has not been feeling her best the last few days. They all ran like young children and I had to run to keep up with them. Hubby was far behind, but we won’t even get into that! My cell phone rang and it was my daughter A.M. telling me about the party she was preparing for her Grandmother’s 80th birthday today. I was listening so hard, trying to keep up with the dogs when, boom, down I went. All that was hurt was my dignity!
We arrived at the pond and Shubi and Fritz went right in to swim. Greta was more concerned about sniffing around the edges. She still has not learned to swim. Today though, I placed all four feet in the water and she learned that she could get a nice drink.
Hubby played the fetch game, with a stick and Shubi and Fritz. Shubi would get the stick close to shore and Fritz would swim out to get it. At one point Greta stole the stick and Hubby retrieved it from her. Then he tossed it out in the pond. Fritz leapt to get it, and Greta followed!!!
For a moment Hubby and I stood in open mouthed shock as we watched Greta swimming her little dog paddle out, out, out, and then I realized she had better turn around because she really doesn’t know how to swim!!!
So I called to her over and over and over and she turned and swam in to the shore. Hubby and I started breathing again and he said, “For a minute I was getting ready to jump in and go rescue her.”
She is none the worse for the experience. In fact I think the little bugger actually enjoyed it! After the big dip, we headed back along another path to the car, and putting all three wet dogs in the back seat, we headed home.
Our new name for Greta is: Greta “Esther William’s” Garbo!!!
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Sounds like a nice time to me. Are you going to the birthday party?
We took a nice hike at a place called Chatfield Hollow today. It is a really nice park and there is a swimming area there too.Something like Goodwill park but no playground.
Then we went to the boat show in Clinton and after that we went to a Vineyard and tasted some wines. We got one we liked, but I won’t drink it since it will give me a headache. A few tastes is all I can do. Then home to find Catnip all over my bed. Where they got it from is a mystery, but they had fun while we were gone.
Saw Wedding Crashers Last night. Oh did we laugh!!!!
LOL! “Greta – Esther William’s – Garbo” I almost spurted tea through my nose! My Father carried a photograph of Esther Williams everywhere with him in his wallet, he had a HUGE thing for her.
Sounds like you had a fabulous time with your hubby 🙂 That’s great.
Please tell me you aren’t going to make her wear one of those awful floral swim caps?
= )
That’s funny. I was always under the impression all dogs loved water and were good with it. I guess this is one good reason I don’t have one right now.:(
LOL Wolf is just now started to understand he won’t die if he has to swim. He loves to wade into the water but once his feet can’t touch the bottom, it’s panic time!