Puppy Playtime

I am so happy this morning you would think I found the fountain of youth. Echo slept from 11pm to 6:44am, almost eight hours. The only problem for me was that I didn't hit the hay until 1:45am. The rule that you sleep when they sleep applies to babies and puppies.

There was a stray dog running around the neighborhood. He has a collar with tags on, but we could never get close enough to capture him. The neighbors were trying to lure him in with water and food. I even used Echo as bait, which didn't even work. Echo did find some of the kibble. Eventually the neighbors grew frustrated and the dog went on his way.

Today was the first puppy playtime at the Hound Huddle that we attended. Every Saturday from 10:30 to 11:30 they offer up their play area to puppies under the age of six months. Echo meet four females this morning, 2 Sophies, Nala, and Callie. They chased balls and each other, jumped on the furniture (which Echo was scolded for), slid on the wet floor (into the wall on occasion), and generally carried on as puppies do.





Toward the end of the session Echo's head was stained with blood; Little Callie, the Pugle, had lost one of her canine teeth. I have no idea how that could have happened (see Callie in this photo).



After playtime, we stopped at home to pick up Buddy. Then a quick stop at the bank's drive-up window where they each received a treat. Then Echo shopped a little at Shopko while Buddy and I went for a walk. Then we made a food run for Buddy. Mounds is one of the few places Buddy still gets to visit. The staff is always happy to see the OccuPaws puppies. They each received another treat.