Time for the dog days of summer at Applegarth... The dogs love their baby pool and I am happy to be the lifeguard and chief pool refiller. Piper isn't fond of getting his feet wet or digging in the pool like the others, but does love getting sprayed with the hose. Hence the wet look at left...
Ceilidh absolutely loves getting in the pool and digging, biting and playing in the water. That is her annoyed look since I called her name to take the picture. Pffftttt...
Seeker is also a water baby in the pool. He loves to dig and bite at the splashes. And because of that, he is banished from lakes and ponds since he got coccidia two summers ago from pond water. Not to mention he came very close to water toxicity... Goofy boy. His fun with water is now confined to the backyard and the baby pool... Dock diving is NOT in his future.
Gemmie discovered water was actually fun as long as there is no shampoo involved. Her first time with the baby pool had her running and barking in big looping circles around Seeker as he played in it. I picked her up and tossed her in. Once she realized that was fun, she dove in with gusto. Now, she takes her turn with Seeker, but if he tries to horn in on her fun, she gives him her best toothy face and grumbles. When he growls back at her, she apologizes, but stands her ground. They are too much fun together!
I'm sure they will have more days of the pool before the cool days of autumn take hold and the pool goes back in storage til next summer. Until that happens, I will continue my lifeguarding, pool filling, hose spraying and refereeing Clan Applegarth and their pool time fun!
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