I suspect Biscuit is going to love being in the 52 Weeks Group for 2020.
It will be his 3rd year, his last in 2017 so it's been a while :-)
He enjoyed this Summer morning walk, got to swim, run, pose for a throw of the ball reward, bark at a little horsey (behind a fence) that seemed to want to play with him and sniff sniff sniff and almost chase a couple of bunnies, something I thought I'd cured him of, but obviously the effects have worn off ... he bolted after a bunny one dark morning a couple of years ago, I yelled a correction, something like "no" or "agh!" just as he fell in a ditch neither of us saw in the dark on the side of the road and did a somersault, shocked him so much he hasn't even looked like he wants to chase a rabbit until very recently ...
Anyway, we are both looking forward to it all again :-))
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playing a game I call "bounce bounce"
or I let Biscuit off lead and he bounces until I throw the ball for him :-)
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for the "favourite parts" challenge
I reckon Biscuit's spots are just about perfect :-)
Some time ago I read up on the Dalmatian breed standard and one of the things I remember is that their spots are supposed to be basically round, they can overlap but you should still be able to see each spot as distinct, and patches are a disqualification ... Biscuit has very nicely spaced and distinct liver spots :-)
My absolute favourite part though (and can be seen here top left) is the crinkling of skin where his neck meets his shoulders ... not sure if it has a name or if any other breed has that?
I only have 1 Dalmatian figurine and I got it specifically for that little part of crinkled skin that was depicted, as opposed to the rest of the figurines I've ever seen
his other side
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it hasn't been that hot, but Biscuit loves to cool off in this little creek after a run around with the ball ... sometimes there is no stopping him, even when I know the creek is low and yucky and he's gonna stink. When he's really hot he lays down here & in the kiddy pool (resting his chin on the side) at home ... thankful for his short coat, he cleans up pretty quick
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it's been some time since I've taken Biscuit to this beach for sunrise, he probably could care less what time we go, but I so love it!
the calm (even if the waves are heavy), and the light, just what the doctor ordered!
Finally the stars aligned where I had the day off work, not a weekend and 2 hot days in a row, meaning the weather was perfect early morning to be wading in thigh deep ocean :-)
Wow, just checked: Biscuit actually hasn't been to this beach for ever, 4 years ago!
He stuck to me like glue except to go out and get his ball, I honestly wasn't expecting that, but I guess for him it makes sense having not been here in so long, and not having Saxon as "back up" ... he does get a little nervous of wide open spaces with nothing to focus on (unlike bush walks where there are loads of smells to explore), and other dogs running noisily about ... I'm glad he did stick by my side really :-)
Despite the clingy behaviour, he's a good and enthusiastic swimmer, and I kept him in retrieval mode most of the time. He was so exhausted, a calm and satisfied puppy for the rest of the day :-)
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