{13sept2011: kites}

Kites are a great exercise tool for dogs! At least for Darwin and her BFF Friday they are.
A few weeks ago we met up with Robin and BB and Friday at Discovery Park for an early evening park session. BB brought his giant kite along and we had a fun time flying kites (we met a couple at the park who let us fly their smaller kite while they flew BB's bigger one) and entertaining the dogs.

Darwin's not a huge roll-in-something-stinky dog, but she found something good in the long grass. (photo edited for viewer's eye safety.)

The only thing with dogs chasing kites is the amount of barking they do. It was nonstop. And when BB got fancy and had the kite diving down, they got even more excited.




After a while we had to hold onto the dogs and make them rest. Their minds were saying "get that kite" while their bodies were saying "I can't keep going at this pace."

{1july2010: kites}

Yesterday it was COLD most of the day, but by the time work ended the sun had come out and the temperatures warmed up.  We decided to head out to Discovery Park since it had been a while since we last went, and we invited Darwin's bff, Friday to join us.
Since the weather has been rainy lately the grasses at the park were super tall and it seems like dogs just LOVE running through tall grasses.


There was a guy there flying one of those big stunt kites and the dogs went nuts!  As soon as they saw it swoop down they both darted over to chase it and bark at it.  Friday hung out under it, but Darwin kept running back to our side and would run back to the kite when it would swoop back down.


 
 


The kite flyer laughed at the dogs and after we corralled them he told us he's tried to get his dog to chase the kite, but his dog must know he's controlling it because he just stays at his side.
Bb took control of the camera so I was actually in some pictures!


It was a great evening and both dogs were pooped after their big kite chasing adventure.