Sunday, July 16, 2023
Today’s header photo’s foreground sports a flowering object that’s actually my dog, Mitzvah. She’s stepping very shallowly, as usual, into the water. Mitzvah loves water sources, tiptoes into them, and her feet are about as wet as she’s willing to go.
But, true to her Jack Russell/Poodle heritages, she’s actually a pretty tough little being.
Not long ago, Mitzvah’s strong puppy companion, Chase, bumped her completely into the canal. Mitzvah took her fate in stride and climbed out on the bank opposite from where I was hiking. She tracked me by running on that bank, and as I realized later, seeking a thin strip of waterway. On finding one she leaped successfully to my side. Her courage and smarts were impressive.
Another dog that prefers to tiptoe in is my Border Collie mix, Osix.
Osix will step in more boldly than Mitzvah will, but like the smaller dog, won’t dunk.
Yesterday, while my dogs and I were hiking, we bumped into our friend, Julie Gilbert, hiking with her three dogs. One of them is Nick, a full litter brother to Osix. Julie said that Nick loves water and repeatedly enters and exits the stream. We noted that swimming, or not, is the single way in which these two behave differently; otherwise, they’re similarly quirky and unique.
As to pets’ individualities, we learn their ways and manage to love them all.
Dear Friends: My hikes will happen earlier, as HD has me working afternoon hours. Diana
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