The last couple of days have been really nice, weatherwise, and Lukas, Aili and I have been going on long walks in out favorite county park.
It's been a bit of a workout for me,as the excitement causes Aili to forget what she's learned about walking on leash.
I think we encountered a serial killer yesterday.
At least, it was some guy neither of them liked at all. I think that, if I had let go of their leashes, they would have attacked him. Highly unusual behavior for both of them, but especially Aili.
Yesterday we also encountered two separate guys who didn't have control of their dogs. In each case the dog, young and exuberant, was dragging the human over to us, in one case, across an entire meadow. Since Lukas does not necessarily react well to dogs, especially ones larger than he is, charging up to him and getting in his face, I had to call out and warn them to get their dogs under control.
Today we walked in a part of the park where we don't encounter anyone, to give us all a rest. It was a nice, calm walk with lots of sniffing and no attempts at pulling, not even when we accidentally flushed out a rabbit out right from under our feet.