Baby Tess

Due to the time change and such, Tess has been getting less walks after work. I feel bad because I know she LOVES to go on her walks to the park and sniff every inch of every yard along the way, but I don't like to go out in the dark. In addition, it's been really cold! So as we sit in the living room, Tess makes her countless circles around the couch, in front of the TV, behind the table and back around. She stares at me as if any moment I will get up and grab her leash. But I don't and she starts to talk to me. Yes, she talks. She makes this really funny half grunt, half roar kind of voice and she is trying to tell me something. So I ask her a series of questions to determine just what is it that she needs. Are you hungry? Do you want to go outside? She hears outside and her ears perk up and she starts her dance towards the back patio door. This means she wants to go outside. So she steps onto the patio, looks back and stares at me in anticipation. I say "GO TESS!" and she tears off with nails scratching in place until she takes hold and bolts to the yard where she picks up her tennis shoe and proceeds to throw it around the yard, shake it back and forth in her mouth, hitting her head with each thrash. I can't do anything but laugh and laugh, it's the cutest thing ever. Tess is a strange dog, she doesn't play fetch or catch or anything like that but she will toss things to herself and also chases her tail. Which she'll do until she looses her balance, falls to grass and continues to roll around on the ground still chasing her tail. This is how she releases her pent up energy when we don;t go for walks. She also runs at full speed up and down the yard like a racing horse. Pam captured her in a rare motionless moment during the shoe toss.