Canis Familiaris Community ;)

Owning a farm dog wasn’t like this at all. As with most things, it is very different to own a dog in the city compared to owning in a rural setting.

Found the dog owner community in my city very easy to jump into. Go to the dog park a couple times, with your dog, and you are in. There are a few different off leash parks in our city and that is where Riddick really proves he is a dog. Walking around our neighborhood doesn’t compare. He is so happy off his leash, running with the Great Danes and Huskies (he doesn’t know he is a little guy) and flirting with that beautiful Newfoundlander and that graceful Greyhound girly.I was able to get away with him each day this weekend. We caught a ride with a close friend and her Lab pup Jazz… quick stop at Tim’s and off we went to follow the prairies along the river. Saturday was breathtaking as we went out and watched the sun come up. Spotted a fox and enjoyed watching some deer jump a fence. Sunday we went close to sunset, which is rather early already. There where way more other dogs to distract my boy but he did pretty good. My girlfriend and I managed to scurry down to the river bank and then enjoyed letting the dogs swim and run along a natural beach. We had to find another way up because we had barely made it down the muddy steep bank so going up wasn’t gonna happen but oh we laughed about how silly we must have looked following our dogs down a much too treacherous trail. I breath so easy out there, away from the city. I appreciate how Riddick is pulling me out of my routen and my city life mentality. Even taking him to the cities only self serve doggy wash yesterday was a joy for me. I am comfortably jumping into a dog owner lifestyle and finding it is making me a more relaxed individual…

Riddick is great but he is just part of the blessings, part of something sweet working in my heart. The Lord is teaching me so much lately about really being his. Through walks with Riddick, a rock concert I attended lately, and a ladies study I am partaking in I am seeing a reoccurring encouragement to let go of my self glory and instead live as the moon, reflecting the sun’s glory. I am finding so much quiet time lately, where did it come from? So many moments of hearing from God and so much hope and joy for where things are going.

TTFN