Over the weekend Sam had fun with me and some friends at the Arboretum. He's been there twice before, but this time he got to explore the trails with a new dogger friend, Gatsby the Havanese. Gatsby was a little wary of Sam at first (after all Sam is five times his weight), but they quickly became friends and started playing all along the trails at random moments. It was like they had a game going over who could pounce on the other and unexpectedly pull their owner's arm out of socket first. Gatsby began to follow Sam's example (despite my warnings that Sam is an awful influence) and jumped in the creeks after Sam, and rolled in the sand after Sam, and *ahem* relieved himself after Sam. Much to his owner's dismay, I might add, since Gatsby's pretty white fur got all muddy. At least Sam is brown so it blends in.
On the way home from the Arboretum I stopped at the Chick-fil-A drive thru and got Sam some chicken nuggets, which he ate with gusto in the back seat. He also scored a free dog treat at the drive-thru window as usual. Sam's gaining a following at a lot of my frequented fast food places. At the Subway I usually pick up lunch from on Saturdays (with Sam in tow), they always ask if I've got Sam with me and give me an extra piece of turkey or roast beef for him for free. He's just racking up the free food, I tell you.
Now, I don't have any pictures for you of this, since I didn't have my camera, so instead I'm posting a video of Sam from a month ago. I hid in the pantry and Sam tried to get me out. It's a good example of the way Sam changes his bark when he's playing into this high-pitched little baby whine, instead of his normal big deep bark.
Oh, and about the surprise I was hinting at a few weeks back... it makes its debut on Friday, so check back in a few days to see what big change is coming!
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