New Friends At Wagon Hill

 Today when we went to Wagon Hill.  I watched a Weimaraner playing Frisbee.

Mom didn't let me play with him though. After a while I went down to the water   

and played in the sand until some more dogs came. A big yellow lab came and

 sniffed me all over. One of the people had a ball thrower and the other

 dogs chased the ball until it went way out of reach in the water.I mostly watched

 while they ran around. I like to hang out with people more than dogs,

so I stepped up on a rock between two people and watched my new buddies play.

They ran back and forth a lot.   Then the man with the ball  thrower, started taking

 pictures with his phone. I tried to stay out of the pictures cuzz my mom takes

so many of me. Then I heard some other people called out  "Cookie"

 You can guess where I went next. No body has to call me twice for a cookie! I don't think

 they really wanted to give me one, but I  got right in front of the gang and sat

waiting for a handout. Then somebody else said "Stick"   and that is my next

 favorite word. So I went looking for the stick.  But I couldn't find it. Then it

 was time for us to all leave. On the way back to the car, we met some more

 dogs. but   we could not play    and continued on to our car.

When we got home, Mom sent me nto the water to wash off  the sand, mud and

 salt water and Pepper came out to play with me.   I like Pepper better than my

 new friends I met. He is my big brother. I get to tease him a lot & He just

 puts up with it all. But when he gets the chance, he will try to take my

 toy. So I keep just out of his reach.  And I wait   Until he gets close

  before I run away.  When I have a stick, Pepper, doesn't care as much

  as    when I have a toy.  I really like to chew on the sticks.

   They are my favorite toys.  

New Trails

Our trip to the Brentwood Mitigation Area was interesting and fun.  First I saw big tall birds

 called Great Blue Herons standing

on their nests in tall, naked trees   in the middle of the water, but I had to sit still

 while Mom took pictures of them.  It looked like a fun spot for a swim  and I

 jumped in but Mom made me get right out.  I saw a big red-tailed hawk in the sky

 and a Kingfisher but they were to high up for me to play with them. When I saw a

 duck in the water near the turtles, I started to go in to play, but again, Mom said "No"

  There were lots of trails   and pond there and I found a stick

 for Mom to throw for me. When we were walking back to our

 car, I met a new acquaintance . I wonder where Mom will take me next.

I miss the snow a lot, but it's fun to play in the water and we have toys

that Mom throws in the  water for us to retrieve. I Love to swim now

 too. Pepper tries to get the toys away from me, but I tease him

  and run  him in circles. That's him still in the water

ooking for the toy while I am running in the other direction. For such a fast dog

  he sure s slow sometimes. Woof, woof, woof! I wonder what is on the

 other side of all that water.

As Sophie Bear Grows