Nothing Like a Car Ride and a Walk

Yesterday, Saturday, July 20th, my nephew, Eric, and I started out early to take Snickers (whom you read about last time) and Karma (also previously posted on underdog railroad) for a walk, just to get them out of Molly's Kennel for a little while.  We planned to get there right when they opened at 9:00 because the day was forecasted to be ungodly hot (again!) and quite humid.  We were pleasantly surprised that at least there was a breeze, and it didn't seem to be quite as hot as it had been during the week.  But it was still hot.  And we arrived later than our target time of 9:00.  I'd like to blame that on Eric, but alas, I can't.

Snickers (L) and Karma (R)

Linda had told me that Snickers loves to ride in the car and stick her head out the window, so when they settled in to the car for the short ride to the park, I rolled the window down.  Eric took this photo of both dogs happily taking in the sights and enjoying the fresh air.

Once we arrived at the park, both dogs drank some water, and then the tug-o-war...er, I mean, the walking began.  Both dogs were excited to be outside, and the park was chock-full of other people walking their dogs.  Snickers and Karma, being the friendly dogs they are, insisted on greeting any fellow canines who came along, so there was some tugging going on.  And lots of sniffing, and lots of inspections, and lots of tail-wagging, and lots of tongue hanging out, and lots of prancing, and lots of ears going up, and lots of sweat too.  But that was me and Eric, and no, our tongues were not hanging out.

Note: My Tongue is Not Hanging Out

We rested under the shade of a pavilion at one point, where Snickers enjoyed the coolness of the cement under her full fur coat.  Karma kept alert, just on the off chance another dog might walk by.  We had a nice little respite, and headed out again. 

We ran into Colleen, who oversees the dogs at Molly's, who was out walking Reese (also posted on underdog railroad recently); she was happy to have so many Molly's dogs walked that morning.  She soon went on her way to return Reese and bring Trudy, another little cutie, to the park.  We met up with them a little later.  It was Trudy's first time at the park.  She and Karma seemed to hit it off right away.

Eric and I had places to go, people to see, and a dog, Cadbury, to transport in the afternoon, so we returned Snickers and Karma to Molly's.  They hung their heads out the window again on our way back.  Ah, fresh air.  It's gotta beat the kennel air!

Karma and I saluted the flag, and headed into Molly's, where it is air conditioned -- and of course, dinner is always served, so for Snickers and Karma, it's not so bad.  But they'd much rather be living with their furever family in a home.  They are both nice dogs, and I'm sure this will soon happen for both of them.