Last Tuesday, a cloudy day again, but we headed down to the beach anyway. It's a long walk down a hillside under tall maples on a switchback road. Maya and her little sister, Chloe, frolicked and sniffed all the way down. I had thought of practicing recalls on the way down, but it was useless. The pull of the wild was too strong. When we got to the beach, the neighbor dog, a female black lab, joined us. Our grandsons from Calif. threw sticks for the pups to fetch and we all enjoyed the cool, fresh air. After disturbing a fisherman who wasn't catching anything, we proceeded along the beach, finding jellyfish, starfish and other tasty oddments. Maya has never been in swimming, but today wasn't the right day as I will have to go in the water first and coax her in. I'll take a warm, fresh water lake, please!
After the dogs all had a good run, we headed back up the hill, this time practicing our loose leash walking, as the dogs were tired enough to cooperate. By the time we were back at the car, they were dry enough and we all went happily home. 
Donna
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