Adventure Dogs

Here in Portland there is a company called Dog Adventures Northwest. Just as you might expect, they take dogs on adventures!

Charlie went on her first adventure yesterday. She was put in a group of "littles" (as opposed to big dogs). The other two dogs in her group were Ezra and Momia. All of these pooches have been described by their humans as small dogs who think they are big.

Their teacher for the afternoon was Tosten. He drove to Charlie's condo to pick her up. Ezra and Momia were already in his car. It was kind of like the three little dogs were on a school bus, and G-Lo and Zayde waved to them as they drove away. The dogs couldn't wait for their adventure to begin. They looked out the window, and Zayde was sure he saw smiles on all their faces.

Tosten took the "littles" to a park. The dogs got to run around without their leashes on. They took turns chasing each other, sniffing each other, and nuzzling each other. There was a stream nearby, and all three dogs bravely waded into the water. It was Charlie's first time! She loved it so much. She splashed water everywhere and loved the feeling of the cool water washing over her thick coat.

Tosten brought Charlie home two hours later. Charlie was tired and happy. She was so tired she could barely keep her head up. As soon as she could, she plopped down on her pillow and took a very long nap. She dreamed about Ezra and Momia, about chasing them around, about running as fast as she could, about splashing in the water, about the warm sun on her face, and about Tosten, the teacher, who was so nice. Charlie can't wait for another day of adventure, and she was happy to hear that her humans have scheduled one for next week!

These pictures were all taken by Tosten.