CARLOS AND DULCE

 POST # 658

Say hello to Carlos (top), and Dulce.  Carlos is a three year old French mastiff, and Dulce is a one year old Dane/Poodle cross.  Let me tell you right now, they are certainly a handful, especially Carlos, who without a doubt is the strongest bonehead that I have ever encountered in all my years of pet sitting.

I arrived here on August 8th, and it's taken a while to settle in, but we seem to now have a pretty good routine going, and they are teaching me new lessons each and every day.  One of the early lessons was their reaction to other four-legged animals.  Let me put it this way.  It's all I can do to keep a hold of them when another dog or a cat happens to show up.  And believe me, I think that this neighbourhood has more cats and dogs than anywhere else that I have been.  So the daily walks are a workout for all of us.

We had a very close encounter just yesterday, when out of nowhere two people on bikes with their unleashed dog arrived on the scene, on a path that we were walking on.  I was doing my best to keep Dulce and Carlos under control, but with the other dog being free, it came right up to us.  Thankfully the owners managed to get control of their dog, and then head down the trail on their bikes.  I was glad to see them leave.

So far, that has been the closest encounter that we have had, but every day is a new opportunity for more chaos.  I am certainly keeping my eyes peeled as we walk along, and if I see any other critters, we take our walk in another direction.

In other news, we experienced the August full moon (Sturgeon moon) back on August 9th, and it was a pleasure to see it rise with its glow reflected on the ocean.

And then a couple of days ago, the sky filled with smoke from a wildfire northwest of here, but as of today the sky is once again clear.

So that's the latest news for now.  I'm sure I'll have a few more stories next week with regards to Carlos and Dulce, as each day is a new adventure with these two boneheads.

grateful for every breath,

Paul

The Thoughtful Wanderer

PS:  Good news regarding Logan from last week's post.  The day the owners arrived home, Logan came back.  I guess I didn't give him enough treats while I was there, but I was very happy to hear that he is alive and well.