Walk, Walk, Walk

All Buddy did today was walk, walk, walk.

An hour and a half walk around the neighborhood in the morning. After walking Buddy expects food. We spent an hour in the pet store walking past other dogs and the many sights and smells that are so tempting. Buddy did well with only a few lapses where he got too close to the toys or food. One reason we spent so much time in the pet store is all the choices. I had a $20 gift card and couldn't decide between all the toys and treats.

I stopped for a bite to eat at East Towne while Buddy rested for a bit before walking the mall for an hour. I don't like eating at food court because of all the food on the floor. It's difficult to eat and watch Buddy at the same time, so he did eat a couple scraps. We always meet people that are interested in Buddy's progress and future. Today was no exception, I must have had interactions with more than thirty people that had questions or just liked dogs. Now that we have Buddy, we are much more social.

More walking at the grocery store and finaly some rest. Buddy expected food. One last walk before going to a restaurant before the hockey game. At the hockey game, Buddy should have slept through the whole game, however he resisted lying down. We tried some encouragement with little success. He got his way after we discovered that the floor was pretty wet. So he sat for the first period.

On the way out he proceeeded to shake off, much to the dismay of a few other spectators. Sorry. Drying him off betwen periods, we discovered that it wasn't water, but he was wet from a mixture of water and soda. No wonder he wouldn't lie down. We cleaned it up and he could rest for a bit - until the Badgers score and horn went off. Badgers win, but more important, home to eat.


A dog is one of the remaining reasons why some people can be persuaded to go for a walk. ~O.A. Battista