The Golf Course Incident

I have one story, which occurred quite recently so the horrid details are still fresh. Around here we have 3 off leash dog parks, 2 of which are attached to rivers (thanks Wendy!). That leaves us with access to one. Why on earth would I subject myself and my 3 terrors to off leash? Because I'm a glutton for punishment. Ok seriously because they love it, and I love to see them happy - I think this is the cause of my demise. Anyway this one is adjacent to a golf course - nothing to fear right? Wrong!!!! Dead Wrong!!!!

So we were happily traveling the paths in the coulees and I can't see Duke and Sadie anymore. I do however hear a familiar splashing sound.......I'm puzzled as there is no water body nearby??? I have seen that he has run into the bush near the golf course so I push back the over growth and up to the decrepit "fence". I have arrived just in time to see a perfect stroke from the back stretch arching down onto the 9th hole green.........and a terrier underneath.

To my horror Sadie has streaked across the green, golf ball in mouth toward her brother who is now moronically splashing circles in the golf course water hazard. I must have screamed like no other because Sadie actually dropped the ball and stopped to look at me. Wasting no time I jumped over the tangled mess of chain link, grabbed her and kept going toward the water. As I attempted to coax Duke out of the water, I remember that I have 3 dogs - as now Mira has emerged from the dog park and is running aimlessly around the green.

I don't know how I eventually got him out. I think it took close to an hour. I had to hold a psyco terrier who wanted nothing more then to chase golf balls, and a horrified Mira who is afraid of loud noises, unfamiliar people, and apparently flying golf balls. And yes I had an audience. The icing on the cake was when I was dragging all 3 across the green toward the dog run an older lady asked me if I needed help. After watching me perform a feat no less then heroic on my own, I wanted to ask her if there was a humane society crisis line because I was about to kill them all!!!!!!

I like pictures so I'll leave you with a couple of my angels.