Dog park

Finally decided to take Butters to the dog park after a long hiatus. In truth, I really don't like socializing with the people there. I just like watching my dog. I dreaded meeting the regulars.

When we got there, Butters took off to meet other dogs. In the process, a little black dog with a pug nose came barreling down on him and tried to get him to play. Misto! Amanda must be here. I was really happy to see her because she's probably the only one there I really like and enjoy talking to. Might have something to do with our dog philosophies. This is the first time seeing her since her hip surgery so I was happy to find that everything went pretty well. Seeing that she has a cane with her, I offered to take her dogs out walking around the lake. Again, I felt happy that she was okay with me talking Misto and Kuma. I've walked with Kuma before. He seems to like walking with his nose right behind my knee (I know because at the end of the walk, my knees would always be slightly moist from dog snot). Misto is a bit like Butters, meaning she likes to pull ahead. So we decided that I will be walking them on Sunday. Looking forward to it.

When feeling emotionally drained, seeing a well-liked friend that I haven't seen for awhile really lifted my spirits. Still brings a smile to my face when I think about it.

And I finally took Butters to be professionally groomed yesterday just to even things out and so that I have a template for when I cut him next time. He looks very clean. I love when the groomer did to his tail, ears, and paw. The face takes a bit getting used to. He looks like a different dog who answers to the name "Butters." It's quite a shock. Will post picture.