Ashley does not understand that most dog owners are disinclined to bring their dog to the dog park in the rain, and is very disappointed to find no other dog to play with. 🐕 #dogsofmastodon

Ashley does not understand that most dog owners are disinclined to bring their dog to the dog park in the rain, and is very disappointed to find no other dog to play with. 🐕 #dogsofmastodon

Among Ashley’s areas of special competence is finding her place in the sun.
That and chewing on sticks.

Somebody should develop a breed of really big cherries, and then name them “tomato cherries.”

Ashley emphasizing the importance of weighted carries for optimizing overall fitness. 🐕 🏋️ #dogsofmastodon

I forgot to bring my phone on one of my walks, so those steps only got counted twice and not three times!!! I am bereft.



Chewing on a pant cuff is something

Most days I walk the dog right at the end of cocktail hour, which this time of the year is right at sunset.

Ashley’s place in the sun is very narrow, but she’s found it.

Most of the time—unless I need to go somewhere in particular—I let Ashley pick where we go on a walk. Today, instead of wanting to check all the things, Ashley wanted to head to, and then cross, the busy street.

By then I’d figured it out: She was leading me back to where yesterday she spent the morning at puppy daycare.
Sadly, it only happens twice a month. Happily, Ashley has been signed up for the next one.