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The air temp. was 52F and it was a perfect day to bring the hounds to the beach. We were there with a slew of other Mainers with the same idea!
First, we had to traverse the snow-covered beach to get to the ocean's edge.
It was a relief to finally reach the sand. You can see horses and dogs in the distance.
ZuZu, the Bernese Mountain pup, was our favorite dog of the day. As you can see,Toby was quite taken with her.
Zuzu seemed fascinated by Toby, although she probably couldn't figure out why he wasn't in play pose. He just couldn't see her!
She continued to vie for his attention, but to no avail. At least Toby was pleasant with her and did not growl or snap. We got a few good pets in on her and she was the fluffiest dog we have ever touched!
We then walked over to the base of Fox Island where we hung out in a warm, sheltered area for awhile.
From there we roamed the beach in search of Lady Flame's favorite animals... horses! Lady was fascinated by all the horses who shared the beach with us. Her nose was to the ground in their hoof prints from place to place, and her ears perked up upon seeing them in the distance.
It was our obligation to follow them out to the ocean's edge.
We spent a few minutes enjoying the sound of the waves lapping at the shore.
Eventually, Lady Flame told us that it was time to head for home. She sure is expressive with that tongue of hers! "Phttttt....If I can't eat any horse poop then I want to go home and eat my afternoon carrot!"
Our pups love snow. Lady Flame was especially ecstatic and she has been able to run with wild abandon during the duration of this storm which dumped 12 inches of new powder for us to play in.
Unfortunately, Toby has to be on leash as he can't see his way to navigate the pathways in the backyard. When Drew walks him, he ranges back and forth from one wall of snow to the other, on the path, so he has a grasp of where he is. We can't even let him off-leash, to do his helicopters, as he would end up out in the middle of the deep snow and wouldn't be able to find his way back. So, he'll have to wait until tomorrow, for his daily walk, to get his yaya's out.
Lady Flame was having so much fun that she didn't want to come inside. But, the lure of a carrot proved enough to trick her. She is truly a snow bunny;-)
This winter is a yawner of a winter. The backyard is way too icy for the pups to play on so we are restricted to walking down the road or at Papermill Trail. We walked Papermill after school today. There just isn't anything photo-worthy at all. Thus, until the weather warms up for springtime and we can expand our horizons, there will be no photos... The pups are fine, but they are just as bored as we are...
