Miss Nali has a fear of loud noises. We think Oliver is partially deaf or has extreme selective hearing. So this morning on her backyard walk Nali heard gun shots in the distance, and immediately wanted to go inside to hide. Amazingly enough, she doesn’t really mind loud noises when we take them for walks near in Kensington park which is right down the street from our house. Mike and I decided it was a good idea to treat them to a walk in the park, and when we didn’t move fast enough Oliver began to howl and bark in excitement as he bounced around Nali (who was still waiting for us to get the leashes out before believing we were really really going). It was a lovely, misty day at Kensington… lots of ducks to bark at and water to wade in and drink. The dogs were super happy. Our treat in the end? Dairy Queen 🙂 and two exhausted, dirty dogs. Yup, Oliver got a bath when we arrived home.