Son John $pencer talked about Sadie’s liking water. When he and Rose would hike near streams and waterfalls, Sadie was always eager to get wet. We found that she liked the run-off from a neighbor’s French drain. I would not have wanted to splash through that cold water barefooted.
It was amusing to watch the dog run through the stream. She would go two or three steps and dip her head to take a sip of water, without breaking her stride.
As we neared home, I took a shot of John and Sadie with neighbor Joyce’s tree. Those leaves turned orange and began to fall almost immediately. There is never enough time to get tired of fall foliage.
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Does Sadie like to jump in the fallen leaves? Dot loves them. She doesn’t like water much and jumps over the puddles though.
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I haven’t seen Sadie jump in leaves. We don’t have that many on the ground yet. I’ll bet Dot is fun to watch when jumping in leaves.
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Does she need a bath after playing in the water? Maybe not if it is clean water but we once had a Lab that hit every mud puddle in the area and mud isn’t clean.
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The water Sadie was walking in was clean. It came from a drain behind a neighbor’s house. We live in the mountains, so the streams here are all clear. I can imagine your Lab was a mess after getting in every mud puddle.
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He was in ‘hog’ heaven.
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Our dog loves water in contained places(pools, puddles) but has developed a real aversion to rain!
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LOL! It makes a difference where the water is, doesn’t it? John would like being in a boat, but he hates to walk in rain.
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I am with him on that one.
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Lovely pics, Anne!
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Thanks, Ellie.
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Awww, you are lucky to have her so often!
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Sadie has been living with us, but she is going back to Tennessee in a few days. We’re going to miss her.
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I bet she will miss you too!
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Sadie looks like she’s having fun.
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Sadie has fun wherever she goes!
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Lovely pics Anne. Sadie is a brave dog, some are not so fond of water.
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I wish she wouldn’t be so brave when she sees others dogs outside. She barks and lunges at them.
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She is huge, she can easily frighten smaller ones.
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Compared to your dogs, Sadie is huge. Two much larger dogs rushed at her. Only the owner’s shouting stopped them from attacking her.
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Oh my….
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Doesn’t Sadie get cold? Wow.
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Sadie did not get cold that day. She did not stay long in a glacier-fed lake on a trip out west. Rose was in that water long enough for John $ to take her photo, and she was out like a shot.
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That’s a beautiful tree. I love seeing all the changing colors right now! Even though I have to do it from the inside, that’s fine.Sadie’s a nut, I hate getting wet!
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Have you ever had a bath, Suki?
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My human tried that once and I hated it!!! I tend to complain when she wants to try that!!
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LOL
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Awww what a cutie!! We’ve noticed that most leaves have gone directly to brown and dead here and are wondering what causes this. Going to have to do some research
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Neat.
My little papillon was of the spaniel breed and they are supposed to love water, but if he saw a puddle or stream, he’d stay totally clear of it. Yet, if we went to the beach, he didn’t mind the waves coming toward him and walking in that. Go figure.
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That is interesting.
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Sadie seems perpetually inquisitive and happy. It is true that Fall is too short of a season. This weekend our leaf color was at peak in my area. Gorgeous golds and reds, but a strong wind caused many to flutter down.
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We took a longer route home to look at leaves today. Most trees are still green with yellow overtones.
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You’re lucky – our rain three times today likely knocked off what leaves didn’t get whipped off by the wind. The last two Sundays I was grocery shopping for Winter pantry items and passed a church near the grocery store. It was warm last Sunday but very windy and the church is still holding outside services. The people were wrapped with afghans and comforters around their head and bodies and they looked like mummies. I’m sure they’ll go to online church after this.
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I agree. I, too, never tire of fall foliage. As for walking in the cold water, that I tire of instantly.
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Our dogs love water too until we try to rinse off their muddy paws with the hose.
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Hose water is different!!
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Out leaves are barely even starting to turn here-That picture is special. Frame it! love Michele
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