Fairy Lake

Yesterday I ventured up to visit a friend in Newmarket and we decided to walk along Main Street, stop at Poochini's Bakery (a lovely shop with homemade dog treats that dogs go nuts for!) and walk around Fairy Lake. I had never been on a hike around there (and I say hike because I felt like I was walking forever - but in a fun way!) and I really enjoyed it. My friend brought along her two shepherd/border collie mixes, Shadow (black and white) and Penny (tan, black and white) and I brought along Eko. Rio sat this trip out as I thought it was going to rain and he's not a fan of car rides.

After a few hours of walking, stopping for some tasty treats (mmm... cheese and liver twists!), watching some geese and trampling in some water, it was time to head home. All the dogs were happy, dirty and full and as soon as Eko was back in the car she passed out. That's a sign of a happy dog.

Turtle

Meet Turtle. Yes, that's right... a dog (actually, she's technically still a puppy at only 5months old) named Turtle. This cute little puppy is a mix between a Silky Terrier and a Toy Poodle and she is my little Eko's best friend in the world.

When trying to describe Turtle to people the first thing that always pops into my mind is that she is one of the happiest puppies that you could ever meet in your life. Her curly, little tail is always wagging and she's always ready to give tons of puppy kisses. Turtle also has some of the best ears I've ever seen and yes, she does have complete control over all of their movements. It's actually quite amazing to watch as she pricks them up or folds them back depending on how aerodynamic she wants to be, especially when she's romping around in the backyard with Eko.

I'm so happy that Eko has a friend (exactly a week younger than Eko) that she gets to play and visit with almost daily. There is a gate connecting my backyard to Turtle's family's backyard and a day doesn't go by that you don't see the two little puppies staring longingly at each other right up against the fence.