Today was a doggy day. We didn't get up until late. That's because I stayed up late last night. I just couldn't go to sleep. I think it was depression.
Anyway, we didn't get started until 11:00. We stopped by the post office and then went to Auditorium shores. Since it was around noon there were a fair number of people jogging. Lucy had only one thing on her mind - swimming. I threw the bumper for her for at least 45 minutes. She wasn't tired, but we wanted to do something else. So we walked across the river and went to the dog store.
That suited Lucy fine. She got a couple of dog treats. We bought her a treat for later and a bag of Zukes.
We walked a few blocks of downtown Austin. They are really tearing up some of the streets that make it hard to get around to some places. We walked by the building that houses Austin City Limits. We also walked by some impressive apartment towers. They even had doormen. We also walked by a couple of restaurants with outdoor patios. They were filled with yuppies from hell. I'm sure glad I'll never have to live that life again.
We walked back across the river and back upriver past some boats. Some were rentals and some were tour boats. We need to take Lucy out on a rental some day.
When we got back to the park Lucy wanted to swim some more. I threw the bumper for at least another 45 minutes. Finally the dog was tired enough not to object much to quitting. That lasted until we got near the car. Then we stopped and I did about 15 land retrieves with her. She still wanted to keep going when we left.
We stopped at Sandy's on the way home for a late lunch. Lucy got to sit with us while we ate. She also got a few french fries. On the way home we stopped at Tomlinson's to pick up some dog food. Lucy got some dog treats there, too.
She's on the couch now, and seems totally contented to stay there. All in all it was a pretty good doggy day.
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