Last week I had the opportunity to go on an off leash hike with the other interns and a trainer. At least that's what I expected. One of the trainers showed up in what looked like a clown car... she climbed out and all of these dogs started piling out of the truck - they were honking the horn and falling over each other. It was seriously cute. And one by one cars pulled up, adding more and more people and dogs to the tally. By the time we were lined up ready to hit the trail, there were over 20 dogs and about 15 people.
Bauble was my responsibility for the walk! He's the sweetest shar-pei mix if anyone's in the market for one. ;)
We started the hike with most of the dogs on leash, and Whitney, one of the Best Friends trainers, would instruct each of us when it was okay to unleash our dogs. One by one the dogs ran off to investigate and see who else was along for the hike. It was so wild to see the dogs greet each other and then run off into the brush to investigate.
The scenery was so beautiful! It was a surreal experience to be walking along this trail looking at the red mountains off in the distance. I felt like I'd stepped onto a National Geographic set!
As we were walking, I loved the way that the dogs would run and play, but would always come back to check in (I'm sure it helped that most of us had pockets full of treats!) Looking around, I realized that these dogs were getting to do what most pets don't - they were being dogs. They were running, playing, barking, sniffing, and loving every minute of it!
They even managed to find a deer hoof. Ick.
That said, everyone was very well behaved, as you can see!
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