Balloons

Since we had another busy day planned, Echo received a smaller breakfast than usual. He makes up the calories at dinner time. It's not so bad considering that we used to feed Buddy once a day.

First on Echo's agenda was the Pet Fest in Madison. We got there a little early to acclimate the dogs. Buddy was able to tag along for this one. Echo bothered Dale for a while and was very excited to see Slick and Divit, along with the other hundred dogs and humans. He was particularly happy to see Nala, his playmate from the Hound Huddle.

Echo's response to commands was greatly affected by the distractions today. One on one he is excellent with SIT, ECHO, and COME. Today there were times that he "pretended" not to hear me. A couple more weeks and his puppy permit expires.

Second was Heidi's graduation party in Beloit. After dropping Buddy off at home, Echo was reacquainted with Envy, Ozzy, Dually, and Hooch. They sniffed, chased, and romped. Echo had fun chasing balloons until they would burst. He was a little cautious after the first ones, but was relentless. Before leaving, Echo stopped at the playground to do some surface and stair work prior to his famous "Bambi" slide.

The reason we left Buddy at home was because we had to make a stop at the vegetable farm and grocery store. Echo was one tired dog, but persevered through the shopping. He needs work; he checked out every spot on the floor. More importantly, he did wait to potty until we unloaded the groceries :-)