From today’s hike and lunch after. Just to give you an idea of what we encounter as we hike:
1. Two young couples bum rushed us right as we got out of the car with the baby talk and beautiful Golden stuff. Lol It’s the only time Logan got a little excited, but they were in need of some training themselves. Lolol
2. A man with what looked like a cross between a Bernese Mountain Dog and a St. Bernard maybe. The dog was cute, big, seemed young, and off the chain. He was moving that man even on a front clip harness. I like Whiteside Mountain because it has a wider trail than many. Luckily, we were where I could get Logan off to the side and put him in a sit. The man struggled by with the dog acting bonkers. The man thanked me. Logan held his own. Some lady complimented me on him holding his sit through all of that.
3. Tons of kids running up wanting to pet. One was a young girl and Logan does great with kids. Well, apparently the baby (maybe close to two) who was on her momma in a backpack wanted to pet also. The lady came over and dangled the baby over Logan ( 😂 ) as he sat and he held his sit. He did sneak in a big lick on the other child’s face, but dog spit is what you get in these kinds of situations. Lol
4. Some sort of little Doodle dog and this man didn’t look pleased I didn’t want Logan nose to nose with his dog.
5. A big Lab and an Australian Shepherd. We got by them fine, but boy those Australian Shepherds have intense stares — like a focused Border Collie, but he was focused on Logan.
6. Heading back was entertaining because there were two kids being swung by their parents on either side and then we go down a series of steps — probably 40 or so — that were covered in water and mud. We were all piled on top of each other — a group of about 10 strangers and us — and Logan did slow so well coming down the steps. The little girl in front of us was running them and fell. The mom said it wasn’t her responsibility to always have to tell her to slow down. The kid was about five and the steps were very wet and muddy. My vote is mom could have spoken up before the kid bought it. Lol
That was it, but boy hiking trafficked trails can be happening.
Oh, and at lunch a little demon dog came flying out from under the table barking/growling as we left the restaurant. Logan barely glanced at him because I had promised him a piece of chicken and was doing the delivery. Lol
Logan gets an A+ as an excellent and happy hiking buddy.
Chicken for my salad and for Logan:
Sweet kisses:
Right before his water break. Luckily, the trail is completely shaded until we get to the view. It’s so refreshing with lots of running water on the way.
