Elmo loves the beach. He loves being able to play with his “floaty” on the beach. His floaty is a floating Kong toy with a yellow nylon rope attached to it. However, this one has long-since lost its floaty-ness. It’s more like a "sinky" at this point, but Elmo still loves it and loves to chase it until his little dog legs about collapse under him. He’s almost 13 years old, but when he gets out to the beach he will play like a dog 10 years
younger. Then he has to be carried up the 3 long flights of stairs that are our beach access. After this he is usually stiff and achy for the next couple of days and will barely go outside to pee. This year we, as the dog parents, got a little smarter and didn’t let Elmo run himself into the ground. We paced him a little better and he was actually able to climb the stairs himself on the way back to the house – a good thing since carrying a squirming 45-pound dog up any stairs is a real struggle.
younger. Then he has to be carried up the 3 long flights of stairs that are our beach access. After this he is usually stiff and achy for the next couple of days and will barely go outside to pee. This year we, as the dog parents, got a little smarter and didn’t let Elmo run himself into the ground. We paced him a little better and he was actually able to climb the stairs himself on the way back to the house – a good thing since carrying a squirming 45-pound dog up any stairs is a real struggle.
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