It's a Dog's Day

Well, at our house, it's actually a dog's day every day! It seems that ever since Vesper joined our family we are getting outside more and more, which I absolutely love. We have also made it a point to take her on an outing at least every weekend. This weekend we went out to the so-called "Canine Social Event of the Year" for Animal Humane's Doggy Dash and Dawdle.

Once we finally arrived (their parking set up was horrible, we had to wait 40 minutes just to get in!) we were greeted by two adult male Springers. We have been wondering what our Springer will look like once she is full grown, so it was nice to see these beautiful dogs in their full grown Springer Spaniel glory. Although they were very shy, it was nice to see them since they are so rare (at least in NM).

 

I wonder if our Vesper could look like this in just a few short months! 

 





We finished the 2k without too much pulling, and I was glad she had another chance to socialize with so many other dogs. Vesper greeted almost all the dogs with kisses, and so many people commented on how pretty she is! She was especially excited about her new Bronco scarf, which did ignite some controversy!

 

As Joel said, "She will go to bed dreaming of playing fetch with Peyton."

 



 

We finished!

 

After seeing and smelling the pups and collecting some free treats and goodies we decided to head out to a dog friendly patio for lunch. We have always loved to grab a beer or wine on a nice patio, and the Albuquerque fall has been so gorgeous this year, so of course we love to bring the pup along. She is so good and content to people and puppy watch, and one of the server's at Gecko's was even taken enough with her to bring her some bacon!

For all you dog lovers here's some of our favorite dog-friendly patios:

Gecko's on Academy and Gecko's on Central

Village Pizza and Corrales Brewery in Corrales

Flying Star  (of course!)

Nob Hill Bar and Grill

Kelly's
 

What's your favorite puppy place?