Making Most of The Sunny Mornings This Month

The spate of afternoon thunderstorms meant that the husband and I must take turns to stay home with the dog to ease her anxiety. The crack of the thunder is literally earth-shattering. It rocks our core and rattles the windows and doors. It's quite mad. Choya's astraphobia is real. 

We also have to make the most of the morning sunshine to take her out to get in essential vitamin D and up her endorphins in order to combat the high cortisol levels during the full-blown Northeast monsoon. I'm perhaps grateful that the thunder doesn't come in the nights so that I could sleep through.

Took her out for a walk by the sea and met Ryo's pawrents for a coffee. This is a quieter part of East Coast Park that both Ryo and Choya like. Ryo isn't as overwhelmed by humans and dogs along this stretch. Ryo was willing to walk a lot longer than Choya. So his Mom took him for another round along the paths. It's super sunny and hot, but there's shelter and a small breeze that stirred. 

This stretch sees fewer humans, and thanks to the efforts of the park's cleaning crew, it's also cleaner, and I'm not as worried about sharp bits and chicken bones, although both still exist. We'll just have to trust our training of dogs not picking things off of the ground. Luckily for us, Ryo and Choya aren't inclined to eat things outdoors in this manner unless they're so curious about them. While Ryo's mom doesn't mind giving him treats outdoors as a reward, he doesn't want to eat them because he's a tad nervous of the big outdoors.

This Smol Girl happily peed and made a poop. Then she just wanted to sprint around for a few minutes and chill, and sniff. She's not that keen to walk for so long in the sun, and she's generally not that enthusiastic about loooong walks. 

Choya asked to be allowed to run. She prefers to run free here without being judged. But of course we only dropped the leash and let it trail behind her instead of unhooking her altogether. We're not that brave. Off she went sprinting rounds. She loved that wind in her ears. Her face was pure joy.