An Action Packed Day

So you may be wondering if I ever load up all the dogs and let them run wild...the answer to that is a resounding "ALMOST never". And the main reason for that is that Levi cannot stand Roper in close quarters, and my Escape is just not big enough to spread them out enough.
This morning, the pack got divided into two groups. First, Roper and Cocobear went for a short walk on the Navy base. Roper will show you the way to our trail of the day.
Roper turns every walk into an obstacle course- he does about 10 times the distance the rest of us do, and he enjoys every downed tree
and puddle
note that there was an actual LAKE directly behind this puddle, but Roper didn't want to waste any time- so he just splashed in the first available body of water.
Cocobear just enjoyed the run and fresh air.
Then Group One went home, and Group Two went on a short hike on a logging trail nearby. I am still figuring out the settings on the camera. These were taken in "Sports Mode", which is supposedly for action. Most of the pictures turned out even blurrier, but at least you can see that Gypsy loves to run
Fling loves to do anything as long as it's fast and involves sharp turns and lots of excitement
And Levi loves to enjoy all the sights and smells of open space, especially with the gals...

After all the running and sniffing and general fun-having, Levi got to go to swim therapy. He is always a total smushball for a few days after that wonderful experience, and even Roper doesn't seem to bother him much. I'll try to get a few decent pictures of Levi floating at his next session.
And I've got to find the best action setting before herding class next week...