Snowy Sundays

Dave and I had a great weekend! We started our Saturday morning at the Bloomington Public Library listening to the guest speaker, Karen Land, an Iditarod participant and mush dog kennel owner. Karen is also a native of Indianapolis. She brought her trusty mush dog, Borage, with her. She showed off her sled, as well as some of the tools she used during her various races. You can find more about her accomplishments here: http://www.mymusher.com/



I was sure to get a few moments of canine love with Borage as well as a picture with Karen before we left. (Borage had HUGE feet. He is 11 and in great shape. He no longer races, spending the majority of his day eating treats, getting ear rubs, and sleeping.)


We followed up our visit to the library with a trip to Chipotle. What goes better with sled dogs than burritos?

Today, we headed off to Griffey Preserve for a nice early afternoon hike. With temperatures near 33 degrees with some sun, we couldn't pass it up. We loaded up the canines and headed off. Beans and Biscuit are always sure to vocalize their excitement for hikes, as well as mustering as much puppy energy as possibly in these short "going for a hike" car rides. They are ready to go instantly....once we are out of the car.



There were several cars with ice fishing folks---I dare not venture out to the middle of the lake---In my head, it was not quite frozen. One word for those people: Morons.

It was a great few miles....Beans and Biscuit are great models for action shots.



Beans will always remain on leash during our hikes. She is not to be trusted with the wildlife----she may never come back. This observation was solidified this morning after a Dogs 101 episode featuring Beagles---"not to be trusted when not properly contained or leashed." And there you have it.