Fahnestock, May

We went up to Fahnestock State Park in May.  It was a beautiful day for hiking, and we did the mountain trail off Route 9.  It takes you through some old woods with old stone walls and fire-road style trails, as well as the remains of an estate entrance. We stopped at the top for some food and pictures.

Happy Birthday To Leo!

The Big One-Oh!
Leo's birthday is August 5, or so says the Vet records. He's 10 now, which makes him somewhere between 60 and 65, according to this chart from webMD.  The whole 7 years thing is out the window, for the most part.
When this whole thing started, we were worried about Leo getting to 9.  Now we're at 10!  We just got a clean bill of health at his latest vet visit, as well - the best possible present that we could get.

The 4 phases of Dog.

While I certainly haven't been good about updating the blog, it's not because nothing's been happening.  To the contrary, quite a bit has been happening, mostly good stuff.  Over the spring, me and Leo spent a lot of time at Prospect Park (there are funny stories about that forthcoming), up at Fahnestock Park (lots of fun hiking up the mountain), Forest Park (a park in Queens that is, well, a big forest!) and finally a trip to North Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia that included a hotel stay, 100+ degree weather, camping, lakes, rednecks, and a broken sway bar in my car.

Outdoorsy

Well, we've been spending a lot of time hiking and getting out this spring and summer.  Leo's doing well - all of this checkups and bloodwork have been clear, so that's good!
More later, but here's a shot from one of many trips to Fahnestock (our new favorite close-by hiking spot).

Time travel with Leo

Saturday night/Sunday morning was daylight savings time - Spring Forward! - which really just means "lose and hour off your weekend".  Well, like most Saturdays, Leo was at Mi Casa.  And, like many nights when he's at my house, I fell asleep on the couch.  It's sort of a thing that we do - he curls up on one end, I'm at the other, and I doze off sometime around midnight or 1.

SNOW!

So we got a big ol' snowstorm here at the beginning of February.  Leo LOVES the snow.  Here's the proof:

Happy

Leo has been quite happy the last few weeks.  While every day I check his neck for the signs that I'm dreading, he's been in quite the good mood as of late.
First, there was snow (early February), which is one of his favorite things.  He overdid it then, and was sore - and started to look a little old.  But in the last 2 weeks, he's bounced back and usually has a lot of energy, a pep in his step, and is naughty  - all good signs.