We are lucky enough to be taking care of Gemma this weekend. She is a beautiful Malamute who is very gentle and always happy to see us. She is getting older at 11 years, however, she really doesn't seem to be slowing down. There are still flashes of puppyness and when she is ready, you better have a hold on the leash as she is going to go.
Apparently, her parents take her on the same walking route a LOT. When you leave the garage, we let her lead one time and she turned right for one block, left for 2 blocks, left for 2 blocks, left for 2 blocks and left to her house. She was home, ready for water and kibble.
She does have a doggie door and likes to find prizes in the yard.
The first day, she found a petrified bat in the yard and slept with it.
The second day, she dug up an old bone and left a mud clods on the carpet.
Last night when we went for a walk, we went down towards the park. It was a beautiful evening with lots of people out. We saw several other dogs and Gemma was very well behaved. On the way back, I was holding the leash and mis-stepped, twisted my ankle and fell flat on my face. Robert grabbed the leash, helped me up and as we started down the sidewalk, the leash got tangled under 2 of Gemma's legs.
You could see it in her eyes...she was not impressed with our dog walking abilities.
Luckily, I have absolutely no scratches anywhere from the fall and no one else was hurt. Stairs are a nightmare right now but this will soon pass.
We are getting ready to head over to see what she left us this morning! It's good to have a dog nearby again! :)
On a different note, Cairns pictures were delayed and should be up this week.
TTFN!
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