CANNONBALL!

This was a fun weekend at the dog park. Lots of swimming, lots of running, new friends, some cannonballs, and lucy learning how to fetch! Here's some videos

Lucy showing us that it ISN'T impossible to teach a boxer how to fetch!!!

Wet tired dogs need to be dried off before they can go home and begin their recuperation nap!

Mommy's little helpers

First day of school

This week, schools all around Charleston begin the new school year. For lola and Lucy this means doggy daycare. I encouraged them to take the bus for the first day, but they argued that it would be much cooler if Patrick would take them to school in his car, with the top down.

Patrick told them over and over that there was only one seat, but that didn't seem to bother them in the least!

Tired puppies need lots of naps!

LUCY SWIMS!!!

Today was Lucy's first day at the dog park. We expected her to wade in the water just like she normally does. What we didn't expect was to have a legit swimmer on the first time!!! Here's some videos of her first dog park swimming experience

Lola decided that if they were both going to be swimmers, that she would have to prove that she could set herself apart. She wanted us to share with you her "Dock-Jumping" skills...

A weekend with the pups

The weekend started off with some quality time down the street where we worked on some obedience and let the girls let loose

Here's a quick video to show you just how far the girls have come with their stay and come routine

After a good workout, the girls like to take naps. They always make sure that the other one is no more than an arms length away.

Puppy naps only last a short while. You never know when they are going to go from quiet and docile to wild and crazy! Here's a couple clips to show you how quick they can go from 0-60

After the ruckus comes lazy play time. This usually involves laying face to face and play biting each other.

Sometimes playing with each other is not enough and toys are required. There is a very secret toy selection process that humans rarely get a glimpse of. Patrick was able to sneak up on the action and capture the while process. In the first video he was too noisy and the ritual was interrupted, however in the second one, he was finally able to catch the whole experience!

What would a weekend in Charleston be without a trip to the beach. We started our Saturday out our favorite way, taking the pups to Isle of Palms and letting them run wild.

While there, Patrick did some animal tracking. He noticed these large tracks and was on the trail!

BIG TRACKS MEAN BIG ANIMALS

SMALL TRACKS MEAN SMALLER ANIMALS

AN UNKNOWN ANIMAL LEFT THESE TRACKS...

After a minute, Patrick was able to locate this pack of animals... Here's what he found!!!

Here's some videos of the dogs playing in the water...

Lucy has really come to love playing in the waves and here's a couple videos showing her in action

Seeing as how Lola is getting older, we have begun discussions about what she should choose for a career. Despite Patrick insisting that dogs cannot play football, Lola was insistent that we should put together a highlight reel of her skills for all the colleges to see. She decided the beach was the best place to show her tackling prowess. No tackling dummy??? No problem! Pay attention to the last 5 seconds of the video!

When we came home last night, Lola was nowhere to be found! The house was completely quiet and we realized that this had to be one of the first times that Lola hadn't met us at the door . . .

Where could she be?  Patrick and Ashley snuck upstairs, to find Lola keeping gaurd over little baby Lucy.  Maybe it was because she loves her or maybe it is because earlier that day, Lucy escaped from her crate.  Only Lola and Lucy know for sure.

A day at the beach

Weekends for many people involve sleeping in and late mornings, but we are privileged enough to have 2 doggie alarm clocks that wake us up at 6:30 every morning requesting attention and excercise. Our activities this weekend included lots of beach time!

relaxing in the wading pool

Lucy's best attempt to rile up the resting beast