Tuesday, August 10, 2010

9 dogs and an English woman out in the noonday sun!

Yes folks, full house today, and So. Much. Fun! We had our old buddies Kayla, Skipper, Spanks and Harmony, and Middy, our newer buddies Max, Bob, and Cassius, and our newest buddy Neo! We headed North today and galloped though mid elevation forest trails and dipped into Rivers, Creeks and lovely spring fed pond for refreshment. I was in doggy heaven! Here are the shots:
Pleased to meet you Neo, seen here on the left of Kayla with his shiny Canine Energy tag swinging proudly in the breeze! Welcome to the family!
Starting out up the road it was all butt sniffs and excited welcomes...every tail up and the sun shining, perfect!
Up we go, and yes I am stoked!!!
Off the road and onto trails...weeee!
mmmm, the moss smells interesting! One by one they all started forensic style sniffing!
Then it was playtime! Check out Max's butt and Middy's rearing form emerging from the bushes! 
Spanks and Harmony had their own small dog party while the bigger dudes galloped round and round and round! They sound like little Gremlins as they play, I love these girls! Ha!
Immediate stoked quelled for now, we moved on as a tight posse..trotting along in the lovely summer sunshine!
Then it was into the forest for a gallop round Parkhurst! Forrest Gump style '...we jus' raaaaaaan' it was awesome!!! Me yelping, them yipping, off we went until the trail looped uphill again and we all had to stop for a breather. We even met two chaps on bikes, gave directions to them and sat perfectly together while they passed us..goood doggies all round! EVERYONE stayed and waited for them to pass in peace, so proud of all of them!! We had some treats to celebrate, which went down very well indeed :)
Drinkies at the water hole! This creek runs directly across trail, lovely!
Onwards and upwards!
Bob and Middy leading the way back out into the sunshine!
Dancing about... I waited to see what they would do if I just stood still...they were so funny! They milled about and had the odd pee and gallop, then came trotting up to look and me and ask 'well...now where shall we go play?' Such a stellar pack!
Into the bushes!!! This trail has exploded in height since we last came this way! Funny to think we tramp over all this in the winter.
On we go into more forests...
The sunshine filtering through the trees was awesome
Heading back out they were all lined up with tails lower...a sure sign of a tired pack! I decided it was time for a dip in the larger creek to freshen up...
Ahhhh lovely!
Neo had a great wallow!
Bob was like...'er can you get him out? I am ready to go play back on the trails now!...'
So we climbed back up to the road and along to the bridge crossing...I love it how each dog stopped to take a peek at the view as they crossed over!
Ha ha! A wet Kayla barks at me while I tried to capture her sniffing delicately around the Dasies, I guess she didn't fancy modelling them, I thought they looked lovely against her shiny black coat!
Time for another dip before heading home...of course Neo Cassius and Max were last out!!
Parting shots...got a great one of Middy, what a pretty girl! Se you all tomorrow....ARoooOOOoooOO!