Lapham Today

Today we went to Lapham Peak with Rob and Mom. The first thing we always do is climb the tower.
The pups were crazy insane because there were chipmunks all over the place!
Rob had his work cut out for him trying to hold Teagan back. Keeley is a bit more reasonable about these things.
We walked all over the place and the dogs lived it.
It was sunny and humid. The dogs drank a gallon of water on our walk!
Rob has decided that Teagan is going to be his dog. I'm not cool with that but it is good for her to have a fan, since everyone else always favors Keeley.
I'm rarely in pictures because I'm usually the one taking them, but Mom had her camera too and she took this one of me and Rob and the pups.
Every now and then I get worried that Teagan is going to give herself a doggy-heart-attack with all the pulling she does. Sometimes Rob has to force her to take a time-out and catch her breath. She hates these time-outs though.
I had a bad dream the other night that Teagan ran away from home to join the sled dog circuit because she loves to pull so much.
We walked for about 90 minutes and at the end the pups were completely exhausted! They've been sleeping ever since we got home. Now that's a good walk!

I was watching movie trailers and I came across this one with a wire fox terrier in it! The Ewan McGregor character talks to his dog and there are subtitles for what the dog says since he can't talk. I love that because I have big long conversations with Keeley all the time and I always tell people that he speaks with his eyes. Anyways, I thought it was worth mentioning.

Grant Park with Rob

We went for a walk at Grant Park today with Unkie Rob. Teagan was crazy insane because there were squirrels out and about. Here Rob is trying to calm her down.
A different park is always a real treat for the dogs.
We have our regular parks which are Lake, Jacobus, Washington, and Curry, which the dogs like well enough. But anytime we go some place different, they consider it a special treat!
We went on the Seven Bridges Trail for a while.
And then we walked on the beach for a long while.
It was a beautiful day and there was a nice breeze coming off of Lake Michigan.
Teagan cares very little for scenery. All she wants to do is go! go! go!
But Keeley loves walking on the beach and staring out at the lake.
Keeley tried to entice Teagan to play with him on the beach, but she wasn't into that.
Rob was having a hard time with Teagan because all she wanted to do was drink gross lake water and hunt for squirrels.
Keeley likes to play tag with the waves and get his little doggy paws a bit wet. He had a big smile on his face while we were walking on the beach. And walking in sand is supposed to be good exercise for his bad leg.
Near the end of our walk, Unkie Rob posed for a nice picture with the pups.
What a great walk! We're all tired now!

Lapham Peak with Unkie Rob

Today we drove up to Lapham Peak with Rob. Keeley and Teagan love going on adventures. They were so excited, they couldn't even hold still for a picture. They wanted to get our walk started right away!
This year Keeley made it all the way to the top of the observation tower. If you remember, last year he was afraid to go up very high. The view is great up here!
We got started on the Ice Age Trail.
Now that we're having a spell of warm weather, all the squirrels are active again. Teagan is determined to catch a squirrel to impress Keeley, but so far she hasn't had much luck.
It was a really nice day but the sun didn't break through the clouds until later in the day.
Keeley and Teagan got to meet a couple other dogs that were hiking at Lapham too. Meeting other dogs on walkies is the best!
We switched trails a couple of times and ended up on this nice paved one that they just call the Accessible Trail.
Then after a while we decided to follow the signed back to the tower where we had parked the car.
Now that the dogs were tired, they were able to pose nicely for a picture with their Unkie Rob.
It was a nice little outing.

Minooka with Unkie Rob

We got an early start this morning and headed out to Minooka. You can see from these photos that Keeley and Teagan are already getting along better since doggie bootcamp. Teagan is a little less aggressive towards Keeley and Keeley is more empowered now and stands up for himself more.
We were surprised to run into Keeley's friend Kirby there. No not our DWB friend Kirby, but a frenchie named Kirby that Keeley plays with at doggie daycare.
Also, Unkie Rob is in town for his yearly visit. Keeley just adores him. And this was his first time meeting little miss Teagan.
I know Keeley loves me, but sometimes I think he would have been happier if a guy was his owner. Keeley just really respects men more. How did I end up with such a sexist little dog!?! Woe is me.
Anyhow, the weather today was absolutely gorgeous! Rob really lucked out.
We walked around the park 3 times and then the pups really started looking tired.
Keeley was especially tired out and is still sleeping it off as I'm blogging now.