Disco Summer

Hello friends!

I am sooooo excited that June has arrived that I can hardly keep my tail still – and when my tail wags my whole body gets in the groove. My hoomans kicked off the summer season with a weekend of cookouts and yard games. My whole family was in town for the celebration. They even brought the newest member of our pack – my little nephew Disco! 

If you were to look at Disco and me – you would think we are complete opposites. Disco is tall and lean. He has a sleek wiry body and is super chill. As you know, I am stout, overly muscular and need to keep busy (so I don’t get myself into trouble). But as it turns out – we are more the same than we are different. Disco was rescued from a shelter just like me – and we both like to chase, fetch and eat hot dogs! We are best pals.

 I was a bit nervous about my nephew coming to visit. He is a city dog and I was not quite sure what he would think about being out in the country. Disco does all his “free running” in a dog park. I don’t mind the dog park but think it would be better if it wasn’t fenced in. Anyhoo, I was overjoyed when my pal Disco joined me off-the-leash for a woodland hike. As he followed me down the tree lined trail, I started thinking…it sure is nice having a freind along. 

With Disco by my side, everything that used to seem ordinary took on a whole new shine. I showed Disco all my favorite spots, like the secret beach where wildflowers grow, my special thinking log where I plan out my canine adventures, and I even showed him how to cool off his belly in the creek. Disco seemed to love the woods just as much as I do and that made my tail wag even faster! 

Once Disco got used to getting his paws wet – he surprised me and started playing fetch in the creek with a rock! I wasn’t too sure about this game. It takes a lot of concentration and courage to dunk your head into the water. Once I summoned enough nerve to give it a try – I found out it was pretty fun! I would have never thought of that game if Disco hadn’t shown me. Turns out even the world’s best canine explorer can discover something new with a friend to show me the way.

So friends as we begin to embrace a new season of summer time and all that comes with it – I encourage you to bring a friend along on your next adventure. The ordinary can become extraordinary when shared with a friend. Who knows what you may discover. You may even learn a new trick or two! 

I’ll bark at you again soon – your friend, 

P.S. Be sure to follow me on Facebook and Instagram! Throughout the summer I will be posting my favorite wildflowers along with other random #dogthoughts.