A new dog park?

yeah not so much...

I heard a couple of weeks ago that there was a new dog park opening up in Sammamish (the town up the hill from us) and figured we should go check it out. So on Monday with the day off, Jeremiah, Hank & I ventured up to the ever curious Sammamish Plateau to lovely Beaver Lake Park. So, I googled the park before we left and it looked pretty easy to get to. So, we drove up the hill, found a Starbucks, and then off to the dog park...

...we found the Beaver Lake Lodge, and pulled into the parking lot. We drove around the lot to see if we could find the dog park within view, and then walk up. Nope, no dog park in view, but let's get out and walk. So we walked down to the lake, and saw a bunch of guys fishing. We noticed that the lake is HUGE and thought maybe we just need to drive around the corner...we drove, for about 45 minutes AROUND the lake. Finally we figured we must have missed it, and my directions that I had seen made it seem so EASY to find, they didn't even need to be specific. Never has a neighborhood been so SNOBBY!

So, we go back by the lodge, we keep going, and it seems the park continues past the way when we entered, we decided to take the first turn back towards the main road to home, and saw ANOTHER entrance to the park. We found baseball fields, and some people with dogs in the parking lot, and a VERY FULL PARKING LOT. And then we finally found the damn park. It was SO NOT WORTH IT! Ridiculous! Its a big dog run, with a little trail behind it. Now granted, if I lived right around the corner from this park, it would be a very handy place to take Hank and run off some energy. I noticed some dads had their dog in the "park" and were watching the baseball games near by. Hank liked it, but got bored pretty quick. We didn't even think to bring his ball and chuck it with since we were so convinced that we would never find the place. So, he ran around and was happy, and we continue to dislike Sammamish...

Hank's Memorial Day Weekend Adventures

Hank is having QUITE the weekend with us home. Jeremiah was home sick on Friday, so it's been four days of non stop family time, and he's LOVING it. ON Saturday morning I took Hank over to Robinswood park to let him run around. He had a good time, and even got out run by a little English bulldog. There was a bulldog meet up group at Robinswood, so it was Hank and a lot of short dogs, which was fun.

Saturday afternoon our dog trainer Diane came over to visit us and Ronin the next door neighbor dog. When Ronin first moved to the neighborhood he was having some trouble adjusting to life in Issaquah. Ronin's from Texas and is used to a big yard. And, like us, he continues to be mesmerized by Hank. So, Diane did some dog training with him, and had done some with Hank as well. She did a meet and greet on Saturday, where we just tried to get them to both be on the patio without barking and trying to attack each other Anyway, it was a GREAT training, and now we have to practice every day for 5-10 minutes with both dogs on the patio. It's a great excuse for us to get to know the neighbors better, they're a really nice couple (also from Texas) who just moved up a couple months ago.

On Sunday, we had a pretty lazy day. I wanted to go to the Nordstrom Half Yearly Sale (still, nothing good, it's so weird...) so left the boys to bond over the Indy 500 & NASCAR. With Hank's Kasey Kahne collar on, he was able to help push Kasey towards first and he won the race. Jeremiah's still excited about it. But, right before I Then left, Hank got all excited, and Jeremiah was folding laundry. Hank had been following me around the house, so Jeremiah had clothes on the floor in the living room. Hank decided to go over by Jeremiah, and setup camp on the floor right on Jeremiah's pile of shirts...adorable.

After I returned from shopping, I had flowers to plant! So, Hank helped a bit, but mostly just waited till I was done to enjoy the flowers along with me while we sat on the patio. Too cute...

Oedipus Complex

So, the last two weeks at work have been CRAZY for me. And then last weekend we were in Yakima and Hank was at Daycare for the weekend. So, yesterday when I got home from work, Hank had been at day camp, and Jeremiah picked him up. Hank always comes barreling down the stairs to greet me when I come in through the garage. And Jeremiah said he'd been sleeping the whole time since he got home. And as soon as I got home, he was WIRED, all over the place running around and just wanted to be by me.

The today, Jeremiah stayed home sick from work, so they had father-puppy bonding time all day. He was pretty lazy according to Jeremiah, and then when I got home this afternoon he was RIGHT NEXT TO ME. It was pretty cute, and kind of annoying since I was trying to put stuff down and get situated to be home for the evening. Mostly he was just cute though. We went on a walk, he just ate dinner and now he's passed out on the floor while we watch Letterman.

But, he's the best dog in the world, even if he IS a mama's boy...

Be Careful, it makes your pee smell...

What a great dog Hank is! This weekend we were in Yakima at my little brother's basketball tournament. Hank was at day camp for the weekend which was probably a good thing with the HOT weather in Seattle. We got home last night, and the house was pretty stuffy. So, we opened the windows and started the fans. Hank spent the majority of the evening laying on the floor in front of the fan.

We put the fan in front of him upstairs in the bedroom, so that he'd sleep OK. He seemed to do okay, but about 3 AM I woke up and he was over by my side of the bed, off of his bed. So we turned off the fan and he slept till Jeremiah got up. No early morning wake up jump which is odd.

He was pretty lazy this morning, but after a day of rest, he was ready for a long walk this afternoon. We took a good excursion, saw a few dogs, sniffed a lot, and enjoyed the muggy air outside...

After an entertaining Kong and some asparagus, he's passed out for the night, ready to go back to day camp tomorrow!

What a BEAUTIFUL day!

And Hank's at Day Camp...

We're going to Yakima for the weekend, so Hank's at day camp and will stay the weekend (it's a Pets Hotel). But it's the most beautiful day we've had since we got Hank. It's going to be almost 90, and a trek to Marymoor would be a blast. But, we'll survive and Hank will be in a nice air conditioned building for the weekend having fun playing with his friends.