I am very impressed with myself: I walked far enough to get Ashley tired enough that she wanted to nap, without making myself too tired to make bread dough. #dogsofmastodon 🐕

I am very impressed with myself: I walked far enough to get Ashley tired enough that she wanted to nap, without making myself too tired to make bread dough. #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.

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



Chewing on a pant cuff is something

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.
We took Ashley to “puppy daycare,” giving us our first dog-free morning in nearly three months.
I checked my phone a couple of times, half-expecting to get a text saying, “Come get your demon dog and never bring her back,” but apparently she did just fine.

What could be cuter than Ashley’s little pink tongue?

I keep looking at Ashley all stretched out thinking, “I wish I were that flexible!” But actually, I am that flexible: I spend hours a day in full hip extension.
