Nature Hounds: Wednesday Market & Riverwalk Stroll

Diane and I had an adventure Wednesday night. I rode in the back of the Prius downtown and we parked under the highway, near the Pearl Brewery. We first went to the Wednesday evening Market near the Riverwalk, where we met several other Nature Hounds walkers (humans with dogs). After hanging out for a few minutes, we went over to the Yellow Train by the Pearl Stable to meet other dogs with their humans. We met up with about 10 other dogs and humans. We then proceeded to the Museum Reach of the San Antonio River Walk.

Many of us dogs were a little reluctant to walk down the metal stairs to the Riverwalk, but we did it. There were about 8 additional humans (without dogs) who joined us on our walk. I enjoyed the 4+ mile walk along the river and back to our starting point. At one point, we witnessed a stabbing victim getting attended to by police and filmed by some local news camera people.

I walked alongside several different dogs. Diane said I was well behaved. I liked that we walked more than normal. I could have walked farther.

When we finished our walk, some of us went to Timbo's for some human food. Timbo served our humans on the patio outside. Bob, the white Golden Lab, who is about 1 year old, barked and wanted to play with me. I chomped at him several times. His human thought my chomping was rather amuzuing. I was interested in the food served to humans, but I didn't get any human food. Diane gave me a few dog biscuit treats. Bob and I got into it a few times, but I laid down several times, too.

We walked back to the car. I enjoyed the adventures I had Wednesday evening!

A Walk in the Valley of Lions

I haven't posted for a long time (over a year). My interpreter has been preoccupied with other matters, although she does walk me a few times a week, on average. Mike walks me more days per week, but he doesn't vary the routes very much.

Yesterday, Diane came home from a Volksmarch. When she told Mike about "walking" I got very excited. Diane decided that since the Volksmarch was nearby--in Leon Valley--she could take me for a walk there. Diane and Mike put me in the back of the car and she drove to the Leon Valley Public Library. Diane and I were the last walkers of the day, #197. One lady noted how well behaved I seemed. Diane told her that I had been to beginner’s class of obedience school.

I encountered new smells and sights and heard and saw other dogs behind fences along the trail. I did not bark at them or react. When we reached Checkpoint #1, the man who was staffing the table poured some fresh water into the dog dish for me, but I preferred to lap the water as it was pouring out of the container, rather than just lapping the water out of the dish! We walked the bypass through a residential area to Raymond Rimkus Park. We walked on the path around the park and back to the Leon Valley Public Library. Then we walked down Evers Road, took a right on Forest Pine and walked to an open lot, where we saw the historical marker for the Evers family cemetary, and the cemetary behind it. This is the family for whom Evers Road is named. We continued back along the greenway and back to the library. I could have walked farther than this, but I did lie down when we were at the Finish table. In fact, when Diane wanted to take me back to the car, I rolled on my side, as if I didn’t want to move at all. However, I got up and we walked to the car. Diane took me on one errand and then we went home. I had a good walk!