Play-Date with Tule Loowit

Tule Loowit came for a visit today.  To say she and brother Trask were beside themselves with excitement would be a gross understatement.  Their movement, howls and shrieks were constant and lasted the entire visit.

"I missed you!" I missed you more!"

 Can you hear the excitement?

Mom Koyuk and Grandmom Cedar joined in but with the speed everyone was tearing around, I rarely got more than two dogs in the same frame.

Koyuk and Tule ganging up on Trask.

The recent storms have the ground supersaturated resulting in standing water ponds throughout the yard and wet dogs.

 Tule Loowit

 Koyuk

 Out of focus but that is what it took to get all four in one picture.

While the splash pools in the yard are great for getting wet, serious running requires a swim in the pond to cool off. A week ago this pond had 3" of solid ice on it. Today, while ice free, it must have still been cold. "Swims" were quick but frequent dips.

Even Cedar went for a swim which is something she rarely does.

 I think Tule would win the all time largest Chinook tongue contest.

No one appreciated howling, wet dogs wrestling indoors.  Each time they made it in, they were quickly escorted back outside. 

The dogs waiting at the door did give me a chance to try to get focused portraits.

"Say Cheese"

 Mr Charmer

 "Please can we go in again?!"

Did I mention that they were wet, excited, noisy...?
Poor Trask gave a several minute long, pitiful howl after Tule left. He was greatly missing his sister.