Epic Park Day Fail

Shreveport, Louisiana has perfect weather today. PERFECT. In addition to the extra hour we got from daylight savings time, the sun was shining, not a cloud in the sky, and the temps were in the low 70s. After lunch with my parents, Aaron and I decided to take the pups to the park next to the Red River.



The dogs loved walking around the park, stomping in the leaves, and chasing bugs.

Aaron wanted to teach Penny to play fetch with the frisbee. Since Penny is new to the family, we weren't sure if we could let her off her leash. I threw the frisbee, and Aaron ran with Penny on the leash to catch it. Next thing we know, Penny is off her leash and chasing after the egrets in the runoff from the river. We chased Penny up and down the banks of the river runoff. That dog has mad sprinting skills. For a moment I really thought we were never going to get her back and almost broke down into tears. We screamed her name. Asked her if she wanted a treat. Did every trick in the book. She wasn't interested. Aaron chased Penny for a good 45 minutes, then had to make a trip into "uncharted" woods, and finally emerged with our soaking wet, mud-covered dog in tow.

Next time we will know to never let that damn dog off the leash.