Yesterday, one of my Pilates classes chatted after class about all of the summer events that went on throughout Seattle neighborhoods over the weekend. They also discussed how pet friendly most of the events were especially now that the weather has cooled slightly. I was really happy to hear that Leo, Amelia, Huxley, Brychwyn and Wilhelm were not the only dogs, cat and cockatoo who got out to enjoy a summer festival. Wait. Leo and Amelia were probably the only cockatoo and cat who got out to enjoy a summer festival. At least they were the only cat and cockatoo we saw at the street fair and outdoor concerts at West Seattle Summer Fest. Regardless, all five Cascadian Nomads pets had a wonderful time and we saw a slew of other happy festival going dogs. We are so fortunate to have a fabulously fun pet friendly event in our neighborhood every summer and to be in a city where I am not the only lucky summer festival goer bringing the pets along.
Typist: Bethany
Yesterday, one of my Pilates classes chatted after class about all of the summer events that went on throughout Seattle neighborhoods over the weekend. They also discussed how pet friendly most of the events were especially now that the weather has cooled slightly. I was really happy to hear that Leo, Amelia, Huxley, Brychwyn and Wilhelm were not the only dogs, cat and cockatoo who got out to enjoy a summer festival. Wait. Leo and Amelia were probably the only cockatoo and cat who got out to enjoy a summer festival. At least they were the only cat and cockatoo we saw at the street fair and outdoor concerts at West Seattle Summer Fest. Regardless, all five Cascadian Nomads pets had a wonderful time and we saw a slew of other happy festival going dogs. We are so fortunate to have a fabulously fun pet friendly event in our neighborhood every summer and to be in a city where I am not the only lucky summer festival goer bringing the pets along.
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Three dogs with Red Stix by Konstantin Dimopoulos at Home Plate Center, Seattle, Washington, Cascadia
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"Jet City Woman, to make the clouds go away.
Typist: Bethany
Jet City has had plenty of spectacular blue skies this week. Unfortunately I picked the hottest of those days to take Wilhelm, Brychwyn and Huxley to Boeing Field and The Museum of Flight for a dog friendly urban adventure. While wandering the museum grounds and surrounding neighborhood, we stopped often for water and shade. During one of those shady stops I attempted a photo of the dogs with a plane in the sky. Huxley was too fascinated by the landing aircraft to watch the camera and I thought his turning head had spoiled the shots. Instead, I captured a hilarious series of photos that perfectly display the curious personality of a collie (see the slideshow below.) If at any point during my life in Jet City, someone tried such a photograph with me in the foreground, my head would have done exactly the same thing. I have always been fascinated by everything that goes by in the sky. So goes the tale of a Jet City woman and her dogs.
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I believe the harness-is-fun lesson should be learned. Instead, it appears my initial fears about flight harness training have come true; Leo is scared of his harness. He panics when I begin to put the harness on and he is very difficult about taking it off. Oddly, though, once it is on, he seems to me (and others who have witnessed) to be having a great time. However, the battle to take the harness on and off is not balanced by this fun so I am back to square one in teaching Leo to accept his harness slowly and patiently. I really wanted Leo to get more out of being outside and going on adventures but even in purple, I must remember that it will take time for Leo to get used to something so new. It's okay. After the glimpse I have gotten of teaching this cockatoo to have a good time, Leo clearly still needs more training stages and patience. That will teach me.
Do you and your pets teach things to each other?
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