Well done to everyone who made today’s Dog Walk/Run at Sale Water Park. Peaches, an 8-year-old Labrador/Samoyed cross has sent us this race review:
“This morning was pretty pawsome. Me and my brother Oscar always get really excited when we visit Sale Water Park, but today was extra exciting because we made some new friends.
First up, we bumped into Harris who was super excited to get going. I told him to just calm down but he didn’t listen, and he kept dragging his owner Bram around the paths whilst we patiently waited for the others.
Another Spaniel called Willow turned up and she was FAST. She brought her whole family along and got on really well with Harris. Those two were the really competitive runners, but we didn’t mind. (Let them get on with it I say).
It all got a little bit crazy at 9.30am and me and Oscar tried to keep everyone calm by telling them to shut up but no one could really hear us. One of those really posh dogs turned up (you know the type I mean, one with the word ‘doodle’ in the name). He was called Shay (Seamus) and was really nervous to meet us all for the first time but his owner said he did really well. He even threw himself into the lake at one point which always looks like a good idea but you know he’s going to regret the clean up job later.
Anyway, then the Romanians turned up. Frida was very cute and smelled like every dog breed under the sun. My Mum even got to hold Frida whilst her Mum went to get a coffee and my Mum let Frida jump all over her legs which we’re not allowed to do, so you know she’s a nice dog. Hugo, a Romanian Shepherd was also there. He really didn’t like us at first. He kept telling us to leave him alone and we were all a bit scared of him, but when he got to know us a bit better he actually had a really good time and made some friends. My Mum gave him an extra bit of sausage at the end because I think she’s got a soft spot for those with bad experiences coming to the club.
Yaeger, a mini schnauzer was really well behaved. It could be that he was a bit taken aback by it all. But everyone went “aww” when he did as he was told and lied down on the floor for a treat. We could probably learn a thing or two from him.
Merlin and Benji were crazy! They were so full of beans, I think they would have needed to go round the water park at least 3 times to run out of energy. I didn’t really get to see much of them so I hope they enjoyed themselves.
A beautiful black Labrador called Lola turned up too. She came back for coffee and biscuits at the end soaked through so she had clearly enjoyed herself. A little Jack Russell turned up who my Mum called Boris by accident and immediately offended everyone. Thing is, the name's stuck now!
Some humans called Kath, Jane, Geraldine and Corrine turned up without dogs, but they were still fun to play with.
Some of us ran round the water park and some of us walked it. We did a sort of run and a walk because I love to run but my brother Oscar is really lazy and can’t run more than one lap of the water park. It’s ok though as I found a ball so my Mum kept me busy.
Everyone said we should do it again and I think that’s a great idea, especially if there’s more sausages at the end. I’ll speak with my Mum and see what we can do.
Happy Sunday everyone,
Peaches x
