Well, I’m a Bum in the Sun and I’m Having Fun
Are you ready? Ready for the summer of Sydney? Our favorite little cockapoo has a b-day coming up which also happens to coincide with the kick-off of the summer season. Yesterday, my wife, Sydney, and I got a jumpstart on the action as we headed into Seattle to participate in the Furry 5K.
It was a beautiful day in the Jet City. I have to pause here and note that living in the Pacific Northwest is one of the prettiest places to find yourself on a Sunday morning in June, or any time of year. The combination of the blue water from Lake Washington, the vibrant green trees decorating the landscape and even a picturesque look at Mt. Rainer was the perfect backdrop of the morning’s activity.
This was our first 5K, for all of us. It was also our first time visiting Seward Park. This three hundred acre park, with accompanying trails, was an ideal location. We quickly met up with some walkers from our neighborhood and got familiar with the lay of the land. I’d equate it to a car show but for dogs. You had all makes and models – or in this case, breeds. At the end of the event the park also had booths setup for us consumers. Need some grain free pet food? How about adopting another dog for your family? However, I don’t remember seeing anything on how to keep your wheels clean. Wait, that’s the car show, my bad! Everywhere you turned was a different dog who wanted to meet and say hello to Sydney. Our little princess, who doesn’t love attention at all, (tongue firmly in cheek here) preferred to greet the parentals vs. the dogs instead. No spoilers here, Sydney was a hit. Plus, everyone wanted to be on candid camera. That’s right, the Sydster was rocking a GoPro camera via her doggy harness. …and the Oscar for best performance in a 5K goes to???
Shortly after ten that morning the walk got underway. The three miles went by fairly quick for us first timers. Although, to be fair, a certain pampered pooch decided to take a respite on multiple occasions during the walk. My wife decided to burn a few extra calories and carried Sydney for part of the walk. Sydney is a princess after all and I don’t recall her complaining one bit. After a very steep hill we all stopped for a water break. Well, all of us but Syd. The water was a little dirty for her liking. You think I’m kidding, I’m not – Princess, remember. We managed to finish somewhere in the middle of the pack. Not bad for our first try with room for improvement next year. I’m also happy to report the treads of my shoes still look very clean – if you know what I mean. You’re smart, you do.
The remainder of our day went something like this. Picture a couch. Very soft, very luxurious. Picture a cockapoo – passed out on the very couch. Picture tired, dehydrated parentals. Picture them trying to move a cockapoo to sit and rest. Yep, I moved to a chair so my two best girls could get some much needed rest. We’re not as young as we used to be but we had a great day. My final thought on the day would be this; fluids, drink plenty of fluids when you’re out and about this summer. Invest in water.
