A Weekend In The Life of Teddy

This past weekend was really the first nice weekend of the year.  Not only was it warm, but no rain (and allergy medication means no more sneezing and headaches)!  We decided to take advantage of the great weather and do outdoor things with Teddy.

On Saturday Greg and I went to Long Beach with Teddy.  It was Teddy's first time at a beach so I wasn't sure how he was going to react.  Turns out, he LOVED it.  He loved running in the sand and putting his paws in the water.

After some fun in the sand, we walked along the boardwalk and enjoyed the view.

On Sunday Josh and I decided to take Teddy to a dog park for the first time.   I really didn't know how this was going to go because Teddy has been very afraid of all dogs.  When we were in our puppy education class he was even afraid of the little puppy Maltese and Chihuahua!  That's one of the reasons I put him in doggie day care.  I want him to socialize and get used to being around other dogs.  We chose this dog park in particular (in East Rockaway) because it has separate areas for big dogs and little dogs.  When we got there Teddy seemed to be doing OK.  He sniffed and let other dogs sniff him, which is a pretty big step for him.  However, after about 10 minutes he was obviously upset and didn't want to be there.  He wouldn't play fetch with Josh, drink his water or eat his treats (I brought enough to share with the new friends I was hoping he'd make)!  The dog park wasn't a total waste though - there was actually another King Charles Cavalier there!  The other King Charles, Charlie, was about 3 times the size of Teddy and he was only 5 months old (1 1/2 months younger than Teddy!). 

Teddy on the left and Charlie on the right (Josh in the middle)

After we left the dog park Teddy was back to his tail-wagging self.  Once at home though, both Teddy and I were exhausted from all of our weekend fun!