Sparrow’s Log:
Well, well, well… Where are we? Stuck in that world where there are not enough hours in the day. And where Emma is the spaciest space cadet I’ve ever known and forgets the camera 2 days IN A ROW!!! A true embarrassment to the blog-o-sphere. Jeez. Ah well, I’m signing in now at least. Today we had Sasha, Lulu, Jojo, Weisz, Derby and Anna. Sasha is allowed to sit in the front passenger seat with me again because she was just too depressed about having to sit int he back with the riff raff. Emma couldn’t bear it. Truth is, the only time I mind sharing my throne with a giant leggy super model blond Labrador is when she gets all bouncy close to the park. Then I fear for my safety and jump to Emma to escape those large paws. Most of the time I really like sharing with Sashi – she’s warm and steady and makes me feel less like I am responsible for everyone when Emma gets out of the car to get or drop-off a dog. She’s also really good at helping Emma clean up any lunch that may have spilled or not want to be eaten. Lulu and Weisz went at it in the car again as usual and played so hard Lulu’s rain jacket fell off. This has happened quite a few times before… Usually Lu manages to wiggle out of the whole thing but today it stayed around her neck like a bib. It was very funny to look back and see her trying to wrestle with giant cape-like bib! Emma fixed it when we got out at Derby’s house but she’s beginning to thin she’d better just put Lulu’s clothes on when we get to the park. Joj was a sweet and silent passenger as usual. SUPER excited to get in the car and GO GO GO. He is very sad on the way home because he really does not want to have to get out of the car and sit at home all by himself. He’s not quite sure why his mom can’t pick him up at Emma’s house so he never has to stop hanging out. Jo found a special rock as usual at the water today but today when we left the lake he actually carried it through the two sets of gates and part way down the first corridor. That’s a first. Must have been a really special one. Derby and Emma have a new routine – Derby has a special toy, the big red cuz. It’s hers hers hers and her most important job is to keep it in her mouth and take care of it at all times. As long as she has the cuz, her play stays gentle and Emma-focused. It also means she does a lot more fetching because she’ll drop it for Emma to toss. Yay! More leg stretching! It was good to see Anna today as she’s been out on hiatus. Weisz was DELIGHTED when she go tin the car because she came a lot when he was a little tiny pup and just starting his dog park days and he remembers her fondly. She taught him how to wrestle! And now he’s finally big enough to hold his own with her. Sort of. She can still roll him around but he loves it and always wants more 
Lulu was quite jealous though when Anna got in the car and gave those 2 an earful the WHOLE time they were playing. Not once we were outside though. Then she decided she had to have the chuck-it and began doing amazing aerial moves to try an grab it from Emma’s hands. I wish there’d been a video camera. She also plunged into the lake with jacket on of course. She just can’t help herself All in all it was a good day. Quite wet and muddy but not too cold. Everybody had to have a hose down except Lulu. (Emma didn’t want her to get chilled.) Weisz was indignant, Jojo played hard to get and Anna protested from a mile away but in the end we all got the mud washed from our bellies. Well, me and Sasha plunged right into it. We LOVE the hose. That’s our thing. Just can’t understand why they other dogs think it’s so awful. I’m thinking of teaching a course on Hose Appreciation…. Sasha can be my assistant.
