More Doggy Adventure Wings

So yesterday I was supposed to be grading, but it got canceled so Yishai and I headed back up to the lake to do more gardening. Yes, I actually like this stuff. The puppies are all at level 2 adventure dogging (level 3 is the highest). Rippa's not so good with water (any way to avoided will be taken, even insanely stupid ways) and Daca's not so good at rock scrambling. My methodology is just to keep going. They work out the challenge themselves.

Here I am with Fury - Yishai comments that the gaiters make me look like some kinda German soldier, so Mine Fury is giving her salute. (Yes, this is a bad joke on many levels, but you know how dogs' tendons only allow them to make that gesture when you straighten their legs? And Fury is pretty close to "Furor" so yeah, it happens.)

So here is the objective - clear the path behind me and mark pink tape to show the racers where to go (if they are paying attention).

It was kinda hot, so Fury taught Daca about shade.

Here we are on the slabs at our highest elevation.

Y attacking poison oak on the trail (yes, the trail goes through/along creeks).

Rippa ran down this formation. It's gotta be about 8 feet tall. Yipes! Good Adventure Puppy!

Momma with kids in tow and Yishai

Can anyone say TICKS? YES.

And then we had a bonfire/BBQ to go to. We left Fury and Daca at home and brought a very tired Rips. She enjoyed my little practice fire dancing balls (aka poi):

Which then led to maybe something dangerous, but nothing happened: