Our Day in SLO

Today we went to Laguna Lake Park in San Luis Obispo where we did some retrieving and worked on our obedience work before walking on the trails around the lake.  There were also lots of ducks and geese which Levi thought were very interesting.

We then spent awhile walking around downtown San Luis before I got my hair cut.  We took some pictures together when we got home but it was a little windy.  Oh well, I thought they were still cute.

Hiking in Santa Margarita

Levi and I went out to Santa Margarita Lake to go hiking today (unfortunately they don't allow swimming in the lake because it is used for drinking water).  I wasn't very impressed with the way the lake was set up, mostly due to a lack of signs telling you where to park or where the trails are.  It was a nice hike though and it probably wore Levi out for a couple hours.

Levi Swims in the Pool!

Today was the day Levi finally swam in the swimming pool!  

For the whole summer so far he has only been getting onto the top step in the pool.

This past weekend he accidentally went down to the second step just for a second and he could touch the bottom without having to swim.  Then yesterday he went down to the second step a couple times on his own to try to fetch the pool thermometer (it looks like a yellow rubber ducky).  He was still very cautious though and didn't want to be off of the first step for very long.  Today he walked all around on the second step and was retrieving his bumper from there.  One time I threw the bumper past the second step and he ended up having to swim.  I think it scared him for just a second and he turned around to come back, but then he went back and swam out and got the bumper.  He really liked following me around too if I was swimming. 

And a video (mostly of retrieving on the second step) of his first few swims.

Fun at the Dog Park

Today Levi got to go to the dog park to play with some other doggies.  He had a great time and made a few friends while he was there.

He really liked playing chase with these two brothers.

His favorite dog to play with though was this larger mixed breed dog named Joe.  He loved this dog and would follow him all around.