Showing posts with label sticks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sticks. Show all posts
Unseasonably Warm, Especially Energetic
Buzz is usually a high-energy dog, but sometimes he turns it up to 11. Buzz had some extra energy last night, so I got out his tuggy for a quick game.
“Tug tug tug!!!!!”
But, while only played tug for about 3 minutes, Buzz continued to play for the next two hours.
“I’m on my belly, dominating the tuggy!”
“Look everybody! I’m doing a headstand and still dominating the tuggy!”
“I am the champion and the best!”
“What do you mean it is bedtime? I have tugs to dominate!”
Buzz, if you go to bed and sleep like a good boy, we can run at the lake tomorrow morning. Just be quiet and calm for eight hours.
“Deal! I will tuck myself into my comfy crate and dream of sticks and lakes and mud.”
Dear reader, in the pictures you will see if you scroll down, Buzz is burning approximately one million calories. The effect of viewing these pictures is unknown, but they may make you feel much less or much more energetic. You’ve been warned!
The calm before the storm.
Just smelling the smells and seeing the sights.
Starting to have a little bit of fun...
Picking up speed...
Drat! He's back on leash because we're approaching the smaller lake and it sounds like the swans are on the near shore.
Yep, the swans were right by the trail having a swim and a honky little talk.
Buzz was interested, but not too interested.
By which I mean that he made no attempt to eat them, but he did watch them closely.
Once we moved along, Buzz started to get some funny ideas. Like, why not walk on two legs for a while?
Prepare for lift-off!
It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s SuperBuzz!
He started to look a little tired from the bipedal walking and the flying…
See, he calmly stepped over this fallen tree! Tired, right?
Uh-oh, I spoke to soon!
“THE LAKE! THE LAKE! THE LAKE!”
(Yes, it is November in Michigan, but it was 60 degrees out today, so Buzz was not in danger of freezing.)
“FETCHING IN WATER IS MY FAVORITE!”
“I’m only holding still ‘cause you’ve got my stick. Throw it. Throw. Throw it. Throw the stick. Stick. Stick needs to be thrown. Throw.”
“Check out THIS AWESOME STICK!”
“I like this one, too! I LOVE ALL THE STICKS!”
“Okay, time to dry off!”
“What are you laughing at?”
“Oh, this seems to work better when I get out of the water and then shake.”
‘Oh, look at my dog, all nice and clean,’ thought the food lady who was prone to jinxing herself and speaking too soon.
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‘Oh well, at least he seems to be worn out now,’ thought the food lady who was prone to jinxing herself and speaking too soon.
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::::food lady smacks herself upside the head:::
Next on the menu: a love affair with a stick.
Or maybe tree is a better word for it.
Buzz seemed to agree that it was oversized, so he snapped little pieces off of it for a while and then tossed it aside. Just like a man. Sigh.
Oh, isn’t it too bad he’s not in focus here?
Dear reader, are you tired yet? Buzz isn’t!
Not at all!
Okay, maybe a little.
“Tug tug tug!!!!!”
But, while only played tug for about 3 minutes, Buzz continued to play for the next two hours.
“I’m on my belly, dominating the tuggy!”
“Look everybody! I’m doing a headstand and still dominating the tuggy!”
“I am the champion and the best!”
“What do you mean it is bedtime? I have tugs to dominate!”
Buzz, if you go to bed and sleep like a good boy, we can run at the lake tomorrow morning. Just be quiet and calm for eight hours.
“Deal! I will tuck myself into my comfy crate and dream of sticks and lakes and mud.”
Dear reader, in the pictures you will see if you scroll down, Buzz is burning approximately one million calories. The effect of viewing these pictures is unknown, but they may make you feel much less or much more energetic. You’ve been warned!
The calm before the storm.
Just smelling the smells and seeing the sights.
Starting to have a little bit of fun...
Picking up speed...
Drat! He's back on leash because we're approaching the smaller lake and it sounds like the swans are on the near shore.
Yep, the swans were right by the trail having a swim and a honky little talk.
Buzz was interested, but not too interested.
By which I mean that he made no attempt to eat them, but he did watch them closely.
Once we moved along, Buzz started to get some funny ideas. Like, why not walk on two legs for a while?
Prepare for lift-off!
It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s SuperBuzz!
He started to look a little tired from the bipedal walking and the flying…
See, he calmly stepped over this fallen tree! Tired, right?
Uh-oh, I spoke to soon!
“THE LAKE! THE LAKE! THE LAKE!”
(Yes, it is November in Michigan, but it was 60 degrees out today, so Buzz was not in danger of freezing.)
“FETCHING IN WATER IS MY FAVORITE!”
“I’m only holding still ‘cause you’ve got my stick. Throw it. Throw. Throw it. Throw the stick. Stick. Stick needs to be thrown. Throw.”
“Check out THIS AWESOME STICK!”
“I like this one, too! I LOVE ALL THE STICKS!”
“Okay, time to dry off!”
“What are you laughing at?”
“Oh, this seems to work better when I get out of the water and then shake.”
‘Oh, look at my dog, all nice and clean,’ thought the food lady who was prone to jinxing herself and speaking too soon.
↓
↓
↓
↓
↓
‘Oh well, at least he seems to be worn out now,’ thought the food lady who was prone to jinxing herself and speaking too soon.
↓
↓
↓
↓
↓
::::food lady smacks herself upside the head:::
Next on the menu: a love affair with a stick.
Or maybe tree is a better word for it.
Buzz seemed to agree that it was oversized, so he snapped little pieces off of it for a while and then tossed it aside. Just like a man. Sigh.
Oh, isn’t it too bad he’s not in focus here?
Dear reader, are you tired yet? Buzz isn’t!
Not at all!
Okay, maybe a little.
America's Next Top Model
Last night I was seriously cracking up watching "America's Next Top Model." So, I asked Buzz to act out some of my favorite quotations. I think all of these are courtesy of the model "Jael."
Saginaw Forest
Yesterday was quite warm and Buzz and I were not used to it! He was panting and tired and we couldn't go very far or very fast.
Today was nice without being too hot, so we went on a long hike through Saginaw Forest to Third Sister Lake!
Buzz was willing to go further into the water than in the fall, but he still doesn’t swim; he just wades.
Buzz doesn’t play fetch on land, but he loves getting a stick out of the water.
“Please throw the stick. Throw it. The stick should be thrown. Throw the stick.”
My favorite picture of the day!
Buzz can shake it. Shake it like a Polaroid picture!
He’s staring at the marsh just beyond…some truly strange noises were coming from there today…toads? birds? I really couldn’t say…
Playing with litter…
Tossing litter to himself and catching it as I look on laughing…
Crazy puppy caught mid-frolic...litter flying through the air...
Today, Buzz remembered what “Come!” means
But this is the look I got when I said “In the car!” : p
Today was nice without being too hot, so we went on a long hike through Saginaw Forest to Third Sister Lake!
Buzz was willing to go further into the water than in the fall, but he still doesn’t swim; he just wades.
Buzz doesn’t play fetch on land, but he loves getting a stick out of the water.
“Please throw the stick. Throw it. The stick should be thrown. Throw the stick.”
My favorite picture of the day!
Buzz can shake it. Shake it like a Polaroid picture!
He’s staring at the marsh just beyond…some truly strange noises were coming from there today…toads? birds? I really couldn’t say…
Playing with litter…
Tossing litter to himself and catching it as I look on laughing…
Crazy puppy caught mid-frolic...litter flying through the air...
Today, Buzz remembered what “Come!” means
But this is the look I got when I said “In the car!” : p
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