Out in the woods

[melissasparrots]

We took advantage of weather too cool for ticks and hit the woods for a quick hike and tennis ball chasing. I’m pretty sure we ended up on a game tail considering my pathological inability to actually follow any trail meant for humans. Baxter flushed a bunny, destroyed his tennis ball and it was nice seeing the green start to come back. We found a long dead deer carcass which the dog just had to run over. Not my favorite part.

 

[faislaq]

Sounds like a perfect afternoon! Except for the stinky deer dog, but he probably loved that part. Good stuff, Mom!

Baxter is one gorgeous and happy puppy!

 

[Greylady1966]

Looks like the perfect trail. Peaceful.

 

[melissasparrots]

That little patch of woods is tick and burr central during warmer weather. I pulled a tick of my dachshund last weekend after a hike in the same woods. But, it was only 38 degrees today, so it was nice. With dog parks closed due to the virus, we are going to have to find a better tick solution this summer because Baxter gets hard to live with if he doesn't get off leash, flat out run time. It helps if I toss the ball into heavy cover and make him work to find it.