Shes a NATURAL!

Took the dogs out for a quick spin with the four wheeler. Been swamped heavy with work that I just had to take a break. It felt so great... not sure who enjoyed it more, me or the dogs!

Boreas couldnt go since he hasnt shed his coat but most of the others got their turn. I put Calypso up front since she likes to zing around the yard full speed and never wants to stop. Figured Id put that energy up in front with Juno and see what came of it. I was pleasently surprised... that girl is a NATURAL!!

Juno does well up front, is very smart, very responsive on her commands but the poor girl cant keep another dog from turning around if they want to. Shes way too small to control anybody. But Calypso, little Cali, shes so tiny and the perfect match for Juno!

They took right off and Calypso did great on listening, being observant and showed excellent intelligence right from the start. I dont think it will take any time for her to learn her gee and haw. Shes already got her line-out command down and this was only her first time in lead!!

Our summer kiddie pool worked out great to cool the dogs down when we got back. The temp was only up to about 60 and doing a quarter mile wasn't enough to overheat anyone. I didn't have them pull the rig at all but used the motor the whole way. Was fun to see them stretch out and also put me at ease that I could control them if they were getting too hot or wanting to go faster.

We stopped a few times at some nice shady areas along side the road but for the most part everyone wanted to be on their way. Lessons from last year were still on their minds as I didn't see too many harness bangers. All were very calm and relaxed when stopped. Really nice to see that especially with it being our first four wheeler run.

Ichabod took full advantage of the pool on our return. He laid down in it, sat in it and drank off and on while staying firmly planted in the pool. I have seen dogs enjoy our pool before but Ichabod took his enjoyment to a whole new level!