After torrid temperatures in the high 30s it was a deliciously misty morning, so I decided to put the dogs in the car and drive them to the harbour for a walk on leashes for something different. Max was petrified at first and slunk along next to me not understanding this new place, but I think it was good to get them out of the familiar comfort zone for new experiences and smells. Just a little difficult trying to take photos with 3 dogs on leashes, all pulling in different directions!
@narayani Thanks Narayani. No I have never taken the dogs there before. It is quite a few kilometers away so I put them in the car to get there and then walked up and down the pier with them on leashes. Usually when I go to the harbour it is when I am going to the shops about half way between home and the harbour, then I justify it in my mind that it is "just a little detour" to the harbour, but I don't want dogs left in the hot car while I shop.
This is a lovely shot. Misty harbors are always fabulous. And the colors do pop out of the grey.
Rocky is afraid of the boats, too. I take them up to Newburyport and walk along the quay. The boats are tied in below the level of the walk but their masts and things rise above. Rocky wants no part of that. He slinks along the landward wall and won't come more than a few inches towards the water side. Piki Dog, as usual, doesn't care.
@pusspup Thank you very much, Wylie. And thank you for the fave @mona65 Thanks very much, Mona. They are all small dogs but they still pull my arm when they get bored sitting still while I try and frame up the shot! @koalagardens Thank you so much
@meotzi Thanks Caryn. I am interested to hear Rocky is also afraid of boats. I thought it was just the unfamiliar place - but yet Max never worried before when we went camping somewhere new (unless the car engine started and then he was back like a shot). I wonder if it was the big expanse of water, but no gentle edge such as at the beach or along the river, that spooked him?
@seacreature Rocky doesn't like to cross water on wooden bridges where he can see the moving water below. In the case of the harbor, he couldn't see the water from the quay and there isn't any underneath it. It's a solid structure and on the water side, it has a stone barrier that hides the water from a dog's point of view. But the upper structures of the yachts and larger sailing vessels are way above the barrier and he can see them. Now my horse would have an issue with a big expanse of water that moves and the gentle edge would only exacerbate that issue. :)
March 10th, 2020
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Rocky is afraid of the boats, too. I take them up to Newburyport and walk along the quay. The boats are tied in below the level of the walk but their masts and things rise above. Rocky wants no part of that. He slinks along the landward wall and won't come more than a few inches towards the water side. Piki Dog, as usual, doesn't care.
@mona65 Thanks very much, Mona. They are all small dogs but they still pull my arm when they get bored sitting still while I try and frame up the shot!
@koalagardens Thank you so much