Samuel Butler once said, “The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too. “
Nothing is quite like taking your dogs out to a big park on a warm, sunny day in spring and watching them frolic without any sort of restraint. You just sort of start to forget everything that worries you day to day!
Rebecca and Mark have the sweetest, cutest dogs – Mesa and Jenie. We set out early last week for an afternoon at Shirlington dog park and had a blast! Mesa is a gorgeous standard poodle who clearly doesn’t know her breeding – she likes nothing better than to trapse through the muddy water! Jenie is a gentle soul – she led a very rough life until recently, living outside at a rural kennel where she was given little attention of any sort for most of her life. Now she’s come a long way and knows how much she’s loved, thanks to Mark & Rebecca & Homeward Trails!
Don’t be fooled! It took many tries to get everyone to sit still and smile at once 
The crazy antics of Miss Mesa! This is a dog who knows how to enjoy herself!
I love the way dogs loll their big tongues out when they’re having a good time!
Mesa doesn’t joke around about her ball chasing:
I love this shot – Jenie looks like she’s a dog who’s on her way to better days!
And then we went down to the creek, which reminds me of another, very true, quote by Ambrose Bierce: “The most affectionate creature in the world is a wet dog!”
Jenie is not such a huge fan of the water – she prefers to sit and watch, like the lady she is.
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